City scraps asylum seeker shelter in College Point
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The city scrapped a plan to temporarily house a little more than 100 of the thousands of asylum seekers sent from Texas to New York City in a College Point hotel this week.
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Mayor casts doubt on plan to close Rikers
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It was one of the first times Mayor Eric Adams, who has often criticized criminal justice reforms passed in the city and state prior to his election, has cast doubt on the city’s efforts to close Rikers Island by 2027, as mandated by city law.
Read MoreCity changes plan for Briarwood homeless shelter
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Following months of outrage from a local lawmaker and a group of vocal Briarwood residents, a proposed homeless shelter for the neighborhood will now have an age restriction on the population it soon will serve.
Read MoreLawmakers urge attention to Queens flooding
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A group of elected officials are urging the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation to take a closer look at the borough’s flood risk as they map out the future of green energy throughout New York.
Read MorePublic defenders look for answers about monkeypox on Rikers
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Though there has yet to be a case detected in the city’s jails, the Legal Aid Society is calling on the city to be more transparent with its plans for vaccinating and treating its incarcerated population for monkeypox.
Read MoreCollaborative food pantry launches to fill void in Flushing
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A food collaborative has launched in Flushing after a major food pantry in the neighborhood was evicted last month. The organizations behind the new food pantry are figuring things out as they go.
Read MoreGonzalez beats Crowley, and other results from Queens' August primary
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Kristen Gonzalez beats out Elizabeth Crowley in State Senate District 59. Senator Joseph Addabbo cruises to victory. Robert Zimmerman wins in Congressional District 3. Read more about the results of Tuesday’s primary election here.
Read MoreCity targets illegal truck parking in Queens
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The city is cracking down on illegal truck parking on residential roads, an issue officials say is a plague particular to Queens.
Read More'Just annoying': Queens voters cast ballots in second primary election this year
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Problems at the polls? An apt metaphor for the race for Queens only State Senate District? A voter spits on the ground after exiting a polling site? Did Queens’ second primary election in as many months have it all?
Read MoreGandhi statue in Richmond Hill vandalized for second time
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For the second time this month, a statue of Mahatma Gandhi outside of a Hindu temple in Richmond Hill was vandalized. While it suffered damage after the first attack, this time it was destroyed.
Read MoreQueens united over dividing lines
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Queens residents agree – the New York City Districting Commission’s proposed map of new council districts in the borough leave a lot to be desired.
Read MoreKonst drops out of Wester Queens Senate race, coalescing progressive vote behind Gonzalez
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The race for the only open State Senate district in Queens saw a major shakeup over the weekend as early voting began throughout New York State.
Read More‘People are going to go hungry': La Jornada continues search for new home following NYCHA eviction
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Officials continue the search for a new home for La Jornada, a major food pantry in Western Queens that was evicted from its headquarters in a Flushing NYCHA complex at the end of last month.
Read MoreDOC two months late on deadline to transfer part of Rikers Island
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The city has yet to issue any updates on the transfer of Rikers Island facilities to the Department of Citywide Administrative Services, after Mayor Eric Adams announced the July transfer would not happen.
Read MoreQueens Dems nominate Supreme Court candidates as reformers question process
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The largely pro forma judicial convention to nominate Supreme Court justice candidates to the Queens County Democratic Party’s line in November was met with dissent this week by a group of New Reformer delegates.
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