Mayor Zohran Mamdani late Monday renewed a long-running state of emergency on Rikers Island, signing an executive order he acknowledged would prolong a controversial legal workaround used by his predecessor for years to skirt rules dictating how the city should treat detainees.
Read MoreZohran Mamdani was officially sworn in as the next mayor of New York City on Thursday, becoming the first elected official from Queens to lead the five boroughs from City Hall.
Read MoreMayor Eric Adams on Monday heaped praise on the city’s anti-violence workers for helping to bring shootings in the five boroughs to a record low, an achievement he’s often credited to the work of the NYPD and his administration’s tough-on-crime approach.
Read MoreAdrienne Adams, the first Black woman to ever serve as City Council speaker and only the second from Queens, presided over her final meeting as the legislature’s leader last Thursday.
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 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 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 MoreAn 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 MoreA 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 MoreA 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 MorePolice 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 MoreA 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 MoreThe 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 MoreFamilies 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 MoreSince 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.
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