Inside a young Queens pol’s fight for his first law
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How Queens’ youngest elected got his first bill passed.
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Gov pitches discovery reform changes during State of the State
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Governor Kathy Hochul proposed a series of changes to the state’s discovery reforms during her annual State of the State address Tuesday.
Read MoreCrime is down, but more cops to hit city streets and subways
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Overall crime was down in 2024, the mayor and police commissioner said on Monday. However, that isn't stopping them from deploying more cops to the city’s streets and subways.
Read MoreGov vetoes outgoing Queens pol’s final bill
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Governor Kathy Hochul in December vetoed the Jury of Our Peers Act shooting down what would have been the last bill made into law by now-retired Queens Assemblymember Jeffrion Aubry.
Read MoreHochul’s clemency reforms stall, concerning advocates
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Governor Kathy Hochul’s promise to issue clemency on a rolling basis has stalled this year, concerning advocates who say hundreds of New Yorkers deserve a shot at release from prison.
Read More‘She failed us’: Hochul vetoes Death Gamble bill
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Governor Kathy Hochul vetoed a bill late Friday that would have put an end to the “death gamble” state judges say they face during their final years on the bench when they are forced to choose between an early retirement and their family’s financial future.
Read MoreCourts ask state for budget boost
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Top officials in New York’s court system called on Albany to boost their budget next year by $268.2 million, bringing their total budget to $3 billion.
Read MoreJudges call for gov to sign ‘Death Gamble’ bill
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Judges are calling for the governor to sign a bill that would put an end to the “death gamble” they say they face as their retirement approaches, forcing them to retire early for the sake of their family’s financial future.
Read MoreDAs and attorneys call on gov to expand atty loan forgiveness program
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As the end of the year approaches, the New York legal community this week made their pitch to Governor Kathy Hochul for expanding student loan assistance for attorneys working in the public sector, who often get paid far less than their private sector counterparts.
Read More‘They need to do more’: Rockaway locals say MTA’s plan to keep them moving during A train stoppage won’t be enough
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On Thursday night, Councilmember Selvena Brooks-Powers and the MTA held a town hall in Rockaway to discuss the MTA’s long-slated and much needed repairs on the peninsula portion of the A line and to hear out local concerns. At the town hall, the councilmember and several other locals told the MTA it isn’t going far enough to accommodate riders during the stoppage.
Read MoreMany problems, many solutions: Local pols pitch new plan to fix Roosevelt Ave after mayor, gov launch their own efforts
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Everyone agrees that Roosevelt Avenue has issues. But no one appears to agree on how to solve them.
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 MoreCourts to speed up cases in effort to shrink Rikers’ population
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With the city’s legally-mandated deadline to close Rikers Island now less than three years away, top court officials this week said that they plan to make a number of reforms in the city’s criminal courts in an effort to lower the jail’s population, which, as of now, is nearly twice as large as what can be held in Rikers’ replacements.
Read MoreGov sends $35 million to state’s DAs to prevent domestic violence
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City district attorneys will each be getting a portion of a $35 million pot allocated in the state budget this year to improve work in preventing domestic violence, which includes $1.4 million for the Queens DA.
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