Queens McDonald’s owner violated worker protection laws
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The company took away shifts and reduced the hours of those trying to exercise employee rights, and fired an employee for the same reason.
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Borough president and city to host naloxone training
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Attendees will learn how to administer naloxone medication.
Read MoreWeed arrest disparities persist across Queens police precincts
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Though the NYPD does not report racial or ethnic arrest data by precinct, there are persistent disparities in arrest totals across the borough’s 16 precincts.
Read MoreTwo Queens men sentenced for assaulting Rikers guards
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Two men who began assaulting a group of correction officers are headed to prison.
Read MoreNew commercial waste law could spare SE Queens from truck-clogged streets
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The law puts restrictions on the more than 90 largely unregulated companies that truck millions of tons of trash per year to stations in Southeast Queens.
Read MoreAttorney General’s mobile office will stop in Jamaica
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Residents can bring in concerns about identity theft, fraud, civil rights, senior issues like elder abuse, and worker’s rights, such as overtime pay and minimum wage issues.
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Historic, 220-year-old desk to be restored at King Manor Museum
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The desk belonged to Rufus King, a former New York senator, signer of the U.S. Constitution and staunch anti-slavery advocate.
Read MoreNighttime hit-and-run leaves woman dead outside Jamaica subway station
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An investigation by the 103rd Precinct is still ongoing.
Read MoreChild welfare advocates celebrate recent adoptions at Queens Family Court
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Happy National Adoption Month!
Read MoreHindu New Yorkers call on city to make Diwali a public school holiday
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Diwali is celebrated in countries that account for some of the city’s highest populations of immigrants.
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.
Read MoreGirl shot in Jamaica, less than 48 hours after teen killed on basketball court
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The unidentified 16-year-old was standing in front of 89-29 161st St. just before 4 p.m. Monday when shots were fired, cops say.
Read MoreLegendary journalist, Queens native Gwen Ifill honored with ‘forever’ stamp
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Ifill, born in Jamaica, Queens, was a trailblazing newscaster best known for her work with PBS.
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