While the city said it planned to fix the chaotic conditions on the North Outer Roadway of the Queensboro Bridge by adding a separate path for cyclists by the end of the summer, their self-imposed deadline now appears entirely out of reach – again.
Read More"What the spiritual writer, George MacLeod, and the songwriter, Paul Simon, both know and know well is that life is meant to be lived and our character-filled buildings, just like our character-filled neighborhoods, are meant to host and give witness to life."
Read MoreQueens Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made an energetic speech during the first night of the Democratic National Convention on Monday night in Chicago.
Read MoreA man being held on Rikers Island died on Tuesday in a Queens hospital after suffering an apparent medical emergency.
Read More"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."
Read MoreA 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 MoreNotorious former Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein appeared in Queens Criminal Court on Monday where a judge ordered him to remain on Rikers Island.
Read MoreA 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 More"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 MoreMore 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 was promoted by the governor on Wednesday to serve on the appellate bench.
Read MoreThe 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 MoreA 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 MoreThe 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 MoreThe 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.
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