The city’s school chancellor made a trip Monday afternoon to Hillcrest High School, the site of a reported “riot” the week prior by students angered by a teacher who posted their support of Israel to social media.
Read MoreOff the side of a highway on Monday evening, protesters and local elected officials gathered to oppose plans to construct a tent shelter for asylum seekers at the Aqueduct Racetrack in South Queens. However, just before the demonstration was set to begin, officials learned that the plan had been scrapped.
Read MoreAssemblymember Daniel Rosenthal is stepping down from his seat representing Queens’ 27th District to take a job with the UJA-Federation of New York, a Jewish non-profit.
Read MoreThe intersection of 118th Street between 101st and 95th Avenues was renamed “Guru Nanak Way,” named for the founder of Sikhism, the South Asian religion practiced by a number of residents of South Queens.
Read MoreAfter months of resisting calls to rollback bail laws and other recently passed criminal justice reforms, Governor Kathy Hochul is reconsidering her stance, according to press reports.
Read MoreA hunger strike, racist and retaliatory treatment from guards and medical neglect – those were the conditions outlined by current and former detainees in New York State prisons held on immigration charges.
Read More“It's not a get out of jail free card, it's an opportunity.”
Read More“These women have been completely traumatized by what happened to them. But they never received the services, the care or the compassion that they needed, still need and deserve.”
Read More“The death penalty has been repurposed as death by incarceration sentences.”
Read More“Perhaps, a commitment to making things better for people in need is the secret to longevity.”
Read MoreGeorge Kalergios, a carting company CEO, pleaded guilty to giving bribes for trash contracts.
Read More‘They made it clear that they were going to vaccinate everyone so I’m a little bit disturbed.’
Read MoreWeprin said his experience and financial policy expertise sets him apart from the field.
Read More“We must at this point, prioritize both a sensible economic reopening and public health.”
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