Western Queens House hopefuls focus campaigns on combating domestic violence
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“These are not necessarily new, but they need to be put into a comprehensive policy now.”
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Attorney General James, local leaders tackle fraud at Queens town hall
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“It’s important to know there is no cure, there is no treatment, no home remedy and if anyone tells you otherwise they are scamming you.”
Read MoreCuomo extends Child Victims Act lookback window due to COVID-19
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A state law that allows survivors of childhood sexual abuse to sue their abusers regardless of when the offenses occurred will extend into 2021, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Friday.
Read MoreRockaway mutual aid members pitch in along the peninsula
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“With all of the devastation that was — and still is — occurring due to this virus, I just couldn’t sit back and not do something about it.”
Read MoreThe coronavirus class: A first-generation college grad confronts a uniquely uncertain future
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“Generally, as a senior, you know everything is uncertain, and now you add a pandemic to it and everything is even more uncertain and you don’t know what’s to come, and it’s kind of scary.”
Read MoreMore than 81% of social distancing summonses went to black and Latino New Yorkers
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“We HAVE TO do better and we WILL.”
Read MoreEx-Queens prosecutor sues Cuomo to reinstate borough president special election
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“I think the governor is wrong in canceling the election and I think the people have the right to vote to elect their borough president.”
Read MoreNew York state will give all inmates face masks as COVID-19 death toll rises
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“They just gave us all masks. They should have given us tombstones and caskets.”
Read MoreCourt tips and cocktails: Queens legal community unites on Zoom
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“It’s a work in progress, uncharted waters. Nobody knows what to expect.”
Read MoreCourt officers union urges Congress to curb surprise medical bills
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“Even before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, working men and women were being squeezed by surprise medical costs at a time when we can least afford it.”
Read MoreQueens lawmakers call for remote legislative session
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“Nothing about this situation is ideal, but democracy does not pause. It adapts.”
Read MoreMayor plans park restrictions before opening streets in Southeast Queens
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“I don’t understand why we don’t have equity with our streets being closed.”
Read MoreLatest dispute with city keeps Arverne community garden from growing
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“COVID-19 has hit the Rockaways particularly hard which has exacerbated many existing socio-economic issues we face as a community, especially that of hunger.”
Read MoreCoronavirus closes celebrated Queens theater for good
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“The plain truth is that the entire theater business is in such deep trouble now, that I expect that we will be only one of many small theaters that will close.”
Read MoreBelated Arbor Day event honors Queens oldest living thing: a 400-year-old ‘giant’
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A lady doesn’t reveal her true age, and the giant has never officially been tested, but the tree — measured at 133.8 feet tall in 2000 — is a testament to the history of Queens that will likely outlive us all.
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