Federal receivership won’t come yet, city given time to measure Rikers fixes
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A federal judge gave the city more time Tuesday to stave off the potential federal receivership of Rikers Island.
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Opinion: Governor Hochul’s father gets home care, why can’t the rest of us?
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“Without full funding of Fair Pay for Home Care, New York will continue to have the worst home care workforce shortage in the nation as workers take jobs elsewhere, or even cut their hours to avoid losing public benefits, furthering the home care crisis.”
Read MoreMTA opens comments for Interborough Express
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The Metropolitan Transit Authority is moving forward with a proposal to directly connect Jackson Heights to Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.
Read MoreInnovation QNS faces first community board hurdle
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The developers behind Innovation QNS began the city’s land use review process in earnest Wednesday night, presenting its most concrete plan for the massive five-block development in Astoria to this point.
Read MoreCUNY Law nixes criminal history box from app
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The path is about to get clearer for formerly incarcerated and justice-involved students looking for J.D. from Queens’ public law school.
Read MoreOpinion: Meet racial violence with anti-racist policies that address systemic issues
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We call upon the nation's leadership at all levels – and across political, religious, academic, business and community institutions – to immediately confront the historically rooted pattern of racially motivated, systemic violence directed particularly at Black, Brown, Asian and Indigenous people.
Read MoreGrubhub ‘free lunch’ promotion leaves Queens hangry
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There’s no such thing as a free lunch.
Read MoreCourt rules against Rikers in medical care case
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A Bronx Supreme Court judge ruled Tuesday that the city has 30 days to demonstrate it is no longer violating an order to bring Rikers Island detainees to medical appointments.
Read MoreDOE walks back superintendent snub
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Days after Queens parents, teachers and elected officials rallied in outrage at the removal of sitting District 30 Superintendent, the Department of Education said they’d reconsider.
Read MoreLegal Aid names new CEO
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Twyla Carter will be the first Black woman and first Asian American to serve in the role when she assumes the position in August.
Read MoreQueens Senate maps take shape
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Fewer puzzle pieces, a little more compact, a new Senate seat in Queens replacing and old new Senate seat in Queens. Read more about the borough’s likely new State Senate districts here.
Read MoreQueens sees major changes under new congressional draft maps released by special master
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The special master appointed to redraw New York’s congressional lines released the first draft of maps on Monday. Check out what changes are likely coming to Queens.
Read MoreParents, lawmakers 'livid' after surprise firing of beloved Queens superintendent
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“Mayoral control is not imperial control – it's a collaboration with parents and if David Banks doesn't understand that, I'll be happy to explain it to him.”
Read MoreDeveloper demolishes historic Elmhurst home
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The Janta House in Elmhurst was demolished over the course of a week in late April by developers who purchased the building from its former owner in the years before her death. The home was the subject of a widely-supported public campaign for landmarking status that ultimately failed.
Read MoreMayor launches task force to fix Rikers
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Less than a week before the city is required to prove to a federal judge that it should remain in control of Rikers Island, Mayor Eric Adams announced the creation of a citywide task force he says will get the dysfunctional jail under control.
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