A detained man hanged himself inside a staff bathroom on Rikers Island on Wednesday morning, marking the 14th time this year an incarcerated person has died while under the watch of the officers and officials charged with running the city’s failing jail complex.
Read MoreCity Councilmember Tiffany Cabán expressed her support for a three-tower development planned for Astoria this week, likely ensuring its City Council approval.
Read MoreA group of lawmakers made an unannounced visit to Rikers Island this week and found that while conditions appear to be improving in some areas, others remain concerning, they said.
Read MoreThe City Planning Commission will vote next week on the controversial Innovation QNS development planned for Astoria.
Read MoreDespite a major change to its service population, an impending homeless shelter in Briarwood that will only be open to senior men still faces opposition from a group of residents.
Read MoreNew 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.
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