Twice disgraced Queens pol is running for state Assembly
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Hiram Monserrate filed his campaign for Assembly District 35 with the Board of Elections on Tuesday.
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Attorney General’s mobile office will stop in Jamaica
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Residents can bring in concerns about identity theft, fraud, civil rights, senior issues like elder abuse, and worker’s rights, such as overtime pay and minimum wage issues.
Read MoreTenants’ rights coalition hosts ‘right to counsel’ town hall in Queens
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There is a right to attorney for all low-income tenants facing an eviction in housing court.
Read MoreCommission weighing judge pay raises meets twice in NYC this month
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Judicial salaries depend on the type of judge, and can vary from $240,000 for the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals to $189,000 for City Court Judges.
Read MoreRichmond Hill town hall highlights lack of South Asians in city and state office
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No one of South Asian descent has ever won a seat in city or state office, despite the community’s growing strength.
Read MoreRichmond Hill’s Sikh community celebrates spiritual leader on the 550th anniversary of his birth
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Sikhism was founded over 500 years ago by Nanak in the Punjab region of South Asia.
Read MoreProbations union demands city share info on violence against officers
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The city failed to inform the UPOA after a probation officer was attacked while attempting to arrest someone for probation violation.
Read MoreProcess begins to construct NYC’s four new jails
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A final request for proposal for construction of the Queens jail will be issued in the fourth quarter of 2021.
Read MoreThere’s a 24-hour bail kiosk in Queens — if you can find it
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Advocates say a few simple signs pointing to the kiosk, which is located in the old jail behind the courthouse, would further streamline a scary process.
Read MorePhony plastic surgeon sentenced to prison after yearslong extradition fight
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The conditions of the extradition agreement frustrated Justice Kenneth Holder.
Read MoreMayor pledges to restore shuttered South Jamaica community center
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The community center closed in 2008 after 20 years of operation, due to NYCHA budget cuts.
Read MoreMaloney’s Women’s History Museum bill heads to House floor
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Only 5 percent of the approximately 2,400 national monuments honor women.
Read MoreQueens honors innovative court program for veterans in need
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The program is based on a three-phase model known as the “3Cs” — commitment, courage and confidence.
Read MoreInvestigators offer $10k for info leading to the arrest of Jamaica teen’s killer
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Amir Griffin was fatally shot by a seemingly stray bullet while standing on a basketball court at the Baisley Park Houses.
Read MoreQueens Misdemeanor Veterans Treatment Court celebrates official opening
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The court refers eligible defendants to specialized support services and treatment as an alternative to incarceration.
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