Ung calls for Flushing busway warning signs
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Flushing Councilmember Sandra Ung issued a letter to Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez this week urging the agency to improve signage and transparency.
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Queens-raised judge appointed to senior spot in Appellate Division
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At the beginning of the year, Queens-raised Justice Valerie Brathwaite Nelson was appointed to a senior seat on the court by Gov. Kathy Hochul.
Read MoreConditional release commission has no commissioners
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It’s been two years since the city’s Local Conditional Release Commission was created – why is it still without a single commissioner?
Read More'This is just the beginning': Mayor announces affordable housing initiative in Jamaica
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Mayor Eric Adams stopped by Jamaica to announce a partnership with Habitat for Humanity and city agencies aimed at transforming a number of neglected properties into 16 green homes that will be sold as affordable housing.
Read MoreInnovation QNS hits snag as local councilmember raises concerns
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Developers of a massive redevelopment project in Astoria gearing up for the city’s rezoning process hit a potentially project-killing snag Wednesday.
Read MoreQueens gears up for City Council redistricting
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With the state’s redistricting process nearly in the rear view mirror, New York City is turning toward its next redistricting fight – City Council districts.
Read MoreMoMI explores deep fakes, technology and misinformation
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The Museum of the Moving Image is hosting a live event this week to discuss the details of fabricated videos and their consequences.
Read MoreQueens launches supply drives for Ukraine
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As the invasion of Ukraine continues, residents from the World’s Borough are stepping up to support resistors and refugees in need with a series of donation drives.
Read MoreQueens needs the money: QBP hears budget needs throughout borough
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Queens community boards, colleges, hospitals and a number of nonprofits and institutions came before the Queens borough president’s office to request a slice of the borough’s budget.
Read MoreBomb threat prompts evacuation at York College
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York College’s five buildings were evacuated Monday after an anonymous bomb threat was made on the school. No bomb has been found.
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With AirTrain on pause, Port Authority shares over a dozen LGA alternative transit plans
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New subway lines, dedicated bus lanes, AirTrains or pods – the Port Authority recently shared over a dozen potential transit options that could end up replacing former Governor Andrew Cuomo’s AirTrain to LaGuardia Airport.
Read MoreHoward Beach mobster sentenced to 10 years for arson
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A Howard Beach man with alleged ties to the Gambino crime family was sentenced to a decade in prison.
Read MoreParole reform law yet to be executed, attys say
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Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Less is More Act into law in September – calling the bill “one step” toward making New York’s criminal justice system more fair — as Rikers Island was in the midst of a crisis.
Read MoreDA seizes over two dozen ghost guns
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Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Thursday the seizure of dozens of ghost guns, ammunition and tactical gear after several NYPD raids earlier this week.
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