In his first public comments since the Legal Aid Society officially asked a federal judge to strip control of Rikers Island away from the city, Mayor Eric Adams said that the troubled jail complex is better off in the city’s hands.
Read MoreQueens residents filed into an Elmhurst elementary school last week to hear MTA officials pitch the Interborough Express, a proposed light rail line to connect Queens to Brooklyn that could eventually eliminate an aggravating and time-consuming trip through Manhattan for thousands of riders a day.
Read MoreAttorneys with the Legal Aid Society and prosecutors with the U.S. attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York officially asked a federal judge on Friday to strip the city of its control over Rikers Island and hand the jail complex over to a federal authority.
Read MoreGeorge Bell, a man from Queens who spent more than half his life in prison for a crime he did not commit, is now the recipient of the largest settlement payout for a wrongful conviction in New York City history.
Read MoreWho is in charge of the city’s troubled Department of Correction? The judge considering whether or not the city is capable of running Rikers Island wants to know.
Read MoreThe Clean Slate Act, a historic bill that will eventually automatically seal the convictions of over two million New Yorkers, was signed into law by the governor on Thursday.
Read MoreQueens and Long Island Congressman George Santos announced via a tweet on Thursday that he will no longer seek re-election for his seat following a damning report from the House Ethics Committee that indicates Santos may have broken federal law during his effort to get elected in 2022.
Read MoreThe Court of Appeals on Wednesday heard arguments about whether or not New York’s congressional districts will be redrawn for the third time in the past two years, restarting a redistricting process that has been marred by partisan squabbles, multiple lawsuits and general confusion about where the state’s congressional lines stand.
Read MoreAfter years of advocacy, the governor signed into law a bill that looks to make Diwali a holiday for New York City public school students
Read MoreMayor Eric Adams seemingly had one message for migrants who decided to leave a newly-opened shelter on the border of Queens shortly after arriving over the weekend – I warned you.
Read MoreLouis Molina appeared before the Board of Correction for last time as commissioner of the Department of Correction this week. For most of his tenure, Molina largely ignored and fought with the oversight body.
Read MoreThe independent commission charged with determining salaries for the state’s lawmakers, governor, agency heads and judiciary unanimously agreed to a draft proposal Monday that would see the pay of some of the state’s judges increase by over 10 percent.
Read MoreFamilies of the 265 victims of the American Airlines Flight 587 crash gathered in Belle Harbor on Sunday, marking 22-years since the fatal crash.
Read MoreEmbattled Assemblymember Juan Ardila has officially filed to seek re-election for his Western Queens seat, despite having been called on to resign following sexual assault allegations made earlier this year by nearly every one of his Western Queens colleagues, a number of local leaders and the governor.
Read MoreLast week, City Councilmember Julie Won, urban designers and city agencies laid out their broad plan for the ONE LIC project, a new attempt to redevelop a large swatch of the Long Island City area.
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