Jails oversight board votes to propose limits on solitary confinement
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But the Corrections Officers’ Benevolent Association contends that solitary confinement is the only option for punishing violent detainees.
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OPINION: Early voting couldn’t have come at a better time
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The cliche “vote early and often” has, at least in part, come true for millions of voters across New York City.
Read MoreQuiet neighbors: Real estate website digs up the ghosts of Queens
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Cap off this year’s spooky season by channeling the spirit of Harry Houdini.
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New York City has a new top lawyer
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James Johnson will lead the New York City Law Department and its staff of almost 1,000 lawyers.
Read MoreMeng bill would prevent ‘public charge’ deportations
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The New Deal for New Americans Act would introduce numerous provisions that would support new immigrants.
Read MoreFlushing man’s flashy sports car scam hits road block: Queens DA
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Prosecutors say the man claimed his McLaren 570 sports car was stolen after he crashed it on Long Island.
Read MoreOPINION: QueensWay or revived rail link are both OK, but the status quo isn’t
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Ever since the Long Island Rail Road’s Rockaway Beach Branch was discontinued in 1962, various proposals for the right-of-way have been floated, but none have taken root.
Read MoreMTA tests out safer signal system on several LIRR lines
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Positive Train Control will now be deployed on select trains operating on the Far Rockaway, Long Beach, Oyster Bay, and West Hempstead branches.
Read MoreSanta Claus is coming to town — and setting up shop at the Queens Center mall
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The experience will open on Nov. 7.
Read MoreMore than 5,400 people have voted early in Queens
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Early voting continues until Sunday and the general election takes place Nov. 5.
Read MoreSpringfield Gardens football player nominated for “Heart of a Giant” award
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Springfield Gardens High School senior Jordan Kirkland was injured in his sophomore year, but gutted through months of physical therapy to return to the field.
Read MoreSeven years after Sandy, city seeks approval for Rockaway plan
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Final approval would allow construction to begin on a beach erosion prevention project by 2020.
Read MoreGianaris joins movement to reform Queens’ Democratic district leadership
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“The Democratic Party is at its best when it engages the ideas and talents of additional voices in our party.”
Read MoreCity Council votes to rein in ‘rogue’ commercial waste industry
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The issue is particularly acute in Southeast Queens neighborhoods, where waste transfer stations are located.
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