Queens has a bright future, officials say
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Borough, city and state officials said they were optimistic about the future of Queens at a forum held at New York Law School on Wednesday.
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Man pleads guilty to harassing Mamdani but avoids potential 60-year sentence
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A man who was arrested for allegedly threatening Mayor Zohran Mamdani in a series of voicemails pleaded guilty to a single misdemeanor aggravated harassment charge on Wednesday, avoiding a 60-year prison sentence he once faced.
Read MoreForest Hills Stadium to donate portion of drink proceeds to Queens youth program
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Forest Hills Stadium will donate a portion of all beverage proceeds made this concert season to a Queens youth charity.
Read MoreCrime in Queens drops as citywide numbers hit record lows
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Crime continued to plummet in the World’s Borough in the first five months of the year.
Read MoreQueensLink stalls under Mamdani, a one-time supporter of the rail line
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani is moving ahead with the city’s plan to build the QueensWay park project instead of the ambitious QueensLink rail project in Southeast Queens, which he vocally supported in the Assembly and on the campaign trail.
Read MoreApplications open for free Queens 2-K seats
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Southeast and Central Queens parents can now apply to get their kids into the city’s new 2-K program.
Read MoreMayor backs trio of Queens state candidates
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani endorsed three candidates running to represent Queens in Albany over the weekend, around half a year after he left the legislature for Gracie Mansion.
Read MoreQueens residents sue city’s ‘worst landlord’ over crumbling building
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Queens residents brought one of the city’s most notorious landlords to court on Monday after they said over 350 violations plaguing their building had gone unaddressed for years.
Read MoreLocals breathe sigh of relief after Kew Gardens Hills skyscraper project cut in half
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A controversial skyscraper proposed for a quiet corner of Kew Gardens Hills is no more, much to the relief of local officials.
Read MoreEndless construction on the Van Wyck may soon come to an end
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A construction-free Van Wyck? Officials say, you better believe it.
Read MoreQueens’ beaches open for summer season
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Queens’ beaches opened to the usual fanfare on Friday as locals and elected officials celebrated the start of the summer beach season ahead of the holiday weekend.
Read MoreNY7 candidates mostly support Sunnyside Yard plan – even if Trump is involved
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All four Democratic candidates seeking to represent parts of Western Queens and Northern Brooklyn in Washington say they support the idea of funding a massive redevelopment of Sunnyside Yard with federal money – but are wary of who they may have to do business with in order to get the project over the finish line.
Read MoreTwo detainees die within a day on Rikers
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Two detainees died on Rikers Island in quick succession of each other on Monday and Tuesday as the jail’s top officials were across the Atlantic, touring jails in Europe.
Read MoreQueens riders rejoice LIRR return after strike
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Long Island Rail Road riders in Queens rejoiced on Tuesday as the nation’s busiest rail line started up again after a worker strike suspended train service for three days.
Read MoreFirst buildings open in massive Willets Point redevelopment
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City officials and private developers cut the ribbon on Willets Point Commons, an 880-unit affordable apartment complex on the outer edge of what will one day be an entirely new neighborhood in Willets Point.
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