Honoring Macon Bolling Allen, the first Black attorney in U.S. history
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Allen was admitted to the Cumberland County Bar on July 18, 1844
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Meng introduces bill to ensure students learn about Asian American history
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“Our children are graduating from high school without learning of the important contributions the Asian Pacific American community has made throughout our nation’s history, without learning of the disenfranchisement and discrimination Asian Pacific Americans have faced at the hands of the United States government.”
Read MoreQueens Court begins effort to digitize centuries-old naturalization records
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“I want people to be able to see them before we come down one day and they’re just gone.”
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Historic, 220-year-old desk to be restored at King Manor Museum
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The desk belonged to Rufus King, a former New York senator, signer of the U.S. Constitution and staunch anti-slavery advocate.
Read MoreHow the short-lived V train altered Queens’ subway lines forever
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When the V train first debuted in December 2001 it created such a subway shakeup in Queens that the borough has yet to recover from it.
Read MoreArbitration Day revives centuries-old interborough dispute
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Where, exactly, does one county end and the other begin?
Read MoreIt’s In Queens! June 14 - 16
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Outdoor goes indoors. New works complement golden oldies. Loud gets silent. Dogs mix with birds. Esoteric becomes pop.
Read MoreAstoria school knocks it out of the park with Jackie Robinson celebration
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“We know him a lot as a baseball player, but he was so much more than that.”
Read MoreSprawling Court System A Quirk of Queens Past
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With nearly 2.4 million residents dealing with countless issues, Queens was destined to have a vast legal system. But, as anyone who has traveled from Laurelton to Long Island City for early morning jury duty can attest, it certainly is sprawling too.
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