A Queens judge heard arguments in a case brought by incumbent Assemblymember Stacey Pheffer Amato against her Republican challenger, Thomas Sullivan, in the race to represent a portion of southern Queens and the Rockaway peninsula in the Assembly on Tuesday.
Read MoreThe largest rezoning in the history of Queens – dubbed Innovation QNS – was given the thumbs up on Tuesday by the City Council, clearing the final major hurdle in the half decade battle for the project’s approval.
Read MoreThe Legal Aid Society says that in the nearly three years since the state’s discovery reform laws went into effect, the Queens district attorney’s office has yet to create a logical and organized way to share evidence with criminal defense attorneys.
Read MoreFollowing months of negotiations and heated disagreements that sparked a citywide conversation about how elected officials plan to deal with the city’s housing crisis, the City Council’s Land Use Committee unanimously approved the controversial Innovation QNS development slated for Astoria.
Read MoreA federal judge ruled Thursday that it is premature to take control of the Rikers Island jail complex away from New York City and hand it over to a federal receiver.
Read MoreEight votes is all that separates incumbent Assemblymember Stacey Pheffer Amato and Republican challenger Thomas Sullivan in the race for Assembly District 23.
Read MoreInnovation QNS was unanimously approved by the City Council’s Subcommittee on Zoning. The controversial project’s developers upped their housing promise but not everyone is on board. Negotiations will likely come down to the wire.
Read MoreWillets Point will soon be home to the city’s first soccer stadium, which will serve as the home field to the reigning MLS champion New York City Football Club.
Read MoreOn Christmas Eve of last year, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that she planned to reform the state’s clemency process, one which advocates have long said is antiquated and opaque. While a number of those reforms have begun to take shape in recent months, others, including the one advocates say is the most important, have yet to see the light of day.
Read MoreThe City Council Committee on Public Safety met to discuss the best ways to support violence interruption and crime prevention programs working under the city’s recently expanded Crisis Management System.
Read MoreLawrence Marks will step down as chief administrative judge of the New York court system at the end of the month. His retirement will leave the state’s massive court system without permanent leadership in its two most senior judicial positions for at least a month.
Read MoreIn an election where several Republican challengers threatened to flip a number of Democratic seats in Queens, only one appears to have prevailed, unofficial Election Day results show.
Read MoreWith a list of chief judge nominees soon to hit the governor’s desk, a new coalition is calling on Governor Kathy Hochul to nominate a progressive judge that will break up the Court of Appeals’ conservative bloc.
Read MoreHigh turnout in the World’s Borough as a tight race for governor plays out across the state. Poll sites struggle to meet demand.
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