On Monday, State Assemblymember Jessica González-Rojas rallied with advocates in Albany for her One Fair Wage bill, which would equally compensate tipped workers like restaurant staffers.
Read MoreA group of redistricting advocates are calling on the state’s Independent Redistricting Commission to collect public testimony ahead of the drawing of a new set of congressional maps, after the Court of Appeals ordered the commission to issue new district lines by the end of February.
Read MoreThe governor and mayor announced on Friday a plan to bolster swimming education and safety to New York, a particular issue for Queens where access to public swimming pools and education surrounding its coastal waters has been subpar for years.
Read MoreA Brooklyn man says he was denied medical care on Rikers Island after he was knocked unconscious in a car crash caused by the driver of a Department of Correction bus taking him to court, a new lawsuit filed in Queens alleges.
Read MoreFormer Department of Correction Commissioner Louis Molina was recently named assistant deputy mayor for public safety. But what that job entails, the mayor’s office won’t say.
Read MoreA new bill from a Queens legislator would give the city and other local municipalities within the Empire State more authority when it comes to shutting down illegal smoke shops.
Read MoreThough murders and a handful of other crimes have dropped significantly over the past two years, a bulk of the seven major felonies tracked by the NYPD have risen since Mayor Eric Adams first took office.
Read MoreThe gavel belonging to the speaker of the New York City Council will stay in Queens after South Queens representative Adrienne Adams was unanimously re-elected to the role.
Read MoreGovernor Kathy Hochul and State Attorney General Letitia James laid out a new agenda of consumer protection and affordability plans on Tuesday, giving a preview of goals the governor will lay out in her 2024 State of the State address.
Read MoreA small earthquake rumbled parts of Western Queens early on Tuesday morning, shaking in the new year and causing explosions at Roosevelt Island just across the water from the World’s Borough.
Read MoreThe little-explained closure of a city-run Gotham Health clinic inside a Jackson Heights school is hitting students and parents hard, and has left a gap in healthcare for students and families struggling to find it elsewhere.
Read MoreDetainees were held in locked cells that were filling up with smoke for nearly a half hour as a fire spread through a Rikers Island facility in April, a new report from the city’s Board of Correction found.
Read MoreNew Yorkers who claim to have been wrongly convicted may have to wait at least another year before new avenues for them to challenge their convictions open up.
Read MoreOne month after a student protest over a pro-Israel teacher turned into a reported riot inside the halls of a Jamaica high school, the principal has resigned from his position.
Read MoreParks Department officials and developers for the first time unveiled their draft plans for a linear park along an unused rail line in Forest Hills dubbed the QueensWay during a virtual meeting this week.
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