Bronx councilmember joins growing field of AOC challengers
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Fernando Cabrera joins a host of hopefuls looking to unseat AOC.
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Opinion: The time for a strong Conviction Integrity Unit in Queens is here
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“Ms. Katz’s promised CIU and other changes would place Queens at the cutting edge of criminal justice reform in the United States. But promises are empty without action. The time for action is approaching.”
Read MoreTrump's ‘public charge’ rule blocked by federal judge
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The law was slated to go into effect Oct. 15.
Read MoreGrab your bike, strap on your helmet and cycle Sunnyside this weekend
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“They’re built, so let’s use them.”
Read MoreCity map change would forever ban Rikers jails
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The proposal comes amid growing pressure from progressive opponents of the plan, which would create a new 1,150-bed jail in every borough but Staten Island.
Read MoreQNS transit line proponents host ‘ales and rails’ at Glendale brewery
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The proposed 8.5 miles of track stretching from Eastern to Western Queens could benefit 6.6 million riders annually.
Read MoreNYPD: Overall crime is down, but rapes and hate crimes are on the rise
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Shooting incidents are also up.
Read MoreNew Ditmars Boulevard theater may accelerate Astoria gentrification, residents say
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“Homeowners do not want their quality of life to change.”
Read MoreChaotic Glendale shelter hearing elicits anti-homeless hate and discrimination
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“Put them in a separate area away from society.”
Read MoreMore than 3,000 Queensbridge residents experience hot water outage
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More than 3,000 Queensbridge residents were without hot water on Monday, after the New York City Housing Authority reported an unplanned outage in the entire Queensbridge North development.
Read MoreLong Island City library opens to public after $40 million construction
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Long Island City’s Hunters Point Library reopened on Tuesday after a $40 million renovation and a decade in the making, and book lovers across Queens are rejoicing.
Read MoreJackson Heights leader challenges six-term incumbent Assemblyman DenDekker
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“We have a huge immigrant population and we need a champion who understands the issues of immigrants.”
Read MoreSix-term incumbent Assemblyman DenDekker faces first primary challengers
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“The world has changed and we need people up in Albany who will actually fight for these things.”
Read MoreCops investigating attack in Jackson Heights restaurant as hate crime
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“I am distraught that I have to be here. Protecting the LGBTQI community means to me an everyday job for all of us.”
Read MoreSunnyside Yard public meeting taken over by vocal opponents
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Even before the first public meeting regarding Sunnyside Yard, community members raised concerns about displacement related to the neighborhood-building initiative.
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