7 line remains overwhelming epicenter of subway surfing epidemic
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As the city continues to crack down on the dangerous subway surfing habit among young New Yorkers, Queens famous 7 line remains the epicenter of the trend.
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Bronx Defenders call off strike as tentative agreement is made
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As the threat of a mass public defender strike continues to loom over the city, one of the largest union shops already on strike struck a tentative deal with their employer on Sunday.
Read MoreLegal aid strike doubles in size as public defender powerhouse threatens to follow
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The threat of massive disruptions to the city’s courts grew Friday as the ongoing mass strike of public defenders and legal services attorneys doubled in size.
Read MoreBP pitches ‘Reimagine Ravenswood’ plan
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Officials on Thursday unveiled the outline of their plan to use an upcoming renewable energy hub to bring new economic opportunities to an underserved Queens community.
Read MoreState-ready prisoners slowly begin to move off Rikers but major concerns remain
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For the first time in months, the number of New Yorkers being processed into the state’s prisons is higher than the number being declared “state ready” in local jails throughout the state, Department of Corrections and Community Supervision officials say.
Read MoreStudents rally for QueensLink project
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Queens College students rallied in Rego Park on Wednesday, calling for the city and mayoral candidates to invest the city’s cash into resurrecting an old train line in Southeast Queens.
Read MoreAdams made NYPD his personal ‘racketeering enterprise,’ lawsuit alleges
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Mayor Eric Adams' legal troubles grew on Wednesday as yet another former NYPD executive filed a lawsuit against the mayor, accusing Adams of turning the NYPD and the city into his own personal criminal conspiracy empire and targeting any who opposed him.
Read MoreCity defends City of Yes in court
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The city made its first defense of its sweeping but controversial plan to address New York City’s housing crisis known as the City of Yes for Housing Opportunity in a Staten Island courtroom on Wednesday.
Read MoreQueens teen released from ICE custody
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A Queens high school student arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in June was released from a holding facility in Texas on bond this week.
Read MoreQueens judge who presided over Trump criminal trial says federal immigration crackdown hits close to home
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The Jackson Heights-raised judge who presided over Donald Trump’s criminal case criticized the fellow Queens man’s policies regarding immigration and the rule of law during a local bar association event in the World’s Borough this week.
Read MoreHundreds of public defenders go on strike
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The prospect of the largest public defender strike in 30 years grew likelier Tuesday as hundreds of attorneys across a trio of organizations walked out of their offices and took to the picket line.
Read MoreMatching funds flow in first payout of general election
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Money has begun to flow following the first public matching fund payout for the upcoming general election season, with several Queens candidates pulling in cash for their campaigns.
Read MoreGonzález-Rojas to primary Ramos
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Queens Assemblymember Jessica González-Rojas has filed to primary State Senator Jessica Ramos for her Western Queens seat next year.
Read MoreCouncil passes bill to require DOC to report detainee deaths
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The City Council on Monday passed a bill that they say will bring transparency to the way the city’s Department of Correction announces and shares information about detainee deaths.
Read MoreCuomo restarts mayoral bid after primary loss
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Former Governor Andrew Cuomo re-kicked off his campaign for mayor on Monday, breaking his month-long silence after being handily defeated in the primary election last month.
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