Queens Dems pick candidates for Civil Court
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The Queens County Democratic Party recently tapped seven judges to run on their party’s line in the upcoming Democratic primary election.
Read MoreQueens-raised Andrew Cuomo runs for mayor
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After months of flirting with a return to public office, Andrew Cuomo officially announced his bid for New York City mayor on Saturday.
Read MoreQueens candidates loom large in mayor’s race
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Queens candidates – both those who have declared their candidacy and those who are expected to – are likely to loom large over the race for New York City mayor.
Read MoreGov yet to utilize clemency powers as illegal prison guard strike continues
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While Governor Kathy Hochul has worked to ease the crisis facing New York’s prisons, she has yet to utilize a power granted only to her that could lead to the release of dozens, if not hundreds, of people locked for decades in New York’s prisons.
Read MoreCohen’s casino pitch heads to Council for vote, but state approval remains a gamble
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New York Mets owner Steve Cohen’s $8 billion plan to bring a casino to Citi Field’s parking lot will head to the City Council for a vote after the City Planning Commission gave the project their stamp of approval last week.
Read MorePrison guards charged for murdering Robert Brooks
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Five New York prison guards were charged with murder Thursday after they allegedly beat 43-year-old Robert Brooks to death while his hands were cuffed behind his back in Marcy Correctional Facility in December.
Read MoreMan held on Rikers for 19 months becomes first to die in jails in 2025
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A 38-year-old man died on Rikers Island on Wednesday morning.
Read MoreTrump moves to kill congestion pricing
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The Department of Transportation on Wednesday yanked its approval of New York’s congestion pricing program, putting the future of the controversial toll into extreme doubt.
Read MoreMisconduct settlements topped $205 mil last year
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The city paid out over $205 million in police and prosecutorial misconduct settlements last year, marking a seven-year high, according to a new analysis released by the Legal Aid Society.
Read MoreDebate over discovery continues in Albany
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Debate over New York’s evidence-sharing laws dominated a budget hearing on the state’s criminal and civil legal system held by the state legislature last week.
Read MoreJails oversight board blasts DOC for quietly opening new restrictive unit
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The city’s jail watchdog board bashed Department of Correction leadership Tuesday after the agency failed to tell them about a new punitive housing unit opened in alleged chaotic fashion last week.
Read MoreCity Council asks judge to protect their power over Rikers ahead of receivership ruling
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If a federal judge follows through with her threat to strip the city of its control of Rikers Island, she should make sure plans to shutter the dangerous jail complex by 2027 remain in place, attorneys with the City Council said in a court filing this week.
Read MoreQueens Defenders gets new interim executive director amid leadership shakeup
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Several days after the Queens Defenders’ founder and executive director was forced to go on leave by the organization’s board of directors, the public defense group has a new interim leader.
Read MoreRikers monitor endorses Adams’ pause on solitary ban
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The monitor appointed by a judge to track violence in the city’s notorious jail complex said in a highly-anticipated report last week that a yet-to-be-implemented city law banning solitary confinement would “only exacerbate the current dangerous conditions” on Rikers Island.
Read MoreQueens Defenders' board forces out controversial executive director
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Lori Zeno, the controversial executive director of the Queens Defenders, was forced to go on immediate leave by the group’s board of directors this week.
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