Park Service and human rights group tackle Queens anti-Semitism
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The groups gathered at the Silver Gull Beach Club, where hateful vandals scrawled anti-Semitic messages and racial slurs nearly three months ago.
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Five ways to give back in Queens this holiday season
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Here’s how you can do some good this holiday season.
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Weed arrest disparities persist across Queens police precincts
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Though the NYPD does not report racial or ethnic arrest data by precinct, there are persistent disparities in arrest totals across the borough’s 16 precincts.
Read MoreCity hopes innovative ‘rain gardens’ will curb flooding in SE Queens
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The rain gardens will work to reduce flooding in the neighborhoods and draw polluted runoff away from Jamaica Bay.
Read MoreRozic bill equips cops with skills to combat hate crimes
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Rozic said the legislation “sends a strong message about hate not having a place in any of our communities.”
Read MoreUlrich eyes new job as BOE executive director
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The lone Republican in the Queens delegation is interested in becoming the executive director of the BOE.
Read MoreNonprofit consultant helps agencies reach offline New Yorkers for online Census
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Nearly 18 percent of Queens households lack home internet access or have dial-up only connection .
Read MorePark Service partners with human rights group to counter anti-Semitic graffiti in Breezy Point
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Vandals scrawled “gas chamber,” anti-Semitic messages and other racial slurs on the walls and playground at a private beach club.
Read MorePair of prosecutors blast upcoming bail and discovery reforms
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Acting Queens District Attorney John Ryan has been an outspoken opponent of the bail reform measures for months.
Read MoreOpinion: Shop small (not the online mall) this holiday season
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Why and how you should shop small this season.
Read MoreQueens DA-elect Katz names transition team
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Katz, the current Queens Borough President, filled out the team with several defense attorneys, nonprofit leaders and activists.
Read MoreCollege enrollment among NYC students hits record high
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A total of 48,782 students who graduated high school in 2018 enrolled in college afterward.
Read MoreNYC pols to Albany: Legalize It
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Advocates and lawmakers are reigniting the effort to remove weed from the penal code and end the racial disparities in marijuana arrests.
Read MoreTwo years on, state record sealing law has underwhelming impact in NYC
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Advocates blame the results on the law’s limited scope and a lack of awareness of the measure.
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