Public law library is Queens’ quiet courthouse wonder
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The wood-paneled library is a quiet oasis for attorneys and court personnel on the sixth floor of the Queens County Supreme Courthouse.
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Partisan retweets by Assembly task force may have violated ethics laws
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“Both of these retweets are inappropriate and potentially violations of the law.”
Read MoreCuomo proposes transit ban for subway sex offenders
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“Subway cars should not be feeding grounds for predators.”
Read MoreEvictions decreased by 30% in Queens last year under new state tenant protections
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“It’s a long overdue reversal, overturning rapid loss of affordable housing over time.”
Read MoreKatz names new executive team, conviction review chief
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Katz is the first new DA elected in Queens since 1991, the year late DA Richard Brown took office.
Read MoreTwo social media ‘pimps’ charged with sex trafficking a single mother in Queens
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The two defendants allegedly prostituted their victim in Queens, Brooklyn and Harlem between 2014 and 2018.
Read MoreTipped workers are getting a pay raise
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Certain tipped industries suffer from nebulous tipping conventions and cultural norms that make tips unreliable.
Read More101 lawmakers sign Hevesi letter demanding homelessness prevention tool
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A total of 59,378 people, including 21,352, stayed in a Department of Homeless Services shelter on the night of Jan. 2.
Read MoreCity transit chief will attend Arverne town hall next month
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Assemblymember Stacey Pheffer Amato will host the event at the Rockaway YMCA.
Read MoreLocal leaders visit Cambria Heights to unite against hate
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Speakers discussed solidarity across boundaries in the face of intolerance and emphasized the need for unity and action.
Read MoreQueens’ new wrongful conviction unit fields first application
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An attorney alleges that investigators manufactured a reason for interrogating his client and that a prosecutor withheld key pieces of evidence.
Read MoreFirst defendants arraigned under new Queens DA, state bail reform
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DA Melinda Katz has vowed to implement several changes to the way justice is dispensed and defendants are treated in Queens.
Read MoreA year in Queens land use
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Land use concerns took center stage from Far Rockaway to Long Island City.
Read MoreDeath of Woodhaven baby ruled a homicide
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Two-month-old Mason Sanchez was found unconscious in his Woodhaven home on Aug. 16. The boy’s father was charged with manslaughter.
Read MoreA memorable year on the roads and rails
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Check out some of the stories that shaped the transit system serving 2.3 million Queens residents.
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