The city’s public defender strike officially ended last week after the final striking legal aid union reached a tentative agreement over a new contract with their employer, ending a labor struggle that saw over 1,000 union members strike at various points throughout the past month.
Read MoreMayor Zohran Mamdani threw his support behind a Queens legislator's bill that aims to rein in Amazon and other companies’ use of contracted delivery drivers.
Read MoreThe state Commission on Judicial Conduct last week ordered a Queens Civil Court judge to be removed from the bench, marking the first time the top level of discipline has been doled out by the commission to a judge in the World’s Borough in nearly a decade.
Read MoreThree Queens judges were nominated to run for the New York State Supreme Court by the Queens County Democratic Party last week.
Read MoreA federal appeals court recently upheld a lower court ruling that found that New Yorkers have the right to access prosecutorial disciplinary proceedings and records, which are currently shrouded in secrecy.
Read MoreMost had expected election night to be a long haul for sophomore Assemblymember Claire Valdez, who was running in a competitive four-way race to succeed a revered New York lawmaker.
Read MoreTenants of a building owned by the city’s “worst landlord” say their Elmhurst apartment complex remains in poor condition, nearly two months after a Queens judge ordered the owners to repair it.
Read MoreThe Independent Rikers Commission is hoping to remind New Yorkers why the city first began to endeavor closing its dangerous jail complex, even if it has no shot at hitting the legally-mandated 2027 deadline to do so.
Read MoreAs lawmakers consider whether to extend a controversial law that allows for mentally ill people to be involuntarily committed, a new report shows the law’s implementation may be doing unseen harm.
Read MoreAfter a week of striking, attorneys and support staff in Manhattan returned to work on Tuesday, signaling the legal aid labor struggle that has boiled over in the past two weeks may be winding down.
Read MoreNew York State can’t tell Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to take off their masks, a federal judge ruled on Monday.
Read MoreSeveral 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 MoreNearly 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 MoreOnly 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 MoreAs 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.
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