New Yorkers and elected officials gathered on the steps of City Hall to demand the city eliminate the vaccine mandate for municipal workers and rehire those who were fired for not complying earlier this year.
Read MoreA man spotted spewing antisemitic and racist remarks through a bullhorn outside of Queens College last week has continued showing up to the college campus almost daily, despite being told by police multiple times to leave.
Read MoreQueens-raised Kith designer Ronnie Fieg announced that the fall release would highlight smaller local colleges in New York City.
Read MoreThe call for the Commission on Judicial Nomination to diversify the group of candidates for chief judge it will soon recommend to Gov. Kathy Hochul intensified after a group of nearly two dozen State Senators wrote to the commission this week.
Read MoreThe city is suing Starbucks over its alleged wrongful firing of a Queens barista who led a successful union effort at his Astoria branch.
Read MoreGovernor Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams both celebrated the dedication of Queens residents who they said stepped up, showcasing the resilient spirit of New York.
Read MoreQueens resident Allilsa Fernandez returned to housing court this week in a renewed fight against her eviction.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreIt 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 MoreFollowing 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 MoreA 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 MoreThough 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 MoreA 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 MoreKristen 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 MoreThe city is cracking down on illegal truck parking on residential roads, an issue officials say is a plague particular to Queens.
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