Wrongfully convicted Queens man sues city for $50 mil
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George Bell, who was one of three Queens men to be wrongfully convicted of a 1996 double murder, is suing the city and eight NYPD officers for $50 million.
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Hundreds left without water after main break near Queensbridge
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A water main break near the Queensbridge Houses left hundreds of NYCHA residents without water most of the day Tuesday.
Read More'I feel free': Prosecutors drop charges against Prakash Churaman
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After eight years, Prakash Churaman walked out of the Queens Criminal Courthouse a free man on Monday. He first walked in as a teenage boy facing murder charges.
Read MoreAdams announces gun violence task force
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Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday appointed the city’s first ever “gun violence czar,” to oversee the city’s response to recent high profile gun crime.
Read MoreInnovation QNS rejected by local land use committee
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The first of many votes to come on the massive Innovation QNS project slated for Astoria did not go developers’ way Wednesday.
Read MoreQueens Jazz Orchestra honors late local music scholar
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The Queens Jazz Orchestra is honoring staples of the jazz world with a performance on June 17.
Read MoreQueens nonprofit fights for safe summer
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“This is where we proactively get ahead of what has historically been an uptick in shootings during summer months. The community is the solution.”
Read MoreTop court reverses Queens murder conviction
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The Court of Appeals overturned a Queens murder conviction last week, finding that a Queens judge improperly denied a man his right to mount a full defense during his trial.
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Construction starts on Rockaway housing development
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Queens and state officials gathered in Rockaway last Thursday to break ground on a multi-use housing development.
Read MoreCommunity split over Innovation QNS
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The first official public hearing on Innovation QNS, a massive, multi-block development slated for Astoria, brought out mixed opinions from local residents. While most said they were against the project, nearly just as many voiced their support.
Read MoreFresh Meadows pawn shop owner busted for running theft ring
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The state’s attorney general, the mayor and a slew of law enforcement officials announced Thursday that they had busted a massive thievery ring, led by a Queens-based pawn shop owner, that stole and resold over $1 million worth of stolen goods over the course of four years.
Read MoreFour candidates vie for two Civil Court judicial seats
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Four Democratic candidates are running for two open Civil Court seats in Queens.
Read MoreFederal 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.
Read MoreOpinion: 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.”
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