Legal Aid names new CEO
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Twyla Carter will be the first Black woman and first Asian American to serve in the role when she assumes the position in August.
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Queens Senate maps take shape
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Fewer puzzle pieces, a little more compact, a new Senate seat in Queens replacing and old new Senate seat in Queens. Read more about the borough’s likely new State Senate districts here.
Read MoreQueens sees major changes under new congressional draft maps released by special master
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The special master appointed to redraw New York’s congressional lines released the first draft of maps on Monday. Check out what changes are likely coming to Queens.
Read MoreParents, lawmakers 'livid' after surprise firing of beloved Queens superintendent
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“Mayoral control is not imperial control – it's a collaboration with parents and if David Banks doesn't understand that, I'll be happy to explain it to him.”
Read MoreDeveloper demolishes historic Elmhurst home
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The Janta House in Elmhurst was demolished over the course of a week in late April by developers who purchased the building from its former owner in the years before her death. The home was the subject of a widely-supported public campaign for landmarking status that ultimately failed.
Read MoreMayor launches task force to fix Rikers
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Less than a week before the city is required to prove to a federal judge that it should remain in control of Rikers Island, Mayor Eric Adams announced the creation of a citywide task force he says will get the dysfunctional jail under control.
Read MoreDOT adds safety measures to Union Tpke crosswalk
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The Department of Transportation updated traffic controls at a Forest Hills intersection on Monday in response to community concern about the intersection’s safety.
Read MoreIn effort to slow press coverage, judge clamps down on attorney in Churaman case
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Judge Kenneth Holder said Tuesday that Prakash Churaman’s attorney would no longer be allowed to physically share evidence in the case with his client, who will only be able to view the evidence in his attorney’s office. The order, according to Holder, is designed to limit communications with the press.
Read MoreLawmakers steamed over rumored beach closures
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Beach lovers across Queens were left wondering about the fate of a stretch of the borough’s beloved Rockaway coast following rumors of temporary summer closures of more than 20 blocks of shoreline.
Read MoreConstruction continues on Kew Gardens jail
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The first phase of constructing the borough based jails is nearing completion in Kew Gardens.
Read MoreMan dies on Rikers, fourth death this year
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Dashawn Carter had been in DOC custody for less than a week when he was found dead of suspected suicide inside the Anna M. Kross Center on Saturday, May 7, according to DOC officials.
Read MoreTwo bar associations come out against court changes
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Breaking from the New York City and State Bar Associations, several bar associations representing Latino and Hispanic legal professionals have begun to voice their opposition to court leaders’ plan to reform the state’s decades-old court structure.
Read MoreQueens says ‘hell no’ to overturning Roe
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Rally-goers called for federal abortion protection to be signed into law and for better support for those seeking abortions in states likely to implement restrictive laws if the SCOTUS decision is made official.
Read MoreWeeks from start of trial, judge orders emergency meeting in Churaman case
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A Queens Supreme Court judge has called for an unscheduled conference in the case of Prakash Churaman, who is weeks away from being tried a second time for the 2014 murder of 21-year-old Taquane Clark.
Read MoreTrial begins for man accused of murdering NYPD detective whose fellow officers pulled the trigger
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Though Jagger Freeman didn’t shoot the gun that killed Detective Brian Simonsen, Queens prosecutors are pursuing a murder charge, which is allowed in New York State. His trial began Tuesday.
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