Jury selection for man who allegedly shot rookie cop in Queens begins
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The jury trial for a Queens man arrested for shooting at police officers in 2023 began on Monday in Queens Criminal Court.
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After library budget fight, city breaks ground on Hollis branch renovation
/The city broke ground on a $7.4 million renovation of the Hollis branch of the Queens Public Library, months after the project was threatened by the mayor’s proposed cuts to the library system’s budget.
Read MoreCity of Yes faces an uncertain path through Queens councilmembers
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When Mayor Eric Adams’ controversial housing plan comes before the City Council for what is expected to be a marathon two-day hearing this week, it won’t get much of a warm reception from the delegation from Queens.
Read MoreMayor launches controversial crackdown on Roosevelt Ave
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Mayor Eric Adams said on Tuesday that the city would up its effort to cut down illegal vending, littering and sex trafficking on Queens’ Roosevelt Avenue. But critics said the mayor’s dedication to cleaning up the notorious street in Western Queens sounded eerily familiar to his past efforts to cut back on crime on Roosevelt, leading some to wonder if the new plan will actually lead to any lasting change.
Read MoreScooter wars: Speaker wants city to press ‘pause’ on scooter share program
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Queens officials are calling for the city Department of Transportation to put a temporary “pause” on an electric scooter sharing program it recently rolled out in several Queens neighborhoods, which the officials claim has proven to be unsafe.
Read MorePols aim to put brakes on illegal truck parking
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Several elected officials from Queens say they’ve had enough of large, commercial trucks parking on the borough’s residential streets, and that they want the NYPD to start enforcing the illegal practice.
Read MoreThe Queens boro prez’s first pitch was awful. Did it inspire the Miracle Mets?
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Queens Borough President Donovan Richards threw out a truly horrendous first pitch before a Mets game on Aug. 14. The Mets, however, would go on to win over 65 percent of their games after the toss.
Read MoreCourts to speed up cases in effort to shrink Rikers’ population
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With the city’s legally-mandated deadline to close Rikers Island now less than three years away, top court officials this week said that they plan to make a number of reforms in the city’s criminal courts in an effort to lower the jail’s population, which, as of now, is nearly twice as large as what can be held in Rikers’ replacements.
Read MoreA skyscraper in Kew Gardens Hills? A developer wants to try it
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A major developer has plans to build two nearly 50-story towers in the middle of a residential neighborhood in Central Queens – but locals want no part of it.
Read MoreFamily of man who committed suicide on Rikers sues city
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The family of a man who committed suicide on Rikers Island last year said in a new lawsuit that the city and its Department of Correction should be held accountable for the man’s death.
Read MoreCity says Queens Waterfront Greenway won’t be mapped out until 2026
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It will be some time before locals can bike and walk the planned Queens Waterfront Greenway, but the city started the development process with a public workshop on Tuesday.
Read MoreFormer Rikers worker says DOC locks mentally ill detainees inside cells for weeks
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Detainees with mental health issues are sometimes locked inside cells for weeks or months at a time without access to their needed medication and left to deteriorate, a former social worker on Rikers Island told the jails’ watchdog board on Tuesday.
Read MoreOfficer cuffed for smuggling drugs into Rikers
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A former Rikers Island correctional officer was cuffed by federal authorities last week after prosecutors said she smuggled drugs into the notorious jail complex in exchange for cash payments from detainees.
Read MoreOpinion: Why New York must embrace the Treatment Not Jail Act
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"I support the Treatment Not Jail Act, legislation that promises to extend the healing my team witnesses every day to thousands of justice-involved individuals across New York state who might otherwise be serving a jail or prison sentence."
Read MoreRepublicans spend big in state races in Queens
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Republican candidates challenging Queens Democratic state lawmakers in November’s general election are spending big, new campaign finance filings show.
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