Judge kills state law that prohibits ICE from wearing masks
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New York State can’t tell Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to take off their masks, a federal judge ruled on Monday.
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Queens councilmembers lead charge on e-bike regulations
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Several city councilmembers from Queens are leading the legislative body in its new push to crack down on the proliferation of illegal e-bikes and e-scooters increasingly seen on the city’s streets.
Read MoreCourt to hear appeal of controversial Chanel Lewis murder conviction
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Nearly 10 years to the day after Karina Vetrano was found brutally murdered in a Howard Beach park, the man serving a life sentence for her killing was given a chance to challenge his conviction.
Read MoreQueens councilmember breaks with progressives on ICE abolition letter
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Only a single member of the City Council’s Progressive Caucus has not signed on to a popular letter calling on Democratic leadership to push for the abolition of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Read MoreTensions flare as public defender strike heads into second week
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As the city’s public defender strike entered its second week, both sides of the picket line pointed the finger at one another for refusing to compromise on deals that would bring around 500 attorneys and legal staff back to work.
Read MoreLocals celebrate opening of controversial Astoria bike lane as court battle continues
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Astoria locals and elected officials celebrated the opening of the controversial 31st Street bike lane over the weekend while several local businesses continue to fight it in court.
Read MoreMayor taps Jennifer Jones Austin as CCRB chair
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The mayor on Friday appointed a prominent criminal justice expert to lead the city’s Civilian Complaint Review Board, the NYPD’s oversight body, marking the first time in over six years that the watchdog group has had a permanent chairperson.
Read MoreFallen soldier remembered at emotional funeral in Queens
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The Ozone Park and Queens community laid to rest a fallen neighbor on Friday.
Read MoreQueens officials push for new era at Flushing Meadows Corona Park
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Officials in Queens said this week that they want to reverse decades of underfunding of the borough’s largest and most well-known green space, Flushing Meadows Corona Park.
Read MoreLIC community leaders question Mamdani-backed housing development
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The Mamdani administration announced a plan to build 1,000 homes on a vacant city-owned lot in Long Island City earlier this week – but some community leaders say the project won’t go far enough to make Queens' most expensive neighborhood more affordable.
Read MoreCity’s ‘worst landlord’ illegally overcharged Queens residents millions in rent, lawsuit alleges
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The city’s “worst landlords” are facing a new class action lawsuit after they allegedly overcharged rent-stabilized Queens residents by millions of dollars without implementing legally required improvements to their apartments.
Read MoreQueens College faculty calls for CUNY to reverse cuts
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Faculty members at Queens’ largest City University of New York college are pushing back against budget cuts, which have led to a number of cancelled classes and layoffs of adjunct professors.
Read MorePublic defender org accused of illegally offering cash bonuses to disrupt strike
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A public defender union has accused its employer of offering cash incentives to members who cross the picket line as a mass legal aid strike continues across the city.
Read MoreMTA wants to fix Queens stations to address citywide bottleneck issues
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The MTA says it needs to make changes to two Queens stations in order to address major bottleneck issues centered in Brooklyn.
Read MoreMeeks wants Queens soldier included in Iran war death count
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A Queens congressmember blasted the Trump administration for removing Staff Sergeant Angel Sarah Rampersad, who was from Queens, and three others from the Iran war’s official death toll.
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