“What I saw was two realities,” said Stanley Richards, the former first deputy commissioner with the Department of Correction who now serves as the deputy chief executive officer of the Fortune Society, when reflecting on Rikers Island.
Read MorePrison reform advocates and elected officials rallied Monday to call for the protection of recently passed bail reforms as they face threats from New York City leaders including Mayor Eric Adams.
Read MoreMembers of the New York congressional delegation are calling on the state to investigate Con Edison’s rate increases .
Read MoreQueens Housing Court Supervising Judge John Lansden has the law in his blood, but credits a strong work ethic with his rise in the court’s ranks.
Read MoreA group of more than a dozen Arverne by the Sea homeowners are under investigation for illegally renting out their homes while collecting approximately $1 million in tax exemptions, the Department of Investigation said this week.
Read MoreAfter nearly 40 years in the State Assembly, Cathy Nolan will not seek reelection this year.
Read MoreDozens of environmentally conscious volunteers gathered for a Jamaica Bay cleanup during the first weekend in February, collecting hundreds of pounds of garbage.
Read MoreThe Museum of the Moving Image is gearing up for the 2022 First Look Festival, scheduled to begin next month.
Read MoreU.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney laid out plans for new legislation that would prevent people out on pretrial release from purchasing guns, if passed into law.
Read MoreThe Queens Tech Council, an industry group created last year, hosted its kick-off event this week.
Read MoreMayor Eric Adams continued to push for changes to the state’s bail laws and other criminal justice reforms Wednesday as he appeared before state lawmakers to lay out his requests for the city’s budget.
Read MoreThe Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning named two interim executives to permanent leadership positions within the cultural institution this week.
As COVID-19 cases continue to drop throughout the state in the city’s jails, Department of Correction officials announced this week that in-person visits have resumed at Rikers Island.
Read MoreDawn White has lived in her rented Rosedale home with her family for two decades. After an ownership change, she now faces eviction proceedings. A new bill could change that, White and advocates say.
Read MoreDespite unanimous support from lawmakers in the State Senate and Assembly, Governor Kathy Hochul pocket vetoed a bill that would have made the judge recertification process in New York nearly automatic.
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