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August 28, 2019

Law firms sue Catholic church and Boy Scouts for “secret files” on alleged sex abusers

August 28, 2019/ Guest User
Law firms sue Catholic church and Boy Scouts for “secret files” on alleged sex abusers

Marsh Law Firm PLLC and Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala PLLC say they will represent 550 people who claim they were abused by Catholic Church and Boy Scout leaders. 

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August 28, 2019/ Guest User/
Crime, Communities, Central Queens, eastern queens, Education, Law, news, northern queens, Southern Queens, Western Queens
Boy Scouts of America, the New York Archdiocese, Diocese of Brooklyn, Marsh Law Firm PLLC, Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala PLLC, Child Victims Act, CVA
August 28, 2019

Queens legislators earn high marks on environmental policy scorecard

August 28, 2019/ Guest User
Queens legislators earn high marks on environmental policy scorecard

The Queens delegation in the State Senate and Assembly received high marks on an annual scorecard published by a nonpartisan group devoted to promoting environmental causes. 

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August 28, 2019/ Guest User/
Central Queens, eastern queens, Health, Law, news, northern queens, politics, Southern Queens, Western Queens
environment, NYLCV, New York League of Conservation Voters, John Liu, Michael Gianaris, Leroy Comrie, Joseph Addabbo Jr., Nily Rozic, Daniel Rosenthal, Andrew Hevesi, Vivian Cook, Michele Titus, Jessica Ramos, e-bikes, Julie Tighe, emissions, Costa Constantinides, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Green New Deal
August 28, 2019

South Asian Indo-Caribbean Bar VP Ali Najmi named to city’s taxi task force

August 28, 2019/ David Brand
South Asian Indo-Caribbean Bar VP Ali Najmi named to city’s taxi task force

Najmi, the Vice President of the South Asian Indo-Carribean Bar Association of Queens, has been a fierce advocate for the rights of taxi drivers. 

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August 28, 2019/ David Brand/
Communities, Central Queens, Law, news, northern queens, politics, Southern Queens, Western Queens, Transit, eastern queens
Ali Najmi, Jumaane Williams, City Council, South Asian Indo-Carribean Bar Association of Queens, taxis, cabs, yellow cabs, Uber, Lyft
August 27, 2019

Department of City Planning upgrades community board needs and budget request tool

August 27, 2019/ Guest User
Department of City Planning upgrades community board needs and budget request tool

A new webtool, named Community District Priorities, allows for community boards to formally submit their annual needs and budget requests to the city.

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August 27, 2019/ Guest User/
Communities, Central Queens, eastern queens, Education, news, Law, Health, northern queens, Southern Queens, Western Queens, Transit
Community Board, DCP, Community District Priorities, Department of City Planning, housing, transportation, flooding
August 27, 2019

Locking up parolees for minor infractions costs city $190 million per year

August 27, 2019/ David Brand
Locking up parolees for minor infractions costs city $190 million per year

“If you have a night job or you get a day job and because of the subway [and] you get home a little late, you can be violated for that.”

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August 27, 2019/ David Brand/
Crime, Central Queens, eastern queens, Features, news, Law, northern queens, politics, Southern Queens, Western Queens
jail, Rikers Island, parole, parole violation, Mayor’s Office on Criminal Justice, Bill de Blasio, Vincent Schiraldi, Justice Lab, New York City Probation, Independent Budget Office, Michelle Fields, The Legal Aid Society, detainees
August 27, 2019

NYC immigrants rights organizations sue Trump administration to stop ‘public charge’ rule

August 27, 2019/ Guest User
NYC immigrants rights organizations sue Trump administration to stop ‘public charge’ rule

“This is just another part of the Trumps’ broader family separation agenda. And frankly, this agenda to make this country as white as possible.”

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August 27, 2019/ Guest User/
Communities, Central Queens, eastern queens, Law, news, northern queens, politics, Southern Queens, Voices, Western Queens
Make The Road New York, Catalina Cruz, immigrants, immigration, public charge rule, Trump administration, Donald Trump, Arline Cruz, The Legal Aid Society, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE, ICE raids, Jackson Heights, Corona, Elmhurst, Jessica Ramos, Nily Rozic, Daniel Dromm, Bill de Blasio, Letitia James, Melinda Katz
August 27, 2019

New York expands key consumer protection law aimed at financial fraud

August 27, 2019/ David Brand
New York expands key consumer protection law aimed at financial fraud

Cuomo said the new law would help counteract the erosion of consumer financial protections under President Donald Trump.

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August 27, 2019/ David Brand/
Crime, Business, Central Queens, eastern queens, news, Law, politics, northern queens, Southern Queens, Western Queens
consumer protection law, financial fraud, Michael Gianaris, Andrew Cuomo, Martin Act, Court of Appeals, Donald Trump, Letitia James, Wall Street
August 26, 2019

GOP nominee for Queens DA wants respect for cops, return to 'law and order'

August 26, 2019/ David Brand
GOP nominee for Queens DA wants respect for cops, return to 'law and order'

To Murray, the justice reform proposals championed by Melinda Katz, the Democratic nominee for DA, will only make things worse.

