Trial begins for man accused of running over 3-year-old
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The trial of a 22-year-old charged in the death of a 3-year-old child in Queens officially began on Wednesday.
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Queens GOP condemns Young Republicans’ ‘vile’ group chat
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Republican leaders in Queens distanced themselves from a group of Young Republicans who regularly used racial slurs, and antisemitic, sexist and violent language in a leaked Telegram chat reported by POLITICO this week.
Read MoreForest Hills Gardens sues city in federal court
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A group of Queens residents is moving their ongoing fight against Forest Hills Stadium to federal court with a new lawsuit directed at the city.
Read MoreHochul joins Mamdani to announce new funding for Astoria Boys & Girls Club
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Governor Kathy Hochul is allocating $5 million to Astoria’s Variety Boys & Girls Club to build a new clubhouse, expand the nonprofit’s programming and build new affordable housing, making the Astoria location the largest club in the country.
Read MoreCalls grow for expansion of state’s treatment courts
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The leaders of New York’s courts, a number of elected officials, lawyers and advocates together on Friday called on the state to reform its court system in a way that they say will prevent the cycle of incarceration hundreds of mentally ill New Yorkers experience every year.
Read MoreQueens pol pitches bill to permanently bar ICE from Rikers
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About a month after a judge ruled that the Adams administration’s efforts to allow federal immigration agents to open up an office on Rikers Island were illegal, a Queens lawmaker introduced a bill to ensure similar mayoral orders never come again.
Read MoreJamaica rezoning clears Council committees with less housing but a lot more money
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The plan to rezone a large swath of bustling Downtown Jamaica cleared two crucial City Council committee votes on Thursday with nearly 500 fewer housing units than initially planned and significantly more in community benefit funds to help meet the demands of local councilmembers.
Read MoreYoung, progressive Democrats file for Queens seats
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Four previously unelected Democrats are filing to run for the legislature in 2026. Two are mounting challenges against longtime incumbents in districts where Zohran Mamdani won in the primary.
Read MoreCuomo would abandon borough jails and rebuild Rikers if elected
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Former Governor Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday that he would build new “state-of-the-art” jails on Rikers island in lieu of the four borough-based jails currently being built, if he is elected mayor.
Read MoreCity plants funds into QueensWay after feds cut cash
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The city is trying to cover some of its losses on its plans to build the QueensWay, a High Line-like park planned for Central Queens, after the federal government snatched $117 million from the proposed linear park plan earlier this year.
Read MoreQueens council candidate flaunts fake endorsements and doctored news articles
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A Queens City Council candidate has posted a number of seemingly doctored and AI-created images flaunting fake endorsements and made-up news articles about his campaign.
Read MoreQueens man awaits retrial over two years after his murder conviction was overturned
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Two and a half years after his 1993 murder conviction was overturned, a Queens man and his attorneys claim that they are ready for the retrial but have been subject to countless delays from the Queens district attorney’s office and the courts.
Read MoreQueens pol intros bill to support third-party Amazon drivers
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A Queens city councilmember proposed legislation this month that would ban Amazon and other companies from using third-party delivery drivers, shielding the company from any responsibility over the drivers’ employment.
Read MoreUnion calls on Brooklyn Defender Services board to oust org’s executive director
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Attorneys at the city’s second-largest public defense group voted this week to formally call on their executive director to resign after she allegedly tried to break up their union.
Read MoreForest Hills Stadium racks up noise violations during music festival
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Forest Hills Stadium violated the city’s noise laws multiple times during the three-day music festival All Things Go over the weekend, which ended in a disaster when the venue abruptly cut off the festival’s headliner before the end of her set.
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