After nearly two months of striking, union members for two legal aid organizations ratified new labor contracts, leaving only one organization left on the picket line.
Read MoreThe New York City Planning Commission overwhelmingly voted to approve the OneLIC neighborhood plan on Wednesday, sending the latest attempt to rezone the city’s fastest growing neighborhood to the City Council.
Read MoreThe Williams Pipeline, which would run just a few miles off the coast of Queens, received an approval from a federal regulatory commission last week and is one stop closer to being built.
Read MoreA longtime Queens judge is facing calls to retire from a legal advocacy group which cites longstanding concerns with his record.
Read MoreThis week, the MTA is rolling out the second and final phase of the implementation of their redrawn Queens bus maps. The rollout marks the end of an arduous 6-year process to rework the borough's bus routes with the goal of making buses faster and more frequent.
Read MoreIn the immediate weeks following the forced departure of Queens Defenders’ controversial executive director, Lori Zeno, the atmosphere inside the legal services nonprofit felt noticeably lighter.
Read MoreThe search for the person who will assume significant control of the city’s notoriously violent jails, taking power away from the mayor and Department of Correction commissioner, began in earnest on Friday.
Read MoreA handful of Queens candidates saw their campaign coffers grow following a Campaign Finance Board payout on Thursday.
Read MoreA former Queens doctor who raped at least eight women, some of whom came to him as patients, was sentenced to 24 years in prison at Queens Criminal Court on Thursday, angering a group of victims who say his sentence should keep him behind bars for life.
Read MoreMayor Eric Adams this week expanded a successful jobs program for formerly incarcerated New Yorkers – but the expansion comes as lawmakers and advocates question the mayor’s commitment to funding social services programs aimed at lowering the city’s incarcerated population, and to the closure of Rikers Island, which is years behind schedule.
Read MoreSuicides in state prisons have soared in the last several years, and solitary confinement is a leading contributor, a new report claims.
Read MoreQueens Assemblymember Jessica González-Rojas launched a new set of climate and resiliency goals as the borough marks another year since Hurricane Ida and as the legislator launches her bid for the State Senate.
Read MoreFlushing Meadows Corona Park, one of the World’s Borough’s most predominant landmarks, has seen scarce public funding in recent years, and lacks the private funding infrastructure to make up for the financial gaps.
Read MoreWhat once started as a fridge on a sidewalk in the heart of Flushing has grown into an organized community activist project aimed at addressing the city’s growing food insecurity crisis.
Read More“Metropolitan Park is a project that has been shaped by the people who live here. A steadfast partner of the community and Elmcor, Metropolitan Park has been intentional with its support for putting the community first. “
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