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August 26, 2019/ David Brand/
Crime, Central Queens, eastern queens, news, Law, northern queens, politics, Southern Queens, Western Queens
Daniel Pantaleo, Eric Garner, Joe Murray, police, NYPD, Melinda Katz, GOP nomination, Queens District Attorney, Queens County Republican Party, Daniel Kogan, Donald Trump, marijuana possession, sex work, jails, Gregory Lasak, Tiffany Cabán, Joann Ariola, Matthew Rey
August 26, 2019

Catholics question why first American saint will not be included in city statue initiative

August 26, 2019/ Guest User
Catholics question why first American saint will not be included in city statue initiative

Cabrini was canonized in 1946, and was named the patron saint of immigrants in 1950. She received 219 votes to become a statue.

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August 26, 2019/ Guest User/
Communities, Central Queens, eastern queens, Features, news, politics, northern queens, Southern Queens, Western Queens
Francesca Xavier Cabrini, immigrants, Catholics, Chirlane McCray, She Built NYC, Joan of Arc, Eleanor Roosevelt, Gertrude Stein, Harriet Tubman, Golda Meir, Joseph Addabbo, Conference of Italian American Legislators, Bill de Blasio, Prospect Park, Billie Holiday, statues, women
August 26, 2019

Will you be Queens’ next poet laureate?

August 26, 2019/ Guest User
Will you be Queens’ next poet laureate?

Queens residents can apply for the Queens poet laureate position, an unpaid role to help spread poetry and creativity throughout the borough. 

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August 26, 2019/ Guest User/
Central Queens, eastern queens, news, northern queens, Southern Queens, Western Queens
poetry, poet, Melinda Katz, Maria Lisella, Queens College Library, Claire Shulman, poet-in-residence, Queens poet laureate position
August 23, 2019

Borough Hall to host town hall on Trump’s ‘public charge’ rule

August 23, 2019/ Guest User
Borough Hall to host town hall on Trump’s ‘public charge’ rule

Katz’ town hall, in partnership with the New York Immigration Coalition, will address what that could mean for immigrants potentially impacted by the change. 

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August 23, 2019/ Guest User/
Communities, Central Queens, eastern queens, Law, news, politics, northern queens, Southern Queens, Western Queens
Melinda Katz, public charge rule, Borough Hall, Donald Trump, Trump Administration, immigration, Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Section 8, Letitia James, Bill de Blasio, Kew Gardens
August 23, 2019

As borough president, Elizabeth Crowley would fight for Queens’ ‘fair share’

August 23, 2019/ David Brand
As borough president, Elizabeth Crowley would fight for Queens’ ‘fair share’

“I just think we haven’t been able to express the feelings of the residents loud enough. We haven’t gone into the arena and fought for our fair share here.”

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August 23, 2019/ David Brand/
Communities, Central Queens, eastern queens, news, northern queens, politics, Southern Queens, Western Queens
melinda katz, Elizabeth Crowley, Joe Crowley, Bill de Blasio, Robert Holden, District 30, City Council, Queens Borough President, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Tiffany Cabán, Raise the Age, Kew Gardens, Jamaica, LIC, Long Island City
August 22, 2019

Follow the money in the likely special election for Queens BP

August 22, 2019/ Victoria Merlino and David Brand
Follow the money in the likely special election for Queens BP

Hundreds of thousands of dollars have poured into the campaign committees of six likely candidates.

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August 22, 2019/ Victoria Merlino and David Brand/
Central Queens, eastern queens, news, politics, northern queens, Southern Queens, Western Queens
borough president, Queens Borough President, Queens Borough Hall, Melinda Katz, Joe Murray, Alicia Hyndman, Jimmy Van Bramer, Costa Constantinides, Donovan Richards, Paul Vallone, Elizabeth Crowley, Emma Whitford, City Council, Ciampa Organization, Corrections Officer Benevolent Association, Detectives’ Endowment Association
August 22, 2019

With federal budget decisions looming, Queens groups rally for funding

August 22, 2019/ Rachel Vick
With federal budget decisions looming, Queens groups rally for funding

The calls to action comes at a time when federal funding for human services has dropped by about $300 million in less than a decade.

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August 22, 2019/ Rachel Vick/
Western Queens, Voices, politics, Southern Queens, northern queens, news, Law, eastern queens, Central Queens, Communities
Carolyn Maloney, LIC, Long Island City, Queensbridge, Queensbridge Community Center, SNAP, Medicaid, Donald Trump, Trump Administration, Community Services Block Grant
August 21, 2019

Interactive results from the Democratic Primary for Queens District Attorney

August 21, 2019/ David Brand
Interactive results from the Democratic Primary for Queens District Attorney

See updated interactive results in the Queens District Attorney Democratic Primary

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August 21, 2019/ David Brand/
Law, politics, news, Central Queens, eastern queens, Features, northern queens, Southern Queens, Western Queens
Queens DA, Queens District Attorney Democratic Primary, Benjamin Rosenblatt, idal Wave Strategies
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