The rash of deaths on Rikers Island continued on Wednesday, when a man died after experiencing an apparent medical crisis in the jail complex that has claimed the lives of three people over the last two weeks.
Read MoreQueens buses are slower, and less on time than the city average, a new report from the comptroller’s office says.
Read MoreA dozen men responsible for the majority of shootings in Southeast Queens during a gang war this past year were arrested and indicted this last week, putting an end to a year-long investigation by law enforcement.
Read MoreThe promise of a new neighborhood replete with thousands of apartments, shops and new parks in Southern Astoria is no more after a group of developers abandoned their plans for their massive project known as Innovation QNS.
Read MoreAfter nearly two months of striking, union members for two legal aid organizations ratified new labor contracts, leaving only one organization left on the picket line.
Read MoreThe New York City Planning Commission overwhelmingly voted to approve the OneLIC neighborhood plan on Wednesday, sending the latest attempt to rezone the city’s fastest growing neighborhood to the City Council.
Read MoreThe Williams Pipeline, which would run just a few miles off the coast of Queens, received an approval from a federal regulatory commission last week and is one stop closer to being built.
Read MoreA longtime Queens judge is facing calls to retire from a legal advocacy group which cites longstanding concerns with his record.
Read MoreThis week, the MTA is rolling out the second and final phase of the implementation of their redrawn Queens bus maps. The rollout marks the end of an arduous 6-year process to rework the borough's bus routes with the goal of making buses faster and more frequent.
Read MoreIn the immediate weeks following the forced departure of Queens Defenders’ controversial executive director, Lori Zeno, the atmosphere inside the legal services nonprofit felt noticeably lighter.
Read MoreA handful of Queens candidates saw their campaign coffers grow following a Campaign Finance Board payout on Thursday.
Read MoreA former Queens doctor who raped at least eight women, some of whom came to him as patients, was sentenced to 24 years in prison at Queens Criminal Court on Thursday, angering a group of victims who say his sentence should keep him behind bars for life.
Read MoreMayor Eric Adams this week expanded a successful jobs program for formerly incarcerated New Yorkers – but the expansion comes as lawmakers and advocates question the mayor’s commitment to funding social services programs aimed at lowering the city’s incarcerated population, and to the closure of Rikers Island, which is years behind schedule.
Read MoreSuicides in state prisons have soared in the last several years, and solitary confinement is a leading contributor, a new report claims.
Read MoreQueens Assemblymember Jessica González-Rojas launched a new set of climate and resiliency goals as the borough marks another year since Hurricane Ida and as the legislator launches her bid for the State Senate.
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