Federal officials pour $117 million into QueensWay project
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Federal officials put $117 million into a proposal to bring a park to an abandoned rail line in Central and South Queens dubbed the QueensWay this week.
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Horse racing to housing: Council speaker proposes new housing project at Aqueduct Racetrack
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As part of her State of the City speech, City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams proposed building a new neighborhood on the 172-acre site currently occupied by Aqueduct Racetrack.
Read MoreArdila remains in office but faces uphill battle to re-election one year after sexual misconduct allegations were made against him
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Juan Ardila remains in office a year after sexual misconduct allegations made against him first came to light. Now, he’s running for re-election – but two challengers and the cloud left by the allegations will make that difficult.
Read MoreQueens pol’s bill to expand atty loan forgiveness program passed by Senate
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Both houses of the legislature took major steps this week toward approving legislation from a Queens lawmaker that would increase the amount of student loan forgiveness public interest attorneys who are saddled with debt from law school could receive from the state.
Read MoreMayor claims borough-based jails can’t be built by Rikers’ closure deadline
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Repeating what top members of his administration have begun to suggest in recent weeks, Mayor Eric Adams said on Tuesday that his administration has little to no shot of building four borough-based jails by the time Rikers Island is legally-mandated to shutter as a jail complex in 2027.
Read MoreQueens residents struggle as CityFHEPS lawsuit plays out
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When Alexis Tsahirides secured the rights to her family’s Astoria apartment, she hoped to pay back her dad’s debts with help from the city’s housing vouchers. Tsahirides would be eligible to receive aid under the CityFHEPS housing voucher program, which was expanded by the City Council last year. However, the Adams administration has yet to have implemented the law, so she has yet to receive any assistance.
Read MoreGov to pitch bill that would ban some New Yorkers from subway
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Governor Kathy Hochul announced several sweeping subway safety measures on Wednesday, including a proposal that would temporarily ban some convicted New Yorkers from using the system.
Read MoreWillets Point soccer stadium moves to final stage of approval
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The City Planning Commission on Wednesday unanimously approved plans to bring the city’s first-ever soccer stadium to Willets Point leaving the proposal with only a few more hurdles before it gets the city’s stamp of approval.
Read MoreMayor restores programming on Rikers months after cutting funding
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The Adams administration late Monday announced that it planned to mostly restore nonprofit-provided programming for detainees on Rikers Island after the city attempted – and largely failed – to provide the programming itself following a budget cut ordered by the mayor last year.
Read MoreMTA announces Queens bus redesign outreach events
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The MTA will hold several in-person, public outreach events to gather feedback on its latest version of the Queens Bus Network Redesign, which was released in December.
Read MoreQueens man sentenced for Far Rockaway point-blank shooting
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A Queens man was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison this week for the murder of another man in Far Rockaway three and a half years ago, a sentence the victim’s widow says her husband’s killer “deserves.”
Read MoreStreet named for late Queens assemblymember
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Family, friends and former colleagues gathered on Sunday in Kew Gardens Hills to re-name a corner of Main Street in honor of late Assemblymember Michael Simanowitz, who passed away in 2017 at the age of 45.
Read MoreOrgs call on gov to boost Raise the Age funding
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A group of nearly 100 organizations demanded on Monday that the governor and legislative leaders increase funding for the implementation of New York’s Raise the Age laws in the state’s budget, which is due in a little less than a month.
Read MoreResorts World bets on casino expansion
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The owners of Resorts World New York City in Southeast Queens unveiled their proposal for a massive casino expansion and entertainment complex on Thursday, marking the latest proposal soon to be officially submitted to the state’s Gaming Commission and the second planned for Queens.
Read MoreNonprofits given ax by DOC last year return to work on Rikers for free
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A little more than half a year after the Department of Correction cut a contract with several nonprofit service providers, two of those organizations have been asked to again provide programming to detainees on Rikers Island – and to do it for free.
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