On Aug. 9, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the Religious Garb Bill, which prohibits discrimination based on religious attire after years of advocacy by religious organizations.
Read MoreCurrently, only five LIRR stations in Brooklyn and Queens are fully ADA accessible.
Read More“They’re taking advantage of us. The medications are worth thousands of dollars.”
Read MoreCuomo said lawmakers will “continue to do everything in our power to protect our young people.”
Read MoreIn addition to the 18,020 Queens NYCHA tenants who faced unplanned outages, another 15,156 residents experienced planned outages, according to the data.
Read More“Despite being married and having kids my age, he was offering me my dream job — but only if I agreed to have sex with him.”
Read MoreSince Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the bill into law in January, attorneys and law firms have fielded hundreds of inquiries from victims of sexual abuse across the state.
Read MoreThe 30-foot-long mural at 37-23 Union St. decorates the side of a deli and is the first portion a beautification project on the block.
Read MoreNBC has picked up a show called “Sunnyside,” following characters within the titular Queens neighborhood.
Read More“As New Yorkers we celebrate our diversity and we champion freedom of religious expression in all places, including the workplace.”
Read More“The county was screaming for diversity and this was a really good group.”
Read MoreQueens is particularly vulnerable to extreme weather because the borough contains such a large amount of coastline.
Read MoreThough you can now find the quintessential word scramble game across the nation, the first game of Scrabble was dreamed up in Queens.
Read More“The city continues to arrest black and brown people for fare evasion at rates that are grossly disproportionate when compared to rates of white people.”
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