Fight over ballot petitions begins
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For weeks, dozens of candidates in Queens have hit the streets to ask voters not for their support, cash or vote – but for their name, address and signature.
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Rikers’ law libraries lack supplies and remain disorganized, report finds
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Detainees on Rikers Island have continued to struggle to get access to the jail complex’s law libraries, a new report from the Department of Correction’s oversight body found.
Read MorePolice fatally shoot knife-wielding man in Astoria
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A 61-year-old man who was allegedly wielding a knife was shot and killed by police officers early Monday morning in Astoria.
Read MoreProtestors hold mock ribbon cutting as Queensboro Bridge project delays continue
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Pedestrians and cyclists alike are getting tired of the delays to the plan to open a new pedestrian path on the Queensboro Bridge.
Read MoreQueens residents say their signatures were forged on ballot petitions
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Several residents of the South Jamaica Houses in Queens say that their names and signatures were forged on a ballot petition sheet collected by a canvasser on behalf of a group of local and citywide candidates attempting to get on the ballot for the upcoming June primary election.
Read MoreCity Council lays groundwork to sue mayor for bringing ICE to Rikers
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The City Council on Thursday laid the groundwork to sue the mayor over his administration’s controversial executive order allowing federal immigration agents onto Rikers Island, a move that lawmakers say could be a violation of the city’s sanctuary city laws.
Read MoreDismissed Queens criminal case highlights discovery debate
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As negotiations over changes to the state’s evidence-sharing laws hold up the passage of the state’s budget in Albany, a recent criminal case in Queens appears to highlight the core of the debate over discovery.
Read MoreTrump cuts threaten to make Queens’ flooding issues worse, pols say
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Another round of federal cuts from the Trump administration are threatening projects meant to mitigate one of Queens’ most notable issues – flooding.
Read MoreAdams allows ICE back on Rikers
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The Adams administration said late Tuesday that they will soon allow federal immigration agents onto Rikers Island, a move critics say could violate New York City’s sanctuary city laws.
Read MoreCourt orders infamous landlord to repair crumbling Queens building – again
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Tenants living in a Jamaica apartment building embroiled in a long court battle with their infamous landlord won a temporary victory on Tuesday – but they say they aren’t ready to celebrate quite yet.
Read MoreCity finds place to build long-desired Rockaway hospital
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Though a number of major questions remain about the city’s early efforts to bring a long-desired level one trauma hospital to the Rockaway peninsula, the city recently checked off a big to-do off their list – figuring out where it will be built.
Read MoreQueens bus network redesign gets official launch date
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The MTA on Monday said that after years of starts and stops, drafts, final drafts, do-overs and approved plans, it finally has set a date for the implementation of its overhaul of Queens’ bus map.
Read MoreQueens casino bidders topped state lobbying spending last year
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Two bidders each hoping to bring a casino to Queens were among the top spenders on lobbying in Albany last year, according to a recently released report.
Read MoreFans ready to bet on future of the Mets
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Optimism was abound for both the Mets and their casino-pursuing owner as the baseball team began their season in Queens.
Read MoreOne year later, family of Queens teen shot by police say they have few answers
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The family of Win Rozario, a Queens teenager who was killed by two police officers while experiencing a mental health crisis, has yet to receive any answers about the 19-year-old’s death a year after he was shot in his parents home.
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