The defense attorneys and prosecutors in this court haven’t passed the bar exam – they haven’t even taken their SATs. Take a look inside Queens Defenders’ Youth Court, a restorative justice court where students serve as the attorneys, prosecutors and defendants.
Read MoreThe Commission on Judicial Nomination recommended on Friday seven legal professionals for Governor Kathy Hochul to consider nominating to the top judicial position in the state.
Read MoreFollowing the Mayor Eric Adams’ decision to transfer the enforcement of street vendors from the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection to the Sanitation Department, vendors, advocates and lawmakers rallied outside City Hall on Wednesday to call for the reversal of the move and reforms to the city’s vending rules.
Read MoreThe Department of Design and Construction on Thursday got an earful from New Yorkers upset over a proposed construction contract that would likely delay the closure of Rikers Island by at least two years.
Read MoreA Queens lawmaker introduced legislation on Wednesday that would allow Mets owner Steve Cohen to build a casino on Citi Field’s parking lot.
Read More“No one should be threatened or fearful of a receiver if the goal is to, once and for all, comprehensively, thoughtfully, and successfully address the Rikers mess. It’s long overdue.”
Read MoreA group of law professors this week released around a dozen prosecutorial misconduct complaints, over half which were made against current and former prosecutors with the Queens district attorney's office.
Read MoreQueens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Tuesday a massive gang bust that resulted in the indictment of nearly three dozen alleged gang members.
Read MoreThe NYPD spent $552.5 million on overtime for its officers last year, around 22 percent more than the $453 million budgeted for overtime spending.
Read More“It's a small step and it's good for the people who no longer have to answer the particular parts of the inquiry that they decided to remove, but [OCA] doesn't get brownie points for making a question halfway legal.”
Read MoreIn the same week that Queens Councilmember Sandra Ung called for an increase in enforcement of street vendors in her busy Flushing district, Mayor Eric Adams decided to change the city agency responsible for that enforcement.
Read MorePlans for the QueensLink are still chugging along despite an announcement last fall from the mayor that the city would be pursuing an opposing project
Read MoreThe city’s largest public defender group is lobbying state and city officials to up their funding as the state’s budget season approaches its final weeks and the city’s negotiations begin to kick off.
Read MoreGovernor Kathy Hochul has joined local government officials in calling for Queens Assemblymember Juan Ardila to resign following reports of sexual assault allegations made earlier this week.
Read MoreThe Long Island Railroad says that service changes are coming to Queens stations in Kew Gardens and Forest Hills after four electeds complained that recent train schedule changes have made their constituents’ commutes tougher.
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