State house budget shows support for justice reforms
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The Senate’s one-house budget resolution outlined spending priorities for the upcoming year including support for the justice system and reform efforts.
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Queens atty stabbed to death in office
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A Queens immigration attorney who sought asylum in the U.S. in the 1990s after being jailed by the Chinese government, was fatally stabbed in his Flushing office Monday.
Read MoreQueens lawmaker lays out plan for city parks
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A number of Queens lawmakers and advocates called on the mayor to make the city’s parks a little greener, in more ways than one.
Read MoreSmoke begins to clear on marijuana licensing
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Governor Kathy Hochul and the Cannabis Control Board issued the most concrete guidance on New York’s marijuana industry to date.
Lawmakers urge clean energy investment in Queens
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Federal legislators and local environmental justice leaders gathered Friday to discuss the future of green policies in Queens - and how they can best serve the communities most impacted by policies of the past.
Question 26 leaves bar applicants in legal limbo
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The fight against Question 26 of the bar application, which asks about an applicant's criminal history, is once again being placed at the center of a conversation about building an equitable justice system.
Read MoreUng 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.
Read MoreQueens-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.
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