‘Boulevard of death’ no more: City completes lengthy Queens Blvd. redesign
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Nearly a decade in the making, the city finally completed its redesign of Queens Boulevard, a strip once known as the “Boulevard of Death.”
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Opening of new Queens precinct is delayed – again
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A new police precinct set to open in Southeast Queens has its first-ever commanding officer, but when he and his new cops will start patrolling remains a mystery as the project appears to be delayed once again.
Read MoreIBX inches forward but funding questions remain
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The Interborough Express moved one station closer to its destination this week.
Read MoreSex workers say mayor’s Roosevelt Ave. response goes too far
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Sex workers and activists in Queens say that the city and state’s plan to send more police onto Roosevelt Avenue to quell quality of life issues is both an overblown and potentially dangerous response.
Read MoreAfter library budget fight, city breaks ground on Hollis branch renovation
/The city broke ground on a $7.4 million renovation of the Hollis branch of the Queens Public Library, months after the project was threatened by the mayor’s proposed cuts to the library system’s budget.
Read MoreMayor launches controversial crackdown on Roosevelt Ave
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Mayor Eric Adams said on Tuesday that the city would up its effort to cut down illegal vending, littering and sex trafficking on Queens’ Roosevelt Avenue. But critics said the mayor’s dedication to cleaning up the notorious street in Western Queens sounded eerily familiar to his past efforts to cut back on crime on Roosevelt, leading some to wonder if the new plan will actually lead to any lasting change.
Read MorePols aim to put brakes on illegal truck parking
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Several elected officials from Queens say they’ve had enough of large, commercial trucks parking on the borough’s residential streets, and that they want the NYPD to start enforcing the illegal practice.
Read MoreJFK redevelopment reaches milestone
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Construction was topped off at John F. Kennedy International Airport’s $4.2 billion new Terminal 6 on Tuesday.
Read MoreMayor Eric Adams charged with bribery
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Eric Adams became the first New York City mayor in modern history to be criminally charged while in office on Thursday.
Read MoreNYPD violated laws when policing street vendors, advocates say
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A group of Queens street vendors are saying the NYPD broke the law when they confiscated and threw out their belongings in late August.
Read MoreBorough prez says ‘yes’ to City of Yes – with conditions
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Queens Borough Donovan Richards told the Adams administration on Monday that he tentatively supports their controversial citywide rezoning plan, which was rejected by more than two-thirds of the borough’s community boards.
Read MoreElmhurst Hospital to get $27 mil upgrade to maternal, infant services
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The state will send over $27 million to Elmhurst Hospital this week to help the city healthcare facility better care for mothers and children, Governor Kathy Hochul said from Western Queens on Wednesday.
Read MoreQueens blasts City of Yes at Borough Hall hearing
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Queens locals and elected officials blasted the mayor’s City of Yes for Housing Opportunity plan at a Borough Hall hearing on Thursday.
Read MoreAs concert season continues, Forest Hills residents still split over stadium
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Several months after a judge ordered the operators of Forest Hills Stadium to do a better job monitoring the sound coming out of the music venue, some residents nearby say the disturbances continue. But as the concert season moves through the summer, others in the neighborhood say the stadium has become an even more vital member of the Central Queens community.
Read MoreAfter nearly two decades, York College gets new athletic field
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After nearly two decades, CUNY students at York College finally have their track and field back again.
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