Are there rats in your favorite restaurant? A new city tool lets you know
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Death of Queens detective inspires creation of new body armor
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NYPD officials said that the need for a light-weight version of a bullet-resistant vest was made clear by the death of Detective Brian Simonsen.
Read MoreSignificant racial disparities affect every community board in Queens
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White people are overrepresented on every single Queens community board. Latinx residents are underrepresented on all but one.
Read MoreHomeless Persons’ Memorial Day honors the New Yorkers who died in 2019
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The annual Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day honors the individuals who die without stable housing amid New York City’s historic homelessness crisis.
Read MoreAstoria Boulevard station reopens to riders
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Riders had full subway service at Astoria Boulevard beginning Wednesday night.
Read MoreQueens man impeached
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Donald Trump is the third president to be impeached in United States history — and the first from Queens.
Read MoreFive more Queens subway stations will become ADA accessible
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The stations join six other Queens subway stations slated for accessibility improvements under the 2020-2024 Capital Plan.
Read MoreDeaf and hearing students combine talents for Queens Theatre musical
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“Once Upon a Mattress” is a comedic take on the fairytale “The Princess and the Pea.”
Read MoreFlushing Meadows Aquatic Center closes for emergency repairs
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The New York City Parks Department announced the closure on Tuesday.
Read MoreNYC shifts policy on permanent housing for street homeless
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The city will create 1,000 new permanent apartments to house so-called street homeless individuals.
Read MoreQueens Supreme can handle justice reforms, top judge says
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Court personnel believe that they are ready to meet the demands of the new measures.
Read MoreResidents battle sewage floods in Queens Village
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After several recent rainstorms, residents of 231st Street near Seward Avenue claim they faced a deluge of water in their basements that they were scrabbling to clean.
Read MoreCity agency mismanages gardens designed to curb flooding, Stringer reports
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Auditors from Stringer’s office examined 102 gardens citywide that were maintained by DEP, and found that that the vast majority were improperly maintained
Read MoreBrooklynite convicted of ‘ridiculous’ fatal shooting in Astoria
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Santiago Salcedo was convicted for shooting Qsaun Brown to death on Steinway Street after Brown made a derogatory remark toward two women.
Read MoreWorker Justice Project comes to Queens
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The program fights the denial of jobs or licenses based on an applicant’s history of court-involvement or arrests.
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