Opinion: End cash bail while forgoing risk assessment tools
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The current system discriminates against poor people.
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City awards $19 million in census prep funds to community groups
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A complete 2020 census count is a joint initiative by the Mayor’s Office, the City Council and CUNY, with $40 million going toward census efforts.
Read MoreFatal St. Albans fire was intentionally set, cops say
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The late-night blaze that engulfed a home in St. Albans on Nov. 21, killing three men inside, was ruled a triple homicide.
Read MoreQueens has NYC’s lowest opioid overdose rate, but crisis persists
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Queens’ overdose rate in the first quarter of 2019 was 2.5 per 100,000 residents — the lowest in New York City.
Read MoreSex crimes and shootings rise in Queens
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In the vast majority of Queens police precincts, reports of rape, along with other sex crimes, have seen a drastic increase.
Read MoreSouth Ozone Park residents deal with latest sewage spill after decades of disrepair
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The sludge flood was the latest sewer problem in a part of Queens long plagued by wastewater problems.
Read MoreJFK Airport’s TWA Hotel receives state historic preservation award
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It’s the only Queens historic site to receive a 2019 State Historic Preservation Award this year.
Read MoreBrooklyn man pleads guilty in fatal Far Rockaway ice-pick ‘stabbing frenzy’
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Norbert Williams admitted to attacking a man with an ice pick in the stairwell of an apartment building.
Read MoreQueens lawmakers demand answers after South Ozone Park sewer flood
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City officials say the flood of human waste was caused by a backed up sewer pipe.
Read MoreNew state law protects rent-regulated tenants from landlord harassment
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Landlords who try to drive out rent-regulated tenants through through certain forms of harassment can now be charged with a misdemeanor.
Read MoreCommunity Board 9 hosts discussion on criminal justice reforms
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The discussion will address the sweeping criminal justice and bail reforms scheduled to go into effect this January.
Read MoreLawmakers, activists denounce ‘sweetheart deal’ for major delivery firms
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They argue that the program loses the city millions in fine revenue.
Read MoreNearly 1,200 people have sued their alleged abusers under the state’s Child Victims Act
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Survivors of sexual abuse are coming forward.
Read MoreSunnyside native Dermot Shea sworn in as new NYPD commissioner
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Shea takes over amid a period of decreasing crime citywide and tension between cops and the communities they serve.
Read MoreBlocked sewage line floods hundreds of Queens homes with waste-tinged water
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An FDNY spokesperson called the sewer backup a “one-in-a-million thing.”
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