Queens residents donate $130K to mayor’s legal defense fund
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Queens residents accounted for over $130,000 of the approximately $725,000 donated to the mayor’s legal defense fund, new public filings show.
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Federal monitor calls for ‘significant revisions’ to solitary ban
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The federal monitor charged with keeping track of violent conditions on Rikers Island said that he and his team disapprove of the City Council’s ban on solitary confinement, which the legislative body passed with a veto-proof majority at the tail end of last year’s legislative session.
Read MoreWhile cuts remain, Adams provides sunny budget outlook
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After months of providing a cloudy, less-optimistic view on the city’s financial situation, Mayor Eric Adams unveiled his preliminary budget on Tuesday with a more sunny outlook on the year ahead.
Read MoreMayor grumbles about Rikers reforms at correction officer graduation
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While giving remarks at a graduation ceremony for Department of Correction officers on Friday, New York City Mayor Eric Adams bristled at recent attempts from the City Council and others to make reforms to the troubled jail complex on Rikers Island.
Read MoreOpening of new Southeast Queens precinct delayed
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A new police precinct in Southeast Queens was originally supposed to be completed this month. However, the project with a history of delays is again delayed, and won’t be completed until at least the spring.
Read More‘Worried every day it rains’: East Elmhurst residents struggle with flooding
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For years, residents of 77th Street and of nearby blocks in East Elmhurst say they’ve struggled with sewer water flooding their basements and apartments, causing them anxiety, health issues and thousands of dollars in damages.
Read MoreNew correction commissioner promises to work better with oversight board
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Top officials at the city’s Department of Correction and its independent, citizen watchdog group the Board of Correction took the tenants of the new year to heart on Wednesday, promising to have a more collaborative and less confrontational 2024 than they did 2023.
Read MoreNYCFC soccer stadium approved by BP
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The plan to bring the city’s first-ever soccer stadium to Queens came even closer to reality on Wednesday after getting the thumbs up from Queens Borough President Donovan Richards.
Read MoreGov proposes eliminating Supreme Court justice cap
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With persistent backlogs clogging up the state’s court system, Governor Kathy Hochul as part of her State of the State address proposed bringing in as many Supreme Court justices as needed to cut through the stalled cases.
Read MoreHochul lays out plans for Queens in State of the State address
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On Tuesday, Governor Kathy Hochul delivered her 2024 State of the State address, discussing issues like affordability, housing and mental health. Her wider goals, outlined in a 180-page document, included a handful of plans that are specific to or stand to affect Queens.
Read MoreQueens pols push One Fair Wage in Albany
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On Monday, State Assemblymember Jessica González-Rojas rallied with advocates in Albany for her One Fair Wage bill, which would equally compensate tipped workers like restaurant staffers.
Read MoreAdvocates demand public input on new congressional district map
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A group of redistricting advocates are calling on the state’s Independent Redistricting Commission to collect public testimony ahead of the drawing of a new set of congressional maps, after the Court of Appeals ordered the commission to issue new district lines by the end of February.
Read MoreGov proposes plan to get NYers safely in the water
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The governor and mayor announced on Friday a plan to bolster swimming education and safety to New York, a particular issue for Queens where access to public swimming pools and education surrounding its coastal waters has been subpar for years.
Read MoreRikers detainee denied medical care after DOC driver crashed jail bus, suit alleges
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A Brooklyn man says he was denied medical care on Rikers Island after he was knocked unconscious in a car crash caused by the driver of a Department of Correction bus taking him to court, a new lawsuit filed in Queens alleges.
Read MoreWhat’s Louis Molina’s job? City Hall won’t say
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Former Department of Correction Commissioner Louis Molina was recently named assistant deputy mayor for public safety. But what that job entails, the mayor’s office won’t say.
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