City Planning Commission to vote on Innovation QNS next week
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The City Planning Commission will vote next week on the controversial Innovation QNS development planned for Astoria.
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Outcry continues over impending Briarwood homeless shelter for seniors
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Despite a major change to its service population, an impending homeless shelter in Briarwood that will only be open to senior men still faces opposition from a group of residents.
Read MoreQueens pols call for end to city workers vax mandate
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New Yorkers and elected officials gathered on the steps of City Hall to demand the city eliminate the vaccine mandate for municipal workers and rehire those who were fired for not complying earlier this year.
Read MoreMan continues antisemitic rants at Queens College
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A man spotted spewing antisemitic and racist remarks through a bullhorn outside of Queens College last week has continued showing up to the college campus almost daily, despite being told by police multiple times to leave.
Read MoreQueens College gets designer fits
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Queens-raised Kith designer Ronnie Fieg announced that the fall release would highlight smaller local colleges in New York City.
Read MoreLawmakers call for ‘diverse’ pool of chief judge candidates
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The call for the Commission on Judicial Nomination to diversify the group of candidates for chief judge it will soon recommend to Gov. Kathy Hochul intensified after a group of nearly two dozen State Senators wrote to the commission this week.
Read MoreStarbucks sued after firing Queens union organizer
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The city is suing Starbucks over its alleged wrongful firing of a Queens barista who led a successful union effort at his Astoria branch.
Read MoreQueens remembers Hurricane Ida a year later
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Governor Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams both celebrated the dedication of Queens residents who they said stepped up, showcasing the resilient spirit of New York.
Read MoreQueens tenant’s battles against eviction continues
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Queens resident Allilsa Fernandez returned to housing court this week in a renewed fight against her eviction.
Read MoreCity scraps asylum seeker shelter in College Point
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The city scrapped a plan to temporarily house a little more than 100 of the thousands of asylum seekers sent from Texas to New York City in a College Point hotel this week.
Read MoreMayor casts doubt on plan to close Rikers
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It was one of the first times Mayor Eric Adams, who has often criticized criminal justice reforms passed in the city and state prior to his election, has cast doubt on the city’s efforts to close Rikers Island by 2027, as mandated by city law.
Read MoreCity changes plan for Briarwood homeless shelter
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Following months of outrage from a local lawmaker and a group of vocal Briarwood residents, a proposed homeless shelter for the neighborhood will now have an age restriction on the population it soon will serve.
Read MoreLawmakers urge attention to Queens flooding
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A group of elected officials are urging the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation to take a closer look at the borough’s flood risk as they map out the future of green energy throughout New York.
Read MorePublic defenders look for answers about monkeypox on Rikers
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Though there has yet to be a case detected in the city’s jails, the Legal Aid Society is calling on the city to be more transparent with its plans for vaccinating and treating its incarcerated population for monkeypox.
Read MoreCollaborative food pantry launches to fill void in Flushing
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A food collaborative has launched in Flushing after a major food pantry in the neighborhood was evicted last month. The organizations behind the new food pantry are figuring things out as they go.
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