Chief judge backs bail reform alteration as momentum for change grows
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DiFiore proposed a change to the state’s new bail law that would give judges the discretion to send defendants to jail.
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Ron Kim backs Constantinides for Queens borough president
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Kim commended Constantinides’ opposition to the Flushing Creek rezoning plan.
Read MoreFor Burmese in Queens, Trump travel ban is personal
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“It does nothing to make our country safer. It is only stoking fear and tearing families apart.”
Read MoreDevelopers fund REBNY-backed Richards for Queens borough president
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Richards lobbied developers to “cut a check” to his campaign during a candidate forum on Feb. 4.
Read MoreQueens congresswomen demand info on unused Puerto Rico disaster relief
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The three members of Congress demanded the documents by March 10.
Read MoreQueens College generates big bucks: new report
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Former students, tax revenue and other financial streams account for $1.8 billion.
Read MoreAlicia King: Senior court assistant, diversity leader and positive thinker
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“The most rewarding part of my job is honestly my coworkers.”
Read MoreChief of School Safety returns to NYPD after stint in private sector
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“I decided to come back because it’s more fulfilling than the private sector.”
Read MoreSouth Asian legal leaders urge city to make Diwali a school holiday
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More than 550,000 people of South Asian and Indo-Caribbean descent live in New York City.
Read MoreTwo Queens councilmembers earn failing grades on annual environmental scorecard
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A pair of Queens councilmembers earned failing grades on an annual environmental report card published Tuesday by the New York League of Conservation Voters.
Read MoreGlobal food fest returns to Forest Hills church
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Our Lady Queen of Martyrs in Forest Hills will host its ninth annual "Taste of the World" food festival on March 8.
Read MoreCouncil considers free legal help for more tenants facing eviction
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The law provides free legal assistance to renters who earn less than 200 percent of the federal poverty line in 25 New York City zip codes, including five in Queens.
Read MoreCity officials prepare for new ‘public charge’ rule
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“I think it’s going to radically transform who’s going to get their green cards in this country.”
Read MoreControversial Tibet exhibit closes at Elmhurst library
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The group Students for a Free Tibet said the exhibit distorted reality by obscuring Chinese oppression in the territory.
Read MoreQueens senator proposes more Civil Rights-era cold case investigations
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“Justice must be served.”
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