City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer was on his morning jog along Skillman Avenue in Sunnyside on Oct. 7 when he was faced with a sign telling New Yorkers in bold capital letters that it is their "civic duty to report any and all illegal aliens.”
Read MoreAs attorneys for the alleged drug kingpin Joaquin Guzman Loera, better known as “El Chapo,” continue to push to delay the start of his trial, the Brooklyn federal court judge in charge of the case warned one of his attorneys to stop texting government witnesses.
Read MoreWhen Hilda Valentin’s landlord died in 2016, her six-unit apartment building was in the process of getting a new boiler. Valentin had lived in a rent-stabilized apartment there for 27 years.
Read MoreIn today’s current economic climate, many changes are occurring including with technology and cell phones. Many people are using Uber, Lyft, Juno and other apps for taxi services. This is directly impacting the yellow cab and black car taxi industry in NYC.
Read MoreThe New York City Police Department are asking for the public’s help with finding a man who allegedly groped a victim at a Queens train station on September 18.
Read MoreAn Corona man was charged in Queens Criminal Court Thursday for sexually molesting two girls, 10 and 13,in East Elmhurst, prosecutors said.
Read MoreElected officials are taking a closer look at the “birth tourism” industry after a Flushing nanny accused of stabbing three infants and two adults inside a daycare center for Chinese immigrants.
Read MoreFive doctors, a pharmacist and three medical assistants in New York have been charged with illegally prescribing millions of oxycodone pills.
Read MoreEric Love, 51, was sentenced to up to three years in prison after he was caught stealing over $10,000 worth of high-end fragrances and Fitbits from stores inside John F. Kennedy International Airport.
Read MoreAssistant District Attorney James Evangelou passed away on September 26. Photo courtesy of the Queens District Attorney’s Office
Read MoreIt wasn’t the typical courtroom exchange between a judge and defendant. Twenty years ago, it would have seemed preposterous.
Read MoreCaiden Gaffney, 17-month-old suffered second-degree burns after piping hot water served by an Applebee’s employee poured on him. Photo courtesy of Craig Scott Gaffney
Union membership in the private sector has declined. Thus, many people who may have grown up in non-union households do not know what it is like to strike or to have a family member who is on strike. Here are some things you can do to support organized labor.
Read MoreFor Queens coastal communities threatened rising sea levels and increasingly severe storms, a maritime barrier may seem like a simple solution to flooding. Indeed, storm surge barriers are a key measure to “manage future flood risk” proposed by the Army Corps of Engineers.
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