On Wednesday, dozens of survivors of sexual abuse in the city’s jails and state’s prisons called on officials at all levels of government to recognize the hundreds of women and men abused behind bars, expedite the over 2,000 pending lawsuits and generally take the allegations seriously.
Read MoreQueens will soon have a new tallest building and it has already begun to reshape the borough’s ever-evolving skyline in Long Island City.
Read MoreA high-profile bill to change how New Yorkers pay for their new apartment was officially passed by the City Council with a veto-proof majority on Wednesday.
Read MoreA Queens man who shot an NYPD officer after attempting to flee a crime scene was found guilty of attempted murder on Tuesday.
Read MoreNearly a decade in the making, the city finally completed its redesign of Queens Boulevard, a strip once known as the “Boulevard of Death.”
Read MoreFamily members of the victims of the American Airlines Flight 587 crash gathered in Rockaway on Tuesday to commemorate the anniversary of the tragedy that killed 265 people, which occurred 23 years ago.
Read MoreThe head of the city’s Department of Correction had little to say when asked about allegations that officers regularly lock up detainees with mental health issues for days or weeks at a time in solitary confinement, blocking their access to medication and attention from doctors.
Read MoreA former priest who was working as a religious teacher at St. Francis Preparatory High School in Fresh Meadows was recently fired after being accused of sexually abusing minors throughout the 1990s.
Read MoreIt’s never too early to start looking toward the next election.
Read MoreA Brooklyn man was cuffed last week after he allegedly staged a car crash on a Queens street that was caught on a video that soon went viral.
Read MoreMore than a decade after Hurricane Sandy flooded the Rockaway peninsula, repairs to the remote community are still causing headaches.
Read MoreA new police precinct set to open in Southeast Queens has its first-ever commanding officer, but when he and his new cops will start patrolling remains a mystery as the project appears to be delayed once again.
Read MoreJust as he did across the entirety of the U.S. on Tuesday night during his decisive comeback victory, former President Donald Trump made major gains in Queens, the borough he was raised in.
Read MoreCassandra Johnson was elected by a wide margin to serve as the borough’s next Surrogate’s Court judge, a highly-regarded and sought after position atop one of the more powerful courts in the city.
Read MoreAll but one Queens Democratic incumbent appeared to somewhat easily withstand challenges from Republican candidates Tuesday night, preliminary vote totals from the Board of Election show.
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