Pride flags fly high at Queens Borough Hall
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The Pride flags will remain on display throughout the month of June in honor of Pride Month and the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion.
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New musical acts to play at New York’s busiest venues — subway stations
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The performers this year were chosen out of 72 finalists and 318 applicants, and span instruments and genres from a brass band to cello, and blues to gospel.
Read MoreBrooklyn man indicted for exposing himself to Queens girls
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Rodriguez also allegedly ordered a preteen to get in his car and drove off after a good Samaritan asked if the girl was OK.
Read MoreLetter to the People of Queens: the future of domestic violence prosecutions, part 2
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“The Prosecution of Domestic Violence cases has been one of the crowning achievements of Judge Brown’s administration.”
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The mayor wants New Yorkers to take a paid vacation
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The Paid Time Off measure would be the first like it in the country, and would especially impact the 900,000 New Yorkers currently without any paid personal time, de Blasio said.
Read MoreMaspeth Memorial Day Parade honors those who served and sacrificed
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The parade began at Walter Garlinge Memorial Park on 72nd Street and ended at Maspeth Memorial Park at 69th Street.
Read MoreQueens parks top list of lead-contaminated drinking fountains tested so far
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The results of the tests show that drinking fountains at some Queens parks have as much as 22 times the federal limit for lead levels.
Read MoreState lawmakers discuss how to address sexual harassment in #MeToo era
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Lawmakers have been exploring changes to the laws around sexual harassment, including at a hearing on the issue in February, the first of its kind in 27 years.
Read MoreTop NYC officials split on gravity knife bill
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People of color are disproportionately charged with possession of a gravity knife, though the knives are common tools carried by chefs, carpenters and other laborers.
Read MoreAG James headlines Queens’ CUNY commencement speakers
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From LIC to Flushing, Queens’ CUNY schools host an array of commencement speakers.
Read MoreCrosswalks may soon become ‘no texting’ zones
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Fines for breaking the law would range from $25 for a first-time offense to $250 for multiple violations in a short time span.
Read MoreNY Appeals court rules that farmworkers have right to organize
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‘This is a victory for farmworkers, as we have finally had our day in court.’
Read MoreThreats to budget push library leaders to act
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Cuts to funding would include reducing programming, cuts to weekend hours, smaller collections and delayed revitalization projects.
Read MoreLawmakers keep focus on massage worker’s death in Cabán endorsement
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“This isn’t a crack in the justice system that [Yang Song] happened to fall through.”
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