Senate leaders lay out next steps for voting reform
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Members of the State Senate majority gathered Monday to discuss a collection of bills they say will strengthen the integrity and accessibility of voting in New York.
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Housing Court faces test as eviction moratorium expires
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Throughout the five boroughs, there are believed to be around 224,000 housing court cases backlogged, according to an Office of Court Administration spokesperson who noted that they believe that to be an overcount.
Read MoreQueens man seeks clemency
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At the age of 51 with nearly 20 years of his sentence left to serve, Robert Webster is awaiting Governor Kathy Hochul’s decision on his application for clemency.
New councilmembers reflect on surprise visit to Rikers
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“It's not supposed to be solitary, but was essentially being run as such.”
Read MoreQueens judges call on courts to go virtual
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A group of Supreme Court justices have called on the Office of Court Administration to shift away from in-person proceedings as COVID-19 cases in the courts continue to rise.
Read MorePaladino barred from Council floor after flouting vax rules
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Republican City Councilmember Vickie Paladino was barred from entering the Council floor on her first day in office after she refused to tell officials her vaccination status.
Read MoreAdams announces hospital plan at Elmhurst
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“New Yorkers should be confident that we are stepping up the fight against the Omicron surge to keep them safe.”
Read MoreDOC scales back ‘punitive’ sick leave policy
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Only a week into his new job, New York City Department of Correction Commissioner Louis Molina appeared to be getting along better with the correctional officers union than his predecessor.
Read MoreQueens Community Board applications open
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“Government… is most effective when the full demographic spectrum of each and every neighborhood is justly represented.”
Read MoreQueens Justice Cheree Buggs tapped for Appellate Term
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Queens Supreme Court justice Cheree Buggs is taking on a new role in New York City’s courts.
Read MoreQueens electeds reflect on Jan. 6 Capitol riot one year later
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“To see people come in in such a violent way was really offensive; it felt like such a violation of democracy, of the process, of the basis of what this county is built on.”
Public Defenders decry OCA decision to forge ahead in person
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“I'm less effective when I'm scared.”
Read MoreHochul promises new rail line in Queens during State of State address
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Governor Kathy Hochul has directed the MTA to begin a review of a stretch of abandoned rail that runs from Queens to Brooklyn.
Read MoreAdams elected speaker of the City Council
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The new class of city councilmembers voted to elect Queens City Councilmember Adrienne Adams as the speaker of the City Council on Wednesday.
Read MoreQueens pols, officials flood top spots in City Hall
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As power in the city has slowly drifted from Manhattan into the outer boroughs over the past several years, Queens has seen itself come into a position of power with the new mayoral administration taking over.
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