Queens buses are slow and often late, report says
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Queens buses are slower, and less on time than the city average, a new report from the comptroller’s office says.
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Year-long gang war ends with arrest of twelve men
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A dozen men responsible for the majority of shootings in Southeast Queens during a gang war this past year were arrested and indicted this last week, putting an end to a year-long investigation by law enforcement.
Read MoreOpinion: Eliminating stops on the Q47 is a step in the wrong direction
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“For a corporate center that hosts more than a thousand employees every day — including staff at the Department of Corrections, Skanska, numerous firms and the headquarters of the Queens Chamber of Commerce — this change is more than an inconvenience. It is a step backward for our borough’s economy.”
Read MoreMassive Queens redevelopment killed by developers
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The promise of a new neighborhood replete with thousands of apartments, shops and new parks in Southern Astoria is no more after a group of developers abandoned their plans for their massive project known as Innovation QNS.
Read MorePublic defenders to return to work nearly two months after striking
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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 MoreCity Planning Commission greenlights LIC rezoning
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The 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 MoreActivists and pols ramp up opposition to Williams pipeline as early approvals come
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The 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 MoreLegal advocates call for the forced retirement of a Queens judge
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A longtime Queens judge is facing calls to retire from a legal advocacy group which cites longstanding concerns with his record.
Read MoreConfusion and catharsis as Queens bus redesign rolls into final stop
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This 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 More‘We were being punished’: Former Queens Defenders staff say forced transition has been difficult
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In 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 MoreJudge begins considering candidates to takeover Rikers
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The 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 MoreQueens candidates get more funds while Adams is spurred again
/A handful of Queens candidates saw their campaign coffers grow following a Campaign Finance Board payout on Thursday.
Read More‘Sickening’: Victims blast prison sentence for Queens doctor who raped patients
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A 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 MoreCity expands job program for former detainees as Rikers crisis looms
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Mayor 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 have skyrocketed in state prions, data shows
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Suicides in state prisons have soared in the last several years, and solitary confinement is a leading contributor, a new report claims.
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