Sex Trafficker Couple Convicted for Pimping Out of Flushing Hotel
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A Queens jury convicted a married couple who coerced a 21-year-old woman into sex work out of a Flushing hotel.
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Zoning Advisory Council Honors Mattone, Development Leaders
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The Zoning Advisory Council met Wednesday to honor a cohort of leaders who have helped pave the way for new development and city planning.
Read MoreDisgraced Assemblymember Pamela Harris Gets 6 Months For Stealing $70K
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The judge explained that Harris, who grew up in Coney Island, was beaten by her mother with a belt as a teenager and never knew her father. He said that the unexpected death of her only child drove her to live on the streets while worked as a prostitute with a crack cocaine addiction.
Read MoreDozens Of Court Officers Who Feel Unsafe Rally For More Staff
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Ahead of a planned demonstration outside the Queens Supreme Courthouse in Kew Gardens, court officers from across the city converged on 60 Centre Street in Manhattan to demand the state hire more officers.
Read MoreCity Breaks Ground on Southeast Queens Anti-Flooding Projects
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The city is moving forward with its $1.9 billion commitment to prevent flooding in Southeast Queens, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Department of Design and Construction (DDC) announced Wednesday.
Read MoreThree Queens Pharmacies Participating in This Year’s National Drug Takeback Day
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Three pharmacies in Queens will serve as safe drop-off locations for unused prescription drugs as part of Saturday’s National Drug Takeback Day, Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood announced on Monday.
Read MoreElmhurst’s Eric Holder One of Several Democrats Targeted by Bomber
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Former United States Attorney General Eric Holder, an Elmhurst native, was one of several prominent Democrats who were sent explosive devices by an unknown terrorist bomber Wednesday.
Read MoreJamaica Furniture Store Charged With Ripping Off Poor Shoppers
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The Department of Consumer Affairs is taking a shady Jamaica home furnishings store to the mat.
Read MoreLocal Lawmakers Pump the Brakes on Streetcar Support
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Queens lawmakers are tempering their support for the streetcar that Mayor Bill de Blasio — and waterfront developers — desire.
Read MoreThousands of Public School Students Prep For College This Week
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Since Monday, students across the city have been participating in a range of activities, including college application sessions, college tours and workshops to help students complete their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza announced on Tuesday.
Read MoreClose Call at LGA as Planes Graze Wings
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Authorities say two arriving airplanes touched wingtips while taxiing at New York's LaGuardia airport, but the planes were able to continue to their gates without a problem.
Read MoreSmuggling Ring Shipped 4 Million Cigarettes to Queens and Staten Island
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Authorities say a dozen people collaborated to smuggle nearly 4 million cigarettes from Virginia to New York City and resell them in Queens and Staten Island, dodging over $1.3 million in city and New York state taxes.
Read MoreCity Breaks Ground on Astoria ‘Anchor Park’
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Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen visited Astoria Park to break ground on a major park overhaul as part of “City Hall In Your Borough” week on Tuesday.
Read MoreReformers Remain Skeptical About New ‘Right to Know’ Law
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A new law designed to stop unconstitutional police searches is less than a week old, but its rollout and implementation is already encountering criticism from police reform advocates. Many leading reformers say the bill is too watered down — and that they don’t expect the NYPD to follow through in the first place.
Jackson Heights Man Is Latest Proud Boy Arrested
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Police arrested a Jackson Heights resident on Monday for his role in a violent assault by the white supremacist Proud Boys gang in Manhattan on Oct. 12.
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