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 MoreGovernor 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 MoreTop 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 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 MoreAs 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 MoreOn 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 MoreEveryone agrees that Roosevelt Avenue has issues. But no one appears to agree on how to solve them.
Read MoreThe Interborough Express moved one station closer to its destination this week.
Read MoreSex 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 MoreWith 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 MoreCity 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.
Read MoreSpeaking publicly in Queens for the first time since being indicted on federal bribery and corruption charges, Mayor Eric Adams announced from the World’s Borough that the city was patching up its water supply – he also appeared to be trying to patch up his relationship with New Yorkers.
Read MoreThe MTA proposed allocating over $2 billion to pay for the first steps needed to build the Interborough Express, a 14-mile light rail that would connect Queens to Brooklyn.
Read MoreA former top aide in the governor’s office with Queens ties was indicted on Tuesday for allegedly secretly attempting to influence New York officials at the behest of the Chinese government.
Read MoreThe 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.
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