Queens is getting the money this year through participatory budgeting, with several projects being selected last week in nine City Council districts, an increase from only three last year.
Read MoreThe intersection of 118th Street between 101st and 95th Avenues was renamed “Guru Nanak Way,” named for the founder of Sikhism, the South Asian religion practiced by a number of residents of South Queens.
Read MoreThe New York Independent Redistricting Commission voted 9-1 to send a new set of Assembly district maps over the legislature, maps nearly identical to current lines.
Read MoreA bewildered Mayor Eric Adams pleaded with the president to do more to ease the city’s efforts to aid the tens of thousands asylum seekers who have come to the five boroughs in the past year.
Read MoreViktoria Nasyrova will now serve over two decades in prison after she poisoned a cheesecake before giving it to her friend in an effort to steal her identity and evade the authorities investigating her for a separate crime.
Read MoreQueens’ newest government officials got welcomed into office Monday night at Queens Borough Hall.
Read MoreCaitlin Halligan, a powerful attorney and former solicitor general for the State of New York, appeared before the State Senate’s Judiciary Committee on Tuesday to make her case as to why she believes she is qualified to serve as a judge on the state’s highest court.
Read MoreHe’s lied about a lot of things but George Santos appears to be telling the truth about his intention to run for re-election in 2024.
Read More“This is the blueprint, it's the beginning. Those who fail to plan, plan to fail – we've seen the impacts of climate change from Hurricane Sandy and Hurricane Ida and basically the report is Queens’ response.”
Read MoreFor the second time this year, the State Senate’s Judiciary Committee peppered a governor’s pick for chief judge with questions about their past decisions, their judicial philosophy and their thoughts on the future of New York’s courts.
Read MoreJudge Edwina Richardson-Mendelson, the deputy chief administrative judge for Social Justice Initiatives who oversees the courts efforts to combat bias and racial injustice, is now reflecting on the past year and what still needs to be done in the state’s courthouses.
Read MoreQueens Assemblymember Juan Ardila, who was recently accused by two women of sexually assaulting them at a 2015 party, has lost his ability to represent his Western Queens district, his constituents, local elected officials and his colleagues in Albany say.
Read MoreLast week, Governor Kathy Hochul granted clemency to seven New Yorkers, marking the first time she’s followed through on her promise to grant clemency on a rolling basis.
Read More“It's these small things that improve people's lives,” said Souksavat “Souks” Soukhaseum, the director of community outreach at the Free Synagogue of Flushing who is soon receiving a congressional commendation for his community service work in Queens.
Read MoreIn the midst of budget fights at both the city and state levels, progressive elected officials from around Queens rallied in Astoria on Wednesday to push for the inclusion of a number of progressive causes in New York’s fiscal documents.
Read More
Home / Law / Crime / Politics / Communities / Voices / All Stories / Who We Are / Terms and Conditions
