Opinion: The City of No
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"The City of Yes is a terrible idea. There’s no dancing around it, the City of Yes as it stands now is absolutely awful, and will destroy communities throughout the five boroughs."
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‘Insult on top of injury’: Attys claim DOC falsified records about Rikers detainee’s death
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A new filing in a wrongful death lawsuit claims that the city’s Department of Correction falsely claimed in records that they acted quickly to provide Narcan to a 26-year-old dying of an overdose on Rikers Island in 2022 when instead it was the man’s brother, coincidently being held in the cell next door, who attempted to revive his sibling just before he died.
Read MoreQueens judge orders Harvey Weinstein to remain on Rikers ahead of retrial
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Notorious former Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein appeared in Queens Criminal Court on Monday where a judge ordered him to remain on Rikers Island.
Read MoreQueens pol says MTA got it wrong when it canned free bus pilot
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A pilot program that brought one free bus route to each of the city’s five boroughs is coming to an end. And while the Queens lawmakers behind its creation are urging the MTA to revive it for the coming year, it seems unlikely that they will.
Read MoreOpinion: Supporting accessory homes will help homeowners like me
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"The ability to add an accessory home, like a basement apartment, can be a lifeline for people like me and my family. It would be an essential source of income that can make the difference between being able to stay in your home or losing your home."
Read MoreProsecutors knew witness to ‘93 Queens murder had bad vision – they’re retrying the man she ID’d anyway
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More than three decades after Michael Robinson was convicted of murder – and more than a year after that conviction was overturned – the reliability of the only witness to the slaying is being called into question.
Read MoreQueens’ top criminal court judge promoted to Appellate Division
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Queens’ top criminal court judge was promoted by the governor on Wednesday to serve on the appellate bench.
Read MoreElmhurst Hospital to get $27 mil upgrade to maternal, infant services
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The state will send over $27 million to Elmhurst Hospital this week to help the city healthcare facility better care for mothers and children, Governor Kathy Hochul said from Western Queens on Wednesday.
Read MoreJudge dismisses suit against Forest Hills Stadium though second suit remains
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A Queens judge this week dropped one of two lawsuits brought by separate groups of Central Queens locals against Forest Hills Stadium, the concert venue some residents have alleged has become a nuisance in the private neighborhood of Forest Hills Gardens in recent years.
Read MoreCalls for more affordable housing in LIC grow as city rezones nabe
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The city is undergoing another large-scale attempt to build on a final swath of Long Island City, which has thus far evaded development – for better or for worse. But locals say the new effort to build has to look different than the last. Rather than building luxury towers locals can’t afford, the city needs to focus on affordable housing in the once-industrial neighborhood.
Read MorePolice misconduct in Queens drives ballooning cost of settlements
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The city is on pace to hand out a record amount of tax-payer dollars to settle police misconduct cases this year, thanks in no small part to a number of cases where police misconduct led to the wrongful convictions of Queens residents.
Read MoreSheriff finds $12 mil in illegal pot in Astoria warehouse
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Law enforcement officials made a surprising find on Thursday night when they busted a warehouse in Astoria storing a mountain of illegal cannabis products.
Read MoreQueens Dems nominate candidates for Supreme Court
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The Queens County Democratic Party nominated over half a dozen judicial candidates to run on its party line in the November race for Supreme Court during its annual judicial convention on Thursday night.
Read MoreNearly 50 convictions dismissed after former detective found guilty of perjury
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Nearly 50 people who had previously been found guilty of various misdemeanor charges in Queens had their records cleared this week after the shoddy work of one NYPD detective called the integrity of the cases into question.
Read MoreQueens blasts City of Yes at Borough Hall hearing
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Queens locals and elected officials blasted the mayor’s City of Yes for Housing Opportunity plan at a Borough Hall hearing on Thursday.
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