Queensboro Bridge pedestrian lane to finally open after countless delays
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After years of delays and setbacks, the city is finally opening a long-awaited pedestrian-only lane on the Queensboro Bridge.
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Rikers will be taken over by an independent receiver, judge rules
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A federal judge took the extraordinary step of stripping the city of its control over Rikers Island, ruling that City Hall could no longer be trusted to tamp down the violence that has plagued the dangerous jail complex for decades.
Read MoreTrial for murdered FDNY medic begins nearly three years after her death
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After years of delays and questions over whether the defendant behind a violent killing in Queens was mentally fit to face the charges, the trial of a murdered FDNY veteran who was stabbed to death in 2022 began on Monday.
Read MoreQueens candidates get matching funds
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A handful of Queens Council candidates received matching funds on the sixth payday from the Campaign Finance Board on Monday, while a few others were denied.
Read MoreJury finds Rockaway man not guilty of attempted murder of police officers
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Queens prosecutors and police officers claimed a Rockaway man attempted murder a pair of cops during a late-night chase last July – but a jury had their doubts.
Read MoreAdvocates call on courts to cut back on the number of New Yorkers they send to Rikers
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As the population on Rikers Island continues to grow past 7,000 detainees – its highest point since 2019 – a collection of criminal justice groups are calling on judges and the court system to do more to keep New Yorkers out of the troubled jail complex.
Read MoreMajor Queens political players take sides in District 21 race
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There’s no single clear frontrunner in the race to represent one of the city’s most diverse Council districts – there’s three.
Read MoreGov praises changes to discovery reforms
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Governor Kathy Hochul and the city’s five district attorneys celebrated changes to the state’s evidence-sharing laws that were worked into the state budget Wednesday.
Read MoreAsian American judges have increased, but remain underrepresented in NY courts
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New York’s legal community kicked off Asian American and Pacific Islander month with a who’s who gathering of court leaders on Tuesday.
Read MoreMayor suggests Rikers should stay open
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Mayor Eric Adams continued to stray from the city’s current plan to shutter Rikers Island on Tuesday, suggesting that he believes the troubled jail complex could remain open and be repaired, rather than shuttered.
Read MoreSpeaker unveils plan to clean up Liberty Ave.
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Local officials rolled out a plan on Tuesday to address quality-of-life issues along Liberty Avenue in Queens’ Richmond Hill neighborhood.
Read MoreLawmakers call for the end of ‘predatory’ court fees
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State lawmakers and legal advocates rallied in Albany on Tuesday for a new bill that would eliminate a host of administrative fees associated with criminal court proceedings.
Read MoreOfficials still trying to plug Queens’ flooding without federal support
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Four years ago, then-President Joe Biden made a trip to Queens to pledge the federal government’s support in addressing flooding issues in the borough, where nearly a dozen people died in flooded basements during Hurricane Ida.
Read MoreThree charged with the kidnapping and murder of Queens drug dealer
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Three alleged members of a robbery crew were charged with the kidnapping of two Queens-based drug dealers last week, bringing the total number of defendants in the case to six.
Read MoreCity reaches milestone at Willets Point
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The city reached a major milestone last week in Willets Point when it completed construction of the structures of the first two buildings that will one day anchor the new neighborhood in Queens.
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