Over 25,000 Queens residents have lost access to federal food assistance programs over the past year — and elected officials said more could lose the benefit once new cuts go into effect this week.
Read MoreStreets, sidewalks and subway stations across Southeast Queens were inundated with several inches of floodwater as a September nor’easter bore down on the East Coast over the weekend.
Read MorePresident Donald Trump and Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Monday they have agreed to move an ambitious plan to build 12,000 homes in Queens at Sunnyside Yard to a “new level.”
Read MoreA 20-year-old man died in Department of Correction custody inside Queens Criminal Court on Wednesday.
Read MoreQueens officials want an East Elmhurst office complex to stop immigration agents from using its parking lot as a staging area.
Read MoreQueens courts reflect on Sept. 11 on the 25th anniversary.
Read MoreThe Maspeth firehouse on 68th Street, home to Squad 288 and Hazmat 1, lost more members than any fire station in the five boroughs during the attacks.
Read MoreThe state is continuing to move ahead with its plan to build a 14-mile light rail connecting Queens and Brooklyn, as the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced this week that it was making major progress in the design and environmental review phase of the Interborough Express.
Read MoreQueens officials in Jackson Heights want the city to fix longstanding dangerous road conditions along busy Northern Boulevard, which they dubbed the borough’s new “Boulevard of Death.”
Read MoreThe bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease was discovered at a Forest Hills police station earlier this month, though the amount of bacteria found didn’t pose a real threat, officials said.
Read MoreMichael Gianaris, the longtime Queens state senator who recently retired from his role in Albany, has been hired to work for billionaire Mets owner Steve Cohen and his Metropolitan Park casino venture.
Read MoreEven after federal immigration officials said they had finished large-scale sweeps across the city, reports of federal agents conducting arrests near a Woodside playground continued to pour in throughout the week, angering local officials.
Read MoreBrian Romero wasn’t endorsed by the Democratic Socialist of America, but that won’t stop him from working on behalf of the group when he takes office in the Assembly next year.
Read MoreFormer community board chair and City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams returned to her home turf in Southeast Queens on Thursday – now as a candidate for lieutenant governor.
Read MoreOfficials are pouring more than $8 million dollars into three projects to help prevent water from pouring into Queens’ streets.
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