Fifteen senior judges who were let go by top court officials in 2020 only to be rehired around half a year later could receive back pay for the months they were temporarily unemployed under new legislation introduced in the state legislature last week.
Read MoreThough it already appeared clear that Assemblymember Juan Ardila’s local community board had lost faith in him in the months since two women accused him of sexual assault – the board made it official on Thursday.
Read MoreMichael Robison was found by appellate court to have been wrongfully convicted of the 1993 murder of his estranged wife. But despite the ruling, Robinson’s claims of innocence, his completed sentence and newly-discovered DNA evidence, the Queens DA is attempting to reverse the appellate court’s decision and get the case kicked up to the Court of Appeals.
Read MoreChad Collie, the 20-year-old found responsible for the wounding of an off-duty rookie NYPD officer last year, has been sentenced to 19 years in prison, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced this week.
Read MoreA 31-year-old man died following a disputed incident on Rikers Island this week. Department of Correction’s officials say he suffered a heart attack, but an autopsy shows he died of an apparent skull fracture. The DOC has denied any wrongdoing.
Read MoreFour previously listed candidates for New York City Council races in Queens will not be on the ballot for the June Democratic primaries after failing to turn in petitions. The four dropouts, who according to the New York City Board of Elections did not file petitions for the 2023 election cycle, tie up two primaries in Queens, and narrow the field in one of the more attention-pulling races coming later this month.
Read MoreWhile Department of Correction officials say that their ability to get detainees to their court appearances has markedly improved over the past year, others say the corrections agency isn’t being forthcoming about its practices.
Read MoreHours before the holiday weekend, the federal monitor overseeing Rikers Island filed a “special report” alleging that Department of Correction brass wasn’t forthcoming about nearly half a dozen recent fatal or near-fatal incidents in the city’s jails.
Read MoreNew York City’s beaches opened to fanfare on Friday on Queens’ Rockaway peninsula where local leaders, residents and one giant bird rang in the start of summer season in the World’s Borough.
Read MoreThe promise of a Diwali school holiday in New York City has never been closer. But with only a handful of days left in the legislative session, hurdles remain.
Read MoreAfter two full days on the picket line, resident doctors at Elmhurst Hospital have tentatively agreed to a new labor contract with their employers at Mount Sinai, ending the historic strike.
Read MoreYou can have a say in how “The People’s Money” is spent in Queens.
Read MoreA bill that would boost the number of Family Court judges in New York City began to advance through the State Senate this week.
Read MoreResident doctors at Elmhurst Hospital are on strike. It’s the first time doctors in the city have gone on strike in over three decades.
Read MoreGeorge Grasso, one of several Democrats challenging incumbent Melinda Katz in the upcoming primary election for Queens district attorney, said that if elected, he’d reform the way the top prosecutor’s office interacts with victims of crimes.
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