Shawn Williams cried when the jury delivered the not-guilty verdict at his Queens Supreme Court trial last week. “Like a baby,” he added.
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Attorney General Letitia James’ office will not bring charges against the two NYPD officers who shot and killed Queens teenager Win Rozario in his family’s home last year while he was allegedly in the throes of a mental health crisis.
Heavily armed federal agents from the Department of Homeland Security were spotted in Jackson Heights on Thursday morning, and reportedly detained a woman who recently moved into the neighborhood before being berated by locals.
Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso announced his bid to succeed retiring Representative Nydia Velázquez in Congress on Thursday, making him the first major candidate to throw their hat in the ring to represent the Queens and Brooklyn district.
New York City’s judges go through a heavy vetting process before they can serve, but advocates say not much is known about what criteria gets them to the bench.
An NYPD officer recently violated the city’s sanctuary city law and gaps in the department’s policies leave it vulnerable to similar violations in the future, a new report from the New York City Department of Investigation found.
While a majority of voters in Queens cast a ballot for Mamdani, others voted for former Governor Andrew Cuomo or Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa. But a handful of those voters got a little more creative.
The MTA will be permanently swapping two Queens train routes to improve congestion issues in Western Queens and Roosevelt Island, agency brass announced Wednesday.
A group of over 220 organizations launched a new coalition this week to defend against any potential attempt to roll back the state’s Raise the Age law, which prevents the state from prosecuting 16- and 17-year-olds as adults.
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It’s not Hollywood, but Queens is a film and television town, too. Writers in the World’s Borough picketed in front of one of Queens’ three studios this week.
The Queens Jazz Orchestra is honoring staples of the jazz world with a performance