A years-long legal battle between Forest Hills Stadium and its neighbors may well soon come to an end after the co-op board that brought the lawsuits was unseated in an election last week.
Read MoreAs a new mayor and new City Council speaker are set to soon take office, legal and housing advocates are making the push to get the city to fully fund its long-struggling Right to Counsel program.
Read MoreMayor Eric Adams gave what is expected to be one of his last addresses as mayor on Tuesday, lauding his administration’s accomplishments while taking shots at his haters and critics.
Read MoreThree casino bidders, including two in Queens, were awarded a coveted casino license by the state on Monday in a move that has the potential to reshape the World’s Borough’s cultural and economic landscape.
Read MoreA Queens City Councilmember sparked outrage over the weekend after she called for the “expulsion of Muslims from western nations” in a since-deleted Islamophobic social media post that prompted calls for her censure.
Read MoreNew York’s top judge said that now is the time for comprehensive sentencing reform and that he is making it his goal to push for the passage of a piece of legislation that aims to do as much.
Read MoreProsecutors said on Thursday that they busted a massive retail theft ring operating out of Queens that stole millions of dollars worth of items from stores across the country and resold them at a fraction of the cost.
Read MoreA progressive battle is brewing in one of Queens’ most diverse districts, even if both of the leading candidates claim they aren’t looking for a fight.
Read MoreAttorneys and families of people incarcerated on Rikers Island blasted the Department of Correction on Wednesday for what they described as a cruel, degrading and potentially unconstitutional process for visiting people locked in the dangerous jail complex.
Read MoreThe Queens County Bar Association held their seventh Meet the Judges fireside chat with the Queens judiciary this past Wednesday, this time speaking with Queens’ recently appointed Surrogate Judge Cassandra Johnson
Read MoreThe union representing Rikers Island’s correction officers is suing the city for reinstating forced 12-hour shifts, arguing officials illegally used an emergency order to revive the longer tours.
Read MoreAdvocates on Tuesday demanded the governor sign a package of bills meant to reform the state’s troubled prisons, a year after the killing of Robert Brooks put a spotlight on the worsening conditions behind bars.
Read MoreMore than 200 drivers at an Amazon warehouse in Queens announced they were unionizing on Tuesday morning, the second set of drivers to do so in the borough in the last year.
Read MoreA 32-year-old man died on Rikers Island on Sunday morning, becoming the 14th person to die in the Department of Correction’s custody this year.
Read MoreOne of the city’s top public defender organizations recently faced backlash from its union after an announced candidate for director of their immigration practice sparked outrage.
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