Courts dismiss mandatory judicial retirement lawsuit
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A lawsuit claiming the state’s mandatory judicial retirement age law is unconstitutional was thrown out by a state appellate court on Thursday.
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School zone speed limits to dip to 15 mph following Sammy’s Law
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Speed limits around schools in Queens and across the city will dip to 15 miles per hour in an effort to make traversing streets safer for New York’s students, the mayor announced from Flushing on Monday.
Read MoreRed Storm head to the big dance as 5-seed, BIG EAST champs
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Queens’ St. John’s University is heading back to the NCAA Tournament as a 5-seed following a repeat as BIG EAST champions.
Read MoreDA improperly indicted Jabez Chakraborty, attys allege
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The Queens district attorney’s office quietly brought charges against Jabez Chakraborty, a 23-year-old Queens man with schizophrenia who was shot by police during a mental health crisis in late January, denying his right to testify on his behalf, his lawyers allege.
Read MoreQueens judge dismisses most terroristic threat charges against man accused of threatening Mamdani
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Several major charges brought against a Texas man accused of making menacing phone calls and sending Islamophobic and expletive-laced emails to Mayor Zohran Mamdani were dropped Thursday after a Queens judge said the charges didn’t stand up to legal muster.
Read MoreAdvocates call for more funding for atty student loan relief programs
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As budget negotiations heat up in Albany, a group of legal aid advocates are making a push for legislation that would expand attorney student loan forgiveness.
Read MoreQueens Republicans ditch Common Sense Caucus
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Queens’ only two Republican elected officials are ditching the conservative-leaning Common Sense Caucus in the City Council after having a falling out with their fellow members.
Read MoreNY chief judge faces ethics complaint from GOP lawmakers
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A group of Republicans in Albany this week filed a formal ethics complaint against New York’s top judge, claiming he went too far in advocating for the passage of a sentencing reform bill during a symposium in Queens last month.
Read MoreLongtime Queens lawmaker Catherine Nolan dies at 67
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Catherine Nolan, who represented Queens in the State Assembly for nearly four decades, passed away on Wednesday, one day before what would have been her 68th birthday.
Read MoreTrial begins for man accused of shooting police officer in Queens
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The courtroom was packed on Tuesday for the start of the trial of Guy Rivera, who is accused of shooting and killing a police officer in Queens in 2024.
Read MoreCourts hold second annual civic essay contest
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For the second year in a row, Queens high school students competed in a civic essay competition, this time with the chance to defend their argument for a new constitutional amendment in front of the borough’s judges.
Read MoreBP says Queens still getting shortchanged in city budget
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Queens would receive less money per person than any other borough under the mayor’s proposed budget, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards said this week.
Read MorePaladino sues Council over ethics charges
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Queens City Councilmember Vickie Paladino is suing her colleagues after the legislature’s ethics committee charged her with violating the Council’s anti-discrimination and harassment rules for a series of Islamophobic remarks she posted to social media.
Read MoreQueens tenants air grievances at ‘rental ripoff’ hearing
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Queens residents told the city how they feel about their landlords at the Mamdani’s first “rental ripoff” hearing in the World’s Borough.
Read MoreDecomposing head found in Queens wildlife sanctuary: sources
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A decomposing head was found in the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge late Thursday night, prompting a major law enforcement response on Friday, law enforcement sources told the Eagle.
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