Defendants found unfit to stand trial can spend upwards of six months waiting on Rikers Island for a bed in an upstate hospital to become available. Meanwhile, they have little to no contact with a judge, meaning any improvements they make may go unnoticed.
Read MoreJohn Surico, a journalist and activist, has been tapped to herald the QueensWay project into the future. He is the first executive director ever hired to lead the project.
Read MoreA man’s 2017 burglary and assault conviction was tossed by a group of appeals judges last week after they ruled that the Queens judge overseeing the case appeared to act like a prosecutor instead of an independent arbiter.
Read MoreThe city was back in court defending its rollout of the pied-à-terre tax this week. A number of lawmakers and advocates from Queens rallied before the hearing in support of the surcharge on second homes valued at $5 million or higher.
Read MoreFormer Queens City Councilmember Eric Ulrich used his influence in Mayor Eric Adams’ administration to score his co-defendant’s daughter a high-paying job in the Department of Correction, recorded phone calls played in court on Tuesday showed.
Read MoreA judge this week ordered the city to temporarily halt overnight construction of its borough-based jail in Chinatown, potentially delaying the jail’s completion and the city’s plan to close Rikers Island, which is already running years behind schedule.
Read MoreQueens buses have been speedier in the 12 months since the MTA’s implementation of a new, controversial bus map in the borough, transit officials said Monday.
Read MoreAround half of the candidates running for a judicial position in Queens got the thumbs up from a pair of local bar associations, which aim to give voters insight into whether candidates have the temperament, experience and record to sit on the bench.
Read MoreQueens voters turned out for the first two days of early voting in this year’s midterm elections in numbers that trounced recent years.
Read MoreAfter years of headaches brought on by incessant bumper-to-bumper traffic, Queens residents may be able to look forward to smoother rides on the long-troubled and construction-plagued Van Wyck Expressway.
Read MoreDays before Queens voters began casting ballots in this year’s general election, the City Council passed two pieces of legislation that aim to make it easier for detainees on Rikers Island to cast their ballots.
Read MoreWho is running to be a judge in Queens?
Read MoreNew York ranks number one in the nation for food stamp fraud, but a new security initiative coming next year aims to cut back on the tens of millions of dollars in government benefits stolen each year, Queens officials said on Thursday.
Read MoreMayor Zohran Mamdani joined legislators and union members on Thursday to call for the passage of the Delivery Protection Act, which would regulate Amazon’s use of third-party delivery drivers.
Read MoreCity officials defended the conditions and policies at the embattled Borden Avenue Veterans’ Residence in Long Island City during a highly anticipated hearing before the City Council on Wednesday.
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