City funds crucial step in bringing trauma center to Rockaway
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The money needed to fund a key step in the fight to build a trauma hospital in the Rockaways was included in the city’s budget this week.
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Thousands of public defenders prepare to strike
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Attorneys working at the city’s largest public defender group are prepared to begin the largest public defender strike in 30 years if the organization they work for doesn’t increase their pay and meet other demands for a new labor contract.
Read MoreQueens BP weighs in on state of mayor’s race after staying mum on primary
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After mostly staying quiet during the lead up to June’s primary election, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards dished out his thoughts on the state of the mayor’s race to reporters on Monday.
Read MoreMayor wrongly blocked solitary confinement ban, judge says
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Mayor Eric Adams illegally declared a state of emergency in the city’s jails in an effort to skirt around implementing a law banning solitary confinement in New York City, a judge ruled on Monday.
Read MoreBP greenlights Jamaica rezoning plan with call for more investment
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Queens Borough President Donovan Richards approved the city’s plan to redevelop a major section of Downtown Jamaica on Monday, bucking the recommendations made by two local community boards.
Read MoreLocals want mayor to keep promise on Rockaway trauma center site
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As City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams and Mayor Eric Adams shook hands on a $115.9 billion city budget, many aspects remain unclear. Among them, if previously committed funds to secure a site for a trauma center in Rockaway will be included.
Read MoreElecteds and legal advocates call on mayor to expand immigrant legal services
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As the June 30 deadline for the city budget approaches, lawmakers and legal advocates gathered on the steps of City Hall on Thursday demanding more funding for immigrant legal services.
Read MoreThe Queens Bus Redesign will – finally – launch on Sunday
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More than half a decade after it was first pitched, the MTA officially announced the launched the long-awaited redesign of the Queens bus map on Thursday.
Read MoreAdams kicked off reelection campaign but new poll has him behind
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Mayor Eric Adams, flanked by city faith leaders kicked off his re-election campaign as an independent candidate on Thursday, but the first poll of the general election cycle has him trailing.
Read MoreFaith versus politics: A pastor responds to fear with hope in Corona
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Pastor Victor Tiburcio stands on the main stage at Aliento de Vida Church in Corona, surrounded by sky-blue walls and parishioners standing with their arms in the air, some crying while praying in whispers
Read MoreDriver indicted in fatal hit-and-run of cyclist in Astoria
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Last October, over 100 cyclists held a vigil in the streets of Astoria paying respect to the life of a woman who was killed riding her bike. On Monday, the man they said killed her was indicted.
Read MoreMamdani wins primary, tight Queens local races up for grabs
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Queens Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani is th apparent Democratic nominee for mayor.
Read MoreOne hot Election Day: Queens votes for mayor, city council under blistering heat
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Across New York City and Queens voters went to the polls as the temperature outside hit triple-digits.
Read MoreFamily of Queens teen killed by police file lawsuit against city
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The family of Win Rozario, the 19-year-old shot and killed by police in his Queens home last year, filed a lawsuit against the city and the NYPD for wrongful death on Monday.
Read MoreTwo inmates die on Rikers in one afternoon
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Two inmates in Department of Correction custody died within an hour and a half of each on Rikers Island on Friday afternoon.
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