A coalition of environmental groups are suing the state over its recent approval of a controversial natural gas pipeline to be built just a few miles off of Queens’ shores.
Read MoreThe city and New York Mets owner Steve Cohen signed a lease agreement on Monday that will allow Cohen and Hard Rock to build an $8 billion casino and entertainment complex on Citi Field’s parking lot should they be granted one of three downstate casino licenses the state is expected to hand out in the coming weeks.
Read MoreAssemblymember Jessica González-Rojas received endorsements from Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Nydia Velázquez on Monday as the race to replace her in the Assembly also heated up after over the weekend.
Read MoreLeadership for the city’s two juvenile detention centers faced heavy scrutiny by the City Council during an oversight hearing on Monday after recent reports found that children under their supervision were without bedrooms and missing classes.
Read MoreA former diplomat and city government worker from Queens launched a bid to unseat Rep. Grace Meng from Congress, marking only the second time Meng has had a primary challenger in the past decade.
Read MoreQueens Assemblymember Stacey Pheffer Amato will not seek reelection for her Southeast Queens seat next year, she announced on Monday.
Read MoreDiana Moreno, a lifelong activist and elected leader in the Democratic Socialists of America, is running to succeed Zohran Mamdani in his progressive Astoria Assembly district. She officially launched her campaign on Monday.
Read MoreA judge on Friday ordered the city to temporarily refrain from entering into a new agreement over use of Citi Field’s parking lot with Steve Cohen, potentially torpedoing the Mets owner’s bid to bring a casino to Queens.
Read MoreA Staten Island judge threw out the Queens-resident led lawsuit against the city’s wide-reaching rezoning plan to address the housing crisis on Wednesday.
Read MoreHundreds of pages detailing secretive contracts the NYPD held with surveillance technology firms were released for the first time this week, five years after the City Council passed a law requiring the department to report their use of the tech.
Read MoreQueens Councilmember and Majority Whip Selvena Brooks-Powers announced her intentions to campaign for City Council speaker in a letter to colleagues sent out Thursday afternoon.
Read MoreThe city’s OneLIC neighborhood plan received unanimous final approval from the City Council on Wednesday in a vote that comes as the city at large turns pages on a mayoral administration and on how housing will be built in Queens and beyond.
Read MoreFamilies of the victims of Flight 587, which went down in Queens 24 years ago this week, commemorated the anniversary of the crash in Rockaway on Wednesday.
Read MoreThe city’s notorious jail barge was cut from its shores last week and sent south to be turned into scrap metal, putting an end to a dark chapter in the city’s history.
Read MoreThousands of people come through the doors of the state’s Criminal Courts every day, where hundreds of court officers work to make sure the buildings remain safe.
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