In Queens DA race, a spectrum of perspectives on city jails plan
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Each candidate agrees that the Rikers Island jails, as currently constructed, are outdated and dangerous and need to be close. They differ on what to do next.
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Report to the People of Queens: the history of domestic violence prosecutions in Queens, part one
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“Over the last 20 years, since the creation of the DV Unit, Queens County has consistently had the lowest DV case dismissal rate in the city.”
Read MoreLetter: I was yanked off the train and ticketed at 1:30 a.m. for putting my feet on a subway seat
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“Doesn’t the NYPD have better things to occupy its time than giving fines to tired subway riders in the middle of the night?”
Read MoreTransit workers will march to end subway and bus assaults
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“At the end of the day, it’s hard to be mad at who you don’t see. It’s really easy to take out your frustration at the people you see.”
Read MoreTwo 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.
Read MoreOp-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.”
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