The death toll on Rikers Island continued to rise to its second-highest point in the past four years on Monday when a 33-year-old detainee died after allegedly having an allergic reaction in the city’s jail complex.

The sweeping powers of the yet-to-be-named receiver that will soon assume control over much of the city’s jail system were detailed in a recent ruling from a federal judge.

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani officially threw his support behind longtime friend Diana Moreno in her bid to succeed him in the State Assembly.

A Queens-raised official who manages the City University of New York’s finances was tapped by Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to serve as the director of the Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget on Thursday.

The Working Families Party is endorsing Jessica González-Rojas in her bid to unseat State Senator Jessica Ramos, who the WFP has previously supported.

Over a dozen people who allegedly helped run an open-air drug market near a troubled stretch in Queens were indicted on felony charges this week.

A years-long legal battle between Forest Hills Stadium and its neighbors may well soon come to an end after the co-op board that brought the lawsuits was unseated in an election last week.

As a new mayor and new City Council speaker are set to soon take office, legal and housing advocates are making the push to get the city to fully fund its long-struggling Right to Counsel program.

Mayor Eric Adams gave what is expected to be one of his last addresses as mayor on Tuesday, lauding his administration’s accomplishments while taking shots at his haters and critics.

“With the mayoral elections coming up, it's important that we seek out representatives who will do right by their constituents and abolish Rikers once and for all. “

The Oklahoma-based Williams Transco company is proposing a pipeline through lower Hudson Harbor again. New York first rejected this pipeline in 2020, and now we must do it again. What’s good for a Tulsa gas company is terrible for Queens’ health and our wallets.

“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.”

“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. “

A LaGuardia Community College STEM grant program was cut by the Trump Administration and the professor is calling for it to be reinstated.

If we want LIC to stay accessible, we need to build more homes here. That’s why I support the OneLIC proposal.