Antisemitic graffiti found around Forest Hills, Rego Park
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Antisemitic graffiti was found at several locations in Queens, including the Rego Park Jewish Center and a synagogue in Forest Hills, on Monday morning.
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Bail rates rose steeply in Queens, report finds
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More and more Queens judges over the past several years have steered away from granting defendants supervised or early release, instead choosing to set bail against defendants, according to a new report.
Read MoreFraud suit against Rajkumar dismissed on procedural grounds
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A Queens judge dismissed an alleged petition fraud case against Assemblymember Jenifer Rajkumar on procedural grounds on Thursday, effectively guaranteeing the Democratic incumbent will appear on the primary ballot against her Democratic Socialists of America-backed opponent who first brought the allegations against her.
Read MoreTwo Queens Dem mainstays to run unopposed after challengers booted from ballot
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Two of Queens’ more tenured elected officials are now running unopposed in this year’s primaries after their opponents failed to get enough petition signatures to appear on the ballot.
Read MoreCity’s first casino opens in Queens
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The first full-fledged casino in New York City opened on Tuesday in Queens, less than six months after the state approved the creation of two gaming facilities in the borough and one on its door step.
Read MoreCity appoints first ‘close Rikers czar’ to oversee delayed jail shutdown
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The city has appointed its first-ever “close Rikers czar,” tasking a longtime criminal justice reformer with getting its long-delayed plan to shutter the troubled jail complex back on track.
Read MoreQueens man sentenced to 115 years in prison for killing cop
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Despite not being convicted of the top murder charge, the man who shot and killed an NYPD officer in Queens was sentenced to 115 years in prison by a judge on Monday.
Read MoreQueens to host free fan World Cup watch party
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Initially announced as a paid event in December, the Queens Fan Zone at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center will be free to enter for World Cup fans.
Read MoreRecruitment flyers for controversial Jewish group spotted in Queens
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Flyers calling for recruits to join a far-right Jewish group once dubbed a terrorist organization by the FBI were recently spotted in Queens, plastered to a parking meter across the street from the office of the borough’s top cop.
Read MoreRockaway breaks ground on massive Arverne East housing project
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Officials broke ground on a new Queens housing development on Friday at a site nearly the size of similar housing projects at Creedmoor and Willets Point combined.
Read MoreFire tears through historic Astoria church
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A five-alarm fire tore through a historic church in Astoria on Thursday night.
Read MoreCandidates and their lawyers head to Queens court to fight over ballot petitions
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Queens judges on Thursday heard allegations of fraud, the use of AI in court filings and objections to thousands upon thousands of signatures on ballot petitions from Queens voters.
Read MoreCity’s public defenders join national protest, call for more funding
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The city’s largest criminal legal aid organizations joined a national protest on Thursday, warning the constitutional right to counsel is being “systematically dismantled” as public defenders across the country struggle to keep up with mounting cases.
Read MoreConstruction of new Brooklyn jail hits milestone as Rikers closure moves forward
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The final beam was placed Wednesday atop the $3 billion Brooklyn borough-based jail, which will one day be the first facility to be completed as part of New York City’s long-delayed plan to close Rikers Island.
Read MoreSt. John’s faces unfair labor practice charge after cutting ties with unions
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St. John’s University is facing a new allegation from two faculty unions the school cut ties with earlier this year, escalating a labor conflict the university has already faced repeated criticism for.
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