‘Too frustrating and too confusing’: Restaurants and lawmakers agree city’s outdoor dining program is a mess
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At the height of the pandemic, around 2,500 restaurants’ outdoor dining structures dotted Queens streets.
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Queens judicial candidate filed fraudulent ballot petitions, attys allege
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Lawyers for the Queens County Democratic Party told a judge this week that ballot petition signatures purportedly collected from voters by a canvasser for a Queens judicial candidate – and for several others running for office – were forged.
Read MoreCity begins review of Long Island City redevelopment plan
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The Adams administration’s plan to redevelop a large swath of Long Island City officially entered the city’s land use review process this week.
Read MoreVehicle stop-and-searches increased in 2024, report shows
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The number of vehicle stop-and-searches committed by the NYPD skyrocketed last year – and the vast majority were conducted on Black and Latino drivers, newly released data shows.
Read MoreTrial begins in case of attempted murder of Queens police officers
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The trial of a Far Rockaway man accused of attempting to shoot two NYPD police officers began on Monday.
Read MoreJudge temporarily blocks ICE from opening office on Rikers
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For at least the next several days, federal immigration agents will not be allowed on Rikers Island, a Manhattan judge said Monday.
Read MoreQueens candidates go to court to get opponents kicked off the ballot
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Starting on Monday, lawyers for a handful of Queens City Council hopefuls will appear before a judge in Queens Supreme Civil Court to argue their client should stay on the ballot for the upcoming primary election – or that someone else should be kicked off of it.
Read MoreRoosevelt Ave. crackdown pushes street vendors toward pricey black-market permits
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Street vendors in Queens are resorting to an increasingly expensive tactic to survive New York City’s multi-agency quality-of-life crackdown on Roosevelt Avenue: paying thousands of dollars for black-market food permits.
Read MoreCouncil and mayor’s office clash over Rikers’ closure plan
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The mayor’s office and the City Council remained in a standoff over the closure of Rikers Island on Wednesday, unable to agree on how the city should chart a new path toward shutting the deadly jail complex.
Read MoreCourt took strides to modernize last year but more work needed, report finds
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Court officials said this week that while the court system has seen major strides in its transition into the 21st Century, major gaps in its technological capabilities remain.
Read MoreThe show will go on at Forest Hills Stadium – for now
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Concert-goers and Forest Hills Stadium are celebrating after the city cleared the way for the show to go on at the Queens venue after a denied permit amid an ongoing local dispute threatened to derail the summer concert season. But how long that greenlight will stay up remains to be seen.
Read MoreCouncil sues mayor over plan to bring ICE to Rikers
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The City Council on Tuesday sued Mayor Eric Adams and his administration over their plan to allow federal immigration agents onto Rikers Island.
Read MoreQueens candidates bring in over $1 million in matching funds
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Over a dozen candidates running for City Council in Queens were gifted public matching funds by the city’s Campaign Finance Board on Tuesday.
Read MoreFight 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.
Read MoreRikers’ 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.
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