Queens takes in the solar eclipse
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Queens residents got a rare celestial view on Monday afternoon as around 90 percent of the borough’s view of the sun was covered by the moon.
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Courts revamp bail law training for judges
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New York’s judges will now have access to revamped trainings aimed at ensuring the judiciary is up to speed on the state’s bail laws, court officials announced last week.
Read MoreDid you feel it?: Earthquake shakes up a quiet Friday morning in NYC
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Friday got off to a shaky start in Queens and throughout the Northeast when a 4.8 magnitude earthquake rumbled through the region shortly after 10 a.m.
Read MoreRamos' 'unscientific’ survey shows opposition to Cohen casino proposal
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Nearly 69 percent of respondents to a new, “unscientific” survey from State Senator Jessica Ramos said they didn’t want a casino built in their neighborhood as Mets owner Steve Cohen continues his bid to bring one to Citi Field’s parking lot.
Read MoreCity fails to offer school to young detainees on Rikers, LAS says
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Young detainees on Rikers Island are being deprived of their right to take high school classes while behind bars, the Legal Aid Society alleged in a new filing in federal court this week.
Read MoreQueens museum with cosmic history to host eclipse watch party
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There are few places more aptly suited for one to witness the celestial wonder of next week’s solar eclipse in New York City than at the New York Hall of Science in Flushing Meadows Corona Park.
Read MoreCrime in city dropped during first quarter of 2024
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Five of the city's seven major crime categories dropped during the first quarter of this year, the mayor and top police officials announced from the NYPD’s Manhattan headquarters on Wednesday.
Read More‘Overburdened’: Two neighborhoods in Queens bear brunt of new asylum seeker shelters
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Two neighborhoods in Queens are home to a large percentage of the city’s migrant shelters and while locals say they are happy to help amid the crisis, they also want the city and other neighborhoods to step up.
Read MoreCould a trauma center finally be coming to Rockaway?: Council calls for city budget to include funds to build trauma center on far-flung peninsula
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The City Council this week said the city should set aside the money in its upcoming $109 billion budget to build a long-asked-for trauma center on the Rockaway peninsula, a healthcare need advocates have been calling for for nearly a decade.
Read MoreOn election day, advocates say detainees need better ballot access on Rikers
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Though only a small fraction of eligible voters made their way to the polls on Tuesday for the all but predetermined presidential primary, one group of New Yorkers who may have wanted to make the election day trip was unable to.
Read MoreCouncilmembers call for a hit of pot enforcement
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In a rare show of unity, a bi-partisan group of city councilmembers, including several from Queens, penned a letter calling on the state to give the city more power to enforce illegal cannabis.
Read MoreCouncil calls on mayor to reverse cuts to recidivism-reducing programs
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The City Council on Monday demanded the city’s upcoming budget include nearly $60 million in efforts aimed at providing programming and other services to New Yorkers in an effort to reduce recidivism.
Read MoreQueens grapples with NYPD killing of 19-year-old
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In the wake of the police killing of an Ozone Park teen last week, communities in Queens are grappling with the 19 year old’s death and again asking questions about how the city should respond to its mental health crisis.
Read MoreOpening day sees varying expectations for Mets and owner’s casino wishes
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There were two sets of varying expectations resting on the shoulders of the New York Mets and their owner as the team kicked off its 2024 baseball season in Queens on Friday.
Read MoreCity to put gun scanners in front of subway turnstiles
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Following a number of headline-grabbing violent incidents inside the city’s subway system – but as subway crime, in general, continues to decrease – the city said on Thursday that it will soon be installing weapons scanners in stations throughout the five boroughs.
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