Action plan won’t end Rikers dysfunction, advocates say
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The city submitted its action plan to turn around the dysfunction on Rikers Island last week. Advocates say it’s not enough.
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Appellate court tosses Assembly maps
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An appellate court struck down the state’s Assembly maps on Friday. The court ruled that the maps will be used this election cycle but redrawn before the 2024 election cycle.
Read MoreMayor, speaker agree to budget deal
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The mayor and speaker of the City Council announced an early end to the city’s budgeting season on Friday. The City Council won big on a number of criminal justice and public safety budget items.
Read MoreJFK Terminal One construction to begin in summer
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After recently securing the funding needed for the largest component of the rebuild John F. Kennedy International Airport, the Port Authority will begin construction on Terminal One this summer.
Read MoreWrongfully 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.
Read MoreHundreds 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.
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