Beloved Rapper’s Funeral Arrangements Announced, Police Asking For Leads
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Funeral arrangements were announced for a beloved Brooklyn-born rapper who was gunned down in front of a Woodhaven nightclub earlier this month.
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Giant Storm Barriers in NYC Could Put Our Communities At Risk
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Hurricane Michael is the latest monster storm to rip into the coastal United States; one of a string of hurricanes that have brought destruction to countless communities—from here in Queens to Florida, Puerto Rico and beyond. And as a new global report by the United Nations’ climate panel warned last week, these storms will continue to pummel our communities unless we change course, and quickly.
Read MoreRamos Launches Visioning Sessions For District 13 Constituents
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Jessica Ramos, the Democratic and Working Families Party candidate for the 13th District of the New York State Senate announced on Monday the launch of Visioning Sessions: two-hour long gatherings that will give District 13 residents the opportunity to voice their concerns.
Read MoreSprawling Court System A Quirk of Queens Past
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With nearly 2.4 million residents dealing with countless issues, Queens was destined to have a vast legal system. But, as anyone who has traveled from Laurelton to Long Island City for early morning jury duty can attest, it certainly is sprawling too.
Read MoreCUNY Queens College Breaks Barriers with First-Ever Woman Security Director
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The first woman ever to serve as campus security director at a senior City University of New York college was recently appointed at Queens College.
Read MoreQueens DA & Activists Go Head To Head Over Bail Effort
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A feud has broken out over a growing civil rights group tactic to reform the criminal justice system in New York City.
Read MoreLGA Moves Holding Lots for Uber and Lyft
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The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced that it would close Lot P4 at LaGuardia Airport effective Wednesday, Oct. 10.
Read MoreGreen Card Policy ‘Perversion’ Could Harm 475,000 New Yorkers
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Donald Trump’s latest anti-immigrant policy proposal could get hit close to home for New Yorkers.
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Coalition Formed to Support LaGuardia’s AirTrain Project
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It takes a village to raise an AirTrain.
Read MoreLocal Publisher Punished With 5 Months in Prison For Witness Tampering
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The publisher of a long-running community newspaper was sentenced to five years in prison for attempting to blackmail a sexual assault victim.
Read MorePol. Takes Down Racist Flyer
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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 MoreBrooklyn Judge Warns El Chapo Lawyers’ About Threatening Text
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As 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 MoreTenants face tough fight against MCI fraud
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When 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 MoreNYC Taxi Medallion Bankruptcy Chapter 7 or Chapter 13
/In 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.
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