Adams says goodbye
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Mayor 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.
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Rikers correction officers sue city over return of 12-hour shifts
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The 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 MoreRikers detainee becomes 14th to die in DOC custody this year
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A 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 MoreNYPD officer violated city law by helping feds, report finds
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An NYPD officer recently violated the city’s sanctuary city law and gaps in the department’s policies leave it vulnerable to similar violations in the future, a new report from the New York City Department of Investigation found.
Read MoreQueens community board wants Adams to make good on precinct pledge
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A Queens community board is calling on the Adams administration to make good on a pledge to explore bringing a new police precinct to Northern Queens before they leave office.
Read MoreRikers detainee becomes 13th person to die in DOC custody
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A 38-year-old man on Rikers Island became the 13th person this year to die in Department of Correction custody, agency officials announced on Friday.
Read MoreTisch to stay on as NYPD boss under Mamdani
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Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch has agreed to stay on as the city’s top cop when Zohran Mamdani takes office as mayor in January, honoring the mayor-elect’s wish that the NYPD boss remain in the role as a new administration comes into City Hall.
Read MoreJudge tosses Queens-led City of Yes lawsuit
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A Staten Island judge threw out the Queens-resident led lawsuit against the city’s wide-reaching rezoning plan to address the housing crisis on Wednesday.
Read MoreCouncil passes major LIC rezoning after having powers curtailed
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The city’s OneLIC neighborhood plan received unanimous final approval from the City Council on Wednesday in a vote that comes as the city at large turns pages on a mayoral administration and on how housing will be built in Queens and beyond.
Read MoreFlight 587 families mark 24th anniversary
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Families of the victims of Flight 587, which went down in Queens 24 years ago this week, commemorated the anniversary of the crash in Rockaway on Wednesday.
Read MoreA Queens mayor – one way or another
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Since Queens became a part of New York City in 1898, none of the 23 men who served as the city’s mayor were born in Queens or represented the borough in political office. On Election Day, that is likely to change.
Read MoreCity to send notorious jail barge to Louisiana in the coming days
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The notorious floating jail complex off Rikers Island known as “The Boat” is being moved south to be turned into scrap metal.
Read MoreMajor Queens rezonings move forward after Council votes
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The city’s plans to transform large swaths of two of Queens’ most bustling neighborhoods both cleared Council votes on Wednesday, setting the stage for the rezoning of nearly 300 blocks of the World’s Borough to encourage the construction of nearly 27,000 new homes.
Read MoreThe NYPD is unconstitutionally surveilling New Yorkers, new suit claims
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The NYPD’s wide-reaching surveillance apparatus is unconstitutionally spying on New Yorkers, a new federal suit alleges.
Read MoreBattleground Queens: Mayoral candidates make last pitch to Queens voters amid early voting surge
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All three mayoral candidates made their final pitches to Queens voters on Sunday as polls opened to historic early voting turnouts over the weekend.
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