Net gain: MTA to install protective mesh at several of Queens' elevated stations
/
The netting at each section of track will be approximately 600 feet long and 50 feet wide, for a total of 30,000 square feet of coverage.
Read More
Morgenthau, iconic ex-Manhattan district attorney, has died
/
Morgenthau left office in 2009, telling The Associated Press at the time he was retiring because “I looked at my birth certificate, and I said, “It's about time.’”
Read MoreHevesi, sponsor of subsidy to stem homeless crisis, condemns Cuomo’s MTA letter
/
“62,333 children have become homeless since he took office as governor. That’s his legacy,” Hevesi said.
Read MoreAs power outages loom, public will weigh in on Con Ed rate hikes
/
The controversial rate hike would raise the average monthly electric bill by $4.45 and the average gas bill $17.28 beginning in January 2020.
Read MoreSt. Albans honors longtime civic leader with street renaming
/
Cardinal Sandiford, an Army veteran best known for his years serving on Community Board 12, spent nine years serving as chairperson of the land use committee.
Read MoreCity wants to take its bus down to Fresh Pond Road. CB5 says it can’t no more.
/
Can’t nobody tell me nothing.
Read MoreAdvocates to rally for voting rights law outside Cuomo’s office
/
“Dozens of voters are at risk of disenfranchisement in the Democratic primary.”
Read MoreKatz and Cabán pledge conviction review as 'flimsy' 1993 murder case returns to Queens court
/
“Flimsy convictions, for both violent crimes and less serious charges, reinforce the overcriminalization of our black and brown communities.”
Read MoreIs Jimmy Van Bramer the real winner of the Queens DA race?
/
‘Astoria and Sunnyside are the two most progressive areas in Queens — and boast the highest turnout.’
Read MoreHere's where things stand with the city's jails plan
/
“A 1500 person jail anywhere in Queens in unacceptable.”
Read MoreQueens DA recount resumes with eight percent of votes tallied
/
The BOE went through 7,300 ballots on day one.
Read MoreQueens immigrants and activists prepare for potential ICE raids
/
“I have to believe that people are taking these threats seriously, that people are scared. This happens to be the district with the highest number of undocumented immigrants in the entire state and so that’s concerning.”
Read MoreRecount begins in too-close-to-call Queens DA primary
/
“This election is far from over, with many valid votes left to be counted.”
Read MoreQueens DA primary recount probably won't start until Monday, BOE says
/
“We’re halfway there but we still have a long way to go.”
Read MoreAppointment of Brooklyn judge for Queens DA primary hearings designed to diffuse conspiracy claims
/
“Certain individuals had cynically implied that elected judges in Queens County could be subject to improper influence from partisan interests.”
Read More
