Three Queens library branches currently under construction and previously at risk of not reopening, will soon open their doors as a result of new funding included in the recently passed city budget, the Queens Public Library system said on Tuesday.
Read MoreThe cost of replacing the crumbling jail complex on Rikers Island by building borough-based jails across the city has continued to balloon over the past year.
Read MoreQueens officials and advocates rallied in Long Island City on Thursday, celebrating the inclusion of abortion access protections in the final state budget. HMH Part U, a proposal from Queens State Senator Kristen Gonzalez and Queens Assemblymember Nily Rozic was included in the state budget and contains provisions for protecting abortion access in New York following the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
Read MoreGovernor Kathy Hochul was joined by the mayor and the city’s district attorneys in Manhattan on Wednesday as she signed changes to the state’s bail reforms into law.
Read MoreA group of parents and teachers are suing the city, Mayor Eric Adams and the Department of Education over budget cuts they allege were made outside of proper procedure.
Read MoreThe Queens Borough Board met last week to discuss the best way to spend the nearly $5.1 million allocated to the borough president’s office in the city’s proposed budget.
Read MoreThe Senate’s one-house budget resolution outlined spending priorities for the upcoming year including support for the justice system and reform efforts.
Read MoreQueens community boards, colleges, hospitals and a number of nonprofits and institutions came before the Queens borough president’s office to request a slice of the borough’s budget.
Read MoreA bench-clearing brawl may have a happy resolution.
Read More“This upcoming fiscal year will present challenges as our city is enduring a financial crisis.”
Located in New York’s most diverse, global borough, The English Language Center at LaGuardia Community College in Queens is a lifeline.
Read MoreThe careers of at least six Queens Supreme Court justices will come to an end Dec. 31 after OCA decided to cut ties with nearly every judge over age 70 in the state.
Read MoreFive Queens councilmembers voted no on the budget.
Read MoreThe CUNY community is bracing for a harsher version of an annual reality: severe budget cuts.
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