A Queens man was sentenced to three decades in prison on Wednesday for the mistaken murder of a teenager which subsequently sparked a gang feud that turned South Jamaica into a battlefield.
Read MoreThree former correctional officers, a Rikers Island program counselor, a jails contractor and a detainee were all charged this week in federal court for scheming to smuggle drugs and other contraband into the city’s notorious jail complex.
Read MoreQueens Community Board 9 honored member Sylvia Hack for half a century of community service on Tuesday night.
Read MoreAfter years of complaints, an over 100-year-old bridge connecting Queens and Brooklyn came one step closer to being replaced this week – but questions over the project’s total cost remain.
Read MoreA year after sexual misconduct allegations made Western Queens lawmaker Juan Ardila persona non grata in Albany, the freshman lawmaker has teamed up with a disgraced former elected official who himself knows all too well the struggle of attempting to come back from scandal.
Read MoreCriminal and civil court summonses in New York City skyrocketed since Mayor Eric Adams took office and disproportionately affected on Black, brown and underserved communities in Queens and other boroughs, according to two new reports.
Read MoreQueens 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.
Read MoreNew 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 MoreFriday 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 MoreNearly 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 MoreYoung 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 MoreThere 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 MoreFive 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 MoreTwo 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 MoreThe 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.
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