Two Queens lawmakers lead fight for farmworkers’ rights
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Farmworkers — who are mostly Latinx — still have no right to collectively bargain, receive overtime or have a day off.
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Op-ed: A Co-op’s failure to provide ‘reasonable accommodation’ and ensuing retaliation results in heavy fines and penalties
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In 2007, the complainant was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis which affected her ability to walk.
Read MoreSome cash-strapped CUNY adjuncts demand ‘$7K or Strike.’ Others aren’t so enthused
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“I really would just like a full-time lecturer job. “That's like my dream. And that would mean that I don't have to get housing assistance every summer.”
Read MoreCity fund champions women in media
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“Half Life,” a fictional four-part TV series, follows a New York City location scout as she tries to balance raising her kids with pursuing her dream of screenwriting.
Read MoreParticipatory budgeting brings major upgrades to western Queens
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The projects include water bottle refilling stations, updated high-speed Wi-Fi, electrical upgrades and more bus countdown clocks.
A Far Rockaway boy was fatally struck by a car. Advocates say it was preventable
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The death of a Far Rockaway boy struck by a vehicle just moments after exiting a school bus last week has further galvanized pedestrian safety advocates
Read MoreOPINION: Chief ADA John Ryan's lecture to Queens residents was a first
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“I have never seen an acting DA criticize the way candidates communicate with the voters.”
Read MoreWeprin: Judith Clark is a reminder that rehabilitation is achievable
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“Establishing visitation as a right and not a privilege will make our prison system and communities safer.”
Read MoreQueens chief ADA issues second open letter to Queens residents
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“The training regimen Judge Brown instituted has become the standard by which others are measured throughout the entire State of New York.”
Read MoreLetter to the editor: thank you Sen. Addabbo and Assemblymember Pheffer Amato
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Ever since the QCC’s first Queens Day in Albany, eliminating the toll has been one of our legislative priorities.
Read MoreRidgewood renters rally against landlord abuse
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“Housing is a human right and we have the power to legislate that.”
Read MoreOp-ed: I live in Queens and I support a jail in the borough
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“As a formerly incarcerated woman who now works to reduce the number of people in jail, I believe that we must close Rikers.”
Read MoreCM Holden champions Queens DA office policies
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Holden, the former Juniper Park Civic Association president, said he first met Brown in 1991 and developed a strong relationship with the county’s top prosecutor.
Read MoreSHSAT backers protest mayor’s test plan at Borough Hall
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Most of the crowd urged de Blasio to find another solution for ensuring the student bodies at eight specialized high schools reflect the city’s overall student population.
Read MoreQueens DA responds to criticism in new report
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“To hear some of the candidates running for Queens District Attorney, you would have to be forgiven for thinking that the Queens DA’s Office was stuck in the 1970's.”
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