Two Queens lawmakers lead fight for farmworkers’ rights
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Farmworkers — who are mostly Latinx — still have no right to collectively bargain, receive overtime or have a day off.
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Thousands of commuters rely on dollar vans, NYC’s other transit system
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There’s a lesser known, but equally important, mode of transportation in Southeast Queens.
Read MoreJustices seem ready to OK census citizenship question
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Three lower courts have so far blocked the plan to ask every U.S. resident about citizenship in the census.
Read MoreIt’s in Queens this weekend (April 26-28)
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Queens fun is predictably awesome with Latin dance, improvisational jazz, comedy, sculpture, some one-person plays, bird-watching and sculpture.
Read MoreThree distinct viewpoints emerge at raucous Kew Gardens jail hearing
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Clear divisions emerged — not just between some hearing attendees and the city officials, but between many of the attendees themselves.
Read MoreFugitive extradited from Guyana in precedent-setting case
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Troy Thomas was forced to return to Queens from his native Guyana on Wednesday for allegedly shooting 20-year-old Frank Keith in the torso.
Read MoreThree Queens DA candidates would release database of cops with credibility issues
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“Concealing police misconduct makes it impossible for defendants to get a fair trial, and for the public to be kept safe."
Read MoreCity begins $84 million water infrastructure project in Brookville
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Work crews will install more than two miles of water mains within a 21-block swath of the neighborhood, near Idlewild Park.
Read MoreUrban Park Rangers celebrate 40th anniversary
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In Queens, the rangers will be lead bird-watching expeditions, host a campout and astronomy session at Fort Totten and teach park-goers how to freshwater fish.
Read MoreQueens College among honorees at minority- and women-owned businesses conference
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Both Queens College, located in Kew Gardens Hills, and Manhattan’s City College, were recognized for achieving the “Chairman’s MWBE Challenge.”
Read MoreSome cash-strapped CUNY adjuncts demand ‘$7K or Strike.’ Others aren’t so enthused
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“I really would just like a full-time lecturer job. “That's like my dream. And that would mean that I don't have to get housing assistance every summer.”
Read MoreWrecking ball is only fix for ‘horrible’ Queens jail, city says
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“Demolition is required.”
Read More2020 Census citizenship question cannot ‘go unchallenged,’ AG James says
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James joined a lawsuit challenging the question that could prevent many immigrants from completing the Census for fear of being identified as a noncitizen or undocumented immigrant.
Read MoreCity fund champions women in media
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“Half Life,” a fictional four-part TV series, follows a New York City location scout as she tries to balance raising her kids with pursuing her dream of screenwriting.
Read MoreActivists protest subway fare increase at Broadway Junction
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“Raising any transit toll is a declaration of war on the hard working men and women of New York City.”
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