Hours after Council Member Rory Lancman announced his candidacy for Queens district attorney, a spokesperson for current Queens DA Richard Brown said Brown has not yet decided whether he will seek reelection.
New York City recorded an all-time low unemployment rate of 4.1 percent, according to the newly released August employment report by the New York State Department of Labor. But hundreds of thousands of residents continue to struggle to pay rent or earn a living wage.
Read MoreAfter months of preparation, District 24 Council Member Rory Lancman officially announced his candidacy for Queens County District Attorney in a video message this morning.
Read MoreThe city will host a public meeting tonight at 6 p.m. inside Borough Hall to review plans to close Rikers Island jails and redevelop the Queens House of Detention to house roughly 1,500 detainees moved off the island.
Read MoreThe city’s Department of Transportation is backing a plan that would temporarily replace the famous Brooklyn Heights Promenade with a six-lane highway during the reconstruction of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway between Atlantic Avenue and Sands Street.
Read MoreThe woman accused of stabbing three infants inside a Flushing home was charged with several counts of attempted murder in Queens Criminal Court Monday.
Read MoreLegal Observer and Former Judge George Heymann breaks down the defense of a “trivial defect.”
Read MoreA new report by the city’s Independent Budget Office reveals that Ridgewood and Maspeth have the highest rate of tap water lead contamination of any neighborhood in Queens. Photo courtesy of US EPA
Read MoreAhead of a City Council vote on a bill to limit sidewalk obstructions in downtown Flushing, Council Member Peter Koo will host a public forum at the Sanford Towers Condominium lobby at 6 p.m. Wednesday.
Read MoreQueens criminal defense attorney John Scarpa Jr. was indicted in federal court in Brooklyn Tuesday for allegedly bribing a witness who testified in his client’s murder trial.
Read MoreNew York Mets captain David Wright officially commenced the final stage of his farewell tour when the Mets added him to the active roster Tuesday.
Read MoreShe was supposed to be filling prescriptions — now a Queens pharmacist may be filling a prison cell.
Paul Simon ended his final concert tour under a moonlit sky on home turf Saturday, telling an audience in Flushing Meadows Corona Park that their cheers "mean more than you can know."
Read MoreOn Thursday, Judge Maureen Healy was officially named one of four Democratic nominees for Queens Supreme Court. She will appear with Judge Ushir Pandit-Durant, Judge Larry Love and Judge Robert Caloras on the November ballot.
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