The state’s top court said in a ruling this week that law enforcement in New York State will again be allowed to legally look for familial matches in the state’s DNA databank while investigating certain crimes, a controversial policy that, though infrequently used, has been on pause for the past year.
Read MoreA new bill that would require dyslexia screening of certain detainees in the city’s jails signed into law by Mayor Eric Adams last week is facing pushback from some local public defenders who are wary about the agency being given new responsibilities.
Read MoreSeveral years after being at the center of the COVID-19 pandemic, Elmhurst Hospital this week was on the receiving end of a $17.5 million investment from several members of the City Council.
Read MoreThe state last week reached an agreement to settle one of several lawsuits brought against it in recent years alleging that it had failed to meet its constitutional obligation to provide attorneys to low-income New Yorkers.
Read MoreAs NYCFC’s regular season comes to a close – fans and management look to the future, and potentially a home of their own.
Read MoreIn August, Mayor Eric Adams called for a new proposal to close Rikers Island while reiterating his opposition to the current plan. It seems less than two months later he has got his wish.
Read MoreJust days after being admonished by a federal judge for allegedly attempting to buck oversight efforts, Department of Correction Commissioner Louis Molina skipped out on this month’s Board of Correction meeting.
Read MoreOfficials are close to a deal that would see some unlicensed Corona Plaza street vendors return to the popular hub in the coming weeks.
Read MoreTerp Bros, the first legal cannabis dispensary in Western Queens and the second in all of the World’s Borough, opened to fan fare from locals and elected officials Tuesday.
Read MoreThe New York City Bar Association this week released its ratings of judicial candidates throughout the five boroughs ahead of the upcoming November election.
Read MoreIn about a month, Queens voters will head to the polls and cast their vote in the borough’s race for district attorney for either the Democratic incumbent, her Republican challenger or a third party candidate mounting a run after losing in the primary.
Read MoreThe Court of Appeals judge who was previously considered the potential tiebreaker in the major redistricting case coming before the court next month has recused herself from the case.
Read MoreThe Adams administration announced on Thursday that Queens will soon see a major expansion of its greenway network, including one greenway expected to cover the majority of the World’s Borough’s northern waterfront.
Read MoreA year ago this week, City Councilmember Julie Won was in the midst of a tense battle over Innovation QNS, a massive, five-block, $2 billion development that was eventually approved by the council after a drawn out fight.
Read MoreIn just under a month, Queens voters will head to the polls to cast votes in their local City Council elections.
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