LIRR introduces plan for private lactation spaces
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The LIRR unveiled plans for a private space for those who are breastfeeding inside Penn Station.
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Hate crime suspect arrested in pepper spray assault on trans woman in Jackson Heights
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Despite support for the LGBTQIA+ community from residents and leaders, Queens has been the site of several alleged homophobic and transphobic hate crimes.
Read MoreNYCHA lead-testing plan has yet to reach sites with the most young children
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‘We’re defined as a city by how we treat our kids.’
Read MoreThese Queens neighborhoods had the worst and best broadband access
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Immigrant communities and communities of color are disproportionately affected by a lack of access to broadband internet, according to the report.
Read More‘Revenge porn’ criminalized in state of New York
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Lawmakers hailed the bill as a win for victims of abuse.
Read MoreQueens Night Market sets up shop in Manhattan
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The Queens International Night Market will soon make debut beyond the borders of its home borough on July 29.
Read MoreJamaica man gets up to 10 years for pimping teen girl
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Throughout the ordeal, he pocketed all of the proceeds and imposed daily quotas for the teen to meet.
Read MoreLawyers, litigants and court officers beat the heat in Queens Supreme
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Court officers escorted those who needed and citizens milling about, often with looks of concern or confusion.
Read MoreQueens Democratic Party leaders minimize role of County Committee in tense meeting
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“We were basically told we’re here to meet a legal requirement and that we check a box.”
Read MoreAOC’s immigration town hall at Corona school inspires passionate advocacy
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“There’s a lot of remarkable stuff that’s written about hope, and one of the great things about hope is showing the world that this future that we’re fighting for is already here.”
Read MoreCB7 member’s ‘deserve to get run over’ comment reflects car-first culture in community boards, advocates say
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"I've gotta be honest with you, Vision Zero's a joke.”
Read MoreMorgenthau, iconic ex-Manhattan district attorney, has died
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Morgenthau left office in 2009, telling The Associated Press at the time he was retiring because “I looked at my birth certificate, and I said, “It's about time.’”
Read MoreHevesi, sponsor of subsidy to stem homeless crisis, condemns Cuomo’s MTA letter
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“62,333 children have become homeless since he took office as governor. That’s his legacy,” Hevesi said.
Read MoreBrandeis lecture recalls defiance of Jewish lawyers under Nazi rule
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The event coincided with the recent introduction of the exhibit “Lawyers Without Rights: Jewish Lawyers in Germany Under the Third Reich” to the Queens Supreme Courthouse.
Read MoreHomeless New Yorkers and advocates question Cuomo’s call to crackdown on subway transients
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‘To deal with the homelessness, first you need psychiatrists, you need the police, you need the doctors and social workers, too.’
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