JFK redevelopment reaches milestone
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Construction was topped off at John F. Kennedy International Airport’s $4.2 billion new Terminal 6 on Tuesday.
Read MoreMayor Eric Adams charged with bribery
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Eric Adams became the first New York City mayor in modern history to be criminally charged while in office on Thursday.
Read MoreNYPD violated laws when policing street vendors, advocates say
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A group of Queens street vendors are saying the NYPD broke the law when they confiscated and threw out their belongings in late August.
Read MoreBorough prez says ‘yes’ to City of Yes – with conditions
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Queens Borough Donovan Richards told the Adams administration on Monday that he tentatively supports their controversial citywide rezoning plan, which was rejected by more than two-thirds of the borough’s community boards.
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 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.
Read MoreAs concert season continues, Forest Hills residents still split over stadium
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Several months after a judge ordered the operators of Forest Hills Stadium to do a better job monitoring the sound coming out of the music venue, some residents nearby say the disturbances continue. But as the concert season moves through the summer, others in the neighborhood say the stadium has become an even more vital member of the Central Queens community.
Read MoreAfter nearly two decades, York College gets new athletic field
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After nearly two decades, CUNY students at York College finally have their track and field back again.
Read MoreAfter years of delays, Far Rock gets new library
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Queens Public Library reopened their branch in Far Rockaway on Tuesday, a two-floor structure that is the culmination of six years of construction and years of advocacy from locals and the elected officials.
Read MoreNew Southeast Queens police precinct nears completion
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Police officials this week told residents that the long-awaited 116th Precinct in Rosedale is nearly completed and on track to open before the end of the year, but before the new precinct’s doors officially open, there remain some major milestones to complete. Among them – selecting the precinct’s inaugural commander.
Read MoreMTA’s new Queens bus map far from perfect, residents say
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Around three years after the MTA decided to ditch their first attempt at redesigning Queens’ complex bus map after it was almost universally panned, their latest attempt, which they shared with riders at Queens Borough Hall on Wednesday night, hasn’t necessarily won everyone over.
Read MoreCreedmoor redevelopment to run through 2040, new docs show
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While construction may begin within the next several years on the state’s massive plan to redevelop the Creedmoor Psychiatric Facility campus, new documents show it may be decades until the project is completed.
Read MoreThree QPL branches to reopen following budget restorations
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Three Queens library branches currently under construction and previously at risk of not reopening, will soon open their doors as a result of new funding included in the recently passed city budget, the Queens Public Library system said on Tuesday.
Read MoreSpeed limits on a dozen Queens streets to drop below 25 mph
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Drivers on certain streets in Queens are going to need to slow down in the near future as the city begins to implement a state law designed to increase safety on city streets.
Read MoreOfficials once again call for water safety measures following Rockaway drownings
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Following the drowning of two teens in the waters off of Rockaway Beach, locals are once again calling for increased safety measures along the borough’s and city’s shores.
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