Queens man convicted second time for 1993 murder
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For the second time in around three decades, a Queens jury found Michael Robinson guilty of murdering his estranged wife last week.
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Queens atty who was wrongfully arrested on Rikers sues city, officers’ union
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A former Queens Defenders attorney who was wrongfully accused of smuggling drugs into Rikers Island is suing the city and the correctional officers’ union who levied the accusations against him, alleging he was unlawfully detained and defamed so the union could score political points.
Read MoreFight continues to fund Far Rock trauma hospital
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Queens residents rallied outside City Hall on Wednesday to demand that Mayor Zohran Mamdani work with the City Council to help fill a $150 million hole in funding to construct a much-desired trauma center on the far-flung Rockaway peninsula.
Read MoreThreat of strike looms as public defender unions call for more funding
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Over 1,000 attorneys could go on strike as early as July 1 unless the city makes considerable investment into their public defender organizations, union leaders warned on Wednesday.
Read MoreQueens judge orders city’s ‘worst landlord’ to repair dilapidated Elmhurst apartment building
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A Queens Housing Court judge ordered the city’s “worst landlord” to fix the hazardous living conditions at a crumbling Elmhurst apartment by the end of the month or face consequences.
Read MoreLawmakers move to speed up mental competency rulings for detained defendants
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New York lawmakers sent a bill to Governor Kathy Hochul’s desk that includes several major reforms to how the courts determine if defendants are capable of standing trial.
Read MoreRikers ‘deadlocking’ debate continues at oversight hearing
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The dispute over the existence of “deadlocking,” or the practice of locking up detainees on Rikers Island for weeks or months at a time in violation of Department of Correction policy, cutting them off from health care, services and other people in custody, continued during a jail oversight meeting on Tuesday.
Read MoreQueens to host nearly a dozen free World Cup watch parties
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Watch the World Cup in the World’s Borough at one of nearly a dozen free watch parties happening across Queens over the next month.
Read MoreState lawmakers fail to advance bills that would grow NY’s Supreme Court
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A popular bill that promised to give New York the means to appoint more desperately needed trial court justices failed to make it out of the legislature last week, leaving its future, as well as the prospect of increasing the number of justices in the state, uncertain.
Read MoreQueens officials press MTA to pay attention to poor conditions to transit in Woodside
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Elected officials in Western Queens want the MTA to turn its attention to their properties in the area, which have been plagued by delayed construction, poor conditions and illegal dumping.
Read MoreNew evidence fuels bid to toss convictions in 1975 Queens murder
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Two Queens men who each served around three decades in prison are asking a judge to toss their conviction after they uncovered new evidence that they say proves their innocence.
Read MoreQueens has a bright future, officials say
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Borough, city and state officials said they were optimistic about the future of Queens at a forum held at New York Law School on Wednesday.
Read MoreHeavily amended criminal court transparency bill passed by lawmakers
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A bill passed by the state legislature on Tuesday offers a small first step into shedding light on how judges make important decisions that affect every day New Yorkers.
Read MoreMan pleads guilty to harassing Mamdani but avoids potential 60-year sentence
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A man who was arrested for allegedly threatening Mayor Zohran Mamdani in a series of voicemails pleaded guilty to a single misdemeanor aggravated harassment charge on Wednesday, avoiding a 60-year prison sentence he once faced.
Read MoreForest Hills Stadium to donate portion of drink proceeds to Queens youth program
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Forest Hills Stadium will donate a portion of all beverage proceeds made this concert season to a Queens youth charity.
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