Mayor vetoes Council bill that decriminalizes illegal vending
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Mayor Eric Adams vetoed a bill that would have eliminated criminal penalties for street vendors that the City Council passed with a veto-proof majority in June.
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Law to address illegal truck parking finally goes into effect
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Illegal truck parking has long been a thorn in the side of Queens residents – but relief may finally be on the way.
Read MoreCouncil bill would require city to build courthouses medical clinics
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Following the deaths of two men in courthouse holding cells earlier this year, the City Council is considering a bill that would require the city to build health clinics in all of its criminal courthouses.
Read MoreWorld’s Borough stands up for migrant communities as Trump strips protections
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Queens officials gathered on Monday at Queens Borough Hall to speak out and condemn the anti-immigrant policies of President Donald Trump as the administration gets closer to revoking the temporary protected status of thousands of New Yorkers.
Read MoreBP backs city’s plan to rezone Long Island City
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Queens Borough President Donovan Richards gave his green light to the city’s massive rezoning plan for Long Island City on Monday.
Read MoreFormer Flushing Airport to be converted into 3,000 new homes
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A new major development proposal from the city plans to reclaim 80 acres of closed off wetland in College Point to create thousands of units of Queens housing and park land.
Read MoreRikers guard who planted weapon in detainee cell convicted
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A former Rikers Island guard was convicted of felony charges after prosecutors say he planted a weapon inside the cell of a detainee he had recently beat up.
Read MoreResorts World details new casino pitch, but plays some cards close to the chest
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Resorts World New York City unveiled a slew of new details about its plans to transform its South Queens “racino” into what would be the largest casino in the United States last week.
Read MoreMurder conviction reversed after Queens judge kicked dozing spectator out of court
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An appeals court last week overturned a murder conviction after finding that the defendant’s constitutional rights were violated when a Queens judge kicked his drowsy friend out of the courtroom.
Read MoreLegal Aid Society union calls off strike after reaching tentative labor agreement
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The Legal Aid Society reached a tentative labor agreement with its attorneys’ union Wednesday afternoon, likely ending the threat of what would have been the largest public defender strike the city has seen in three decades.
Read MoreQueens Defenders fraudster denied bail as scale of alleged theft grows
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Federal prosecutors say that since being cuffed last month, Rashad Ruhani, a one-time senior legal advocate at the legal services nonprofit, has done little to prove that he should be allowed to bail out of the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.
Read MoreSolitary confinement continues in state prisons despite court order, attys say
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Prisoners continue to be illegally held in solitary confinement a month after a judge ordered prison officials to comply with state required prisoner protections, legal advocates said.
Read MoreGonzález-Rojas launches insurgent campaign against Ramos
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A host of Queens elected officials immediately jumped to back State Assemblymember Jessica González-Rojas in her bid to unseat State Senator Jessica Ramos, which the lawmaker officially kicked off Monday night.
Read MoreMan becomes ninth person to die in DOC custody this year
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For the ninth time this year, a person died in Department of Correction custody on Tuesday.
Read More7 line remains overwhelming epicenter of subway surfing epidemic
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As the city continues to crack down on the dangerous subway surfing habit among young New Yorkers, Queens famous 7 line remains the epicenter of the trend.
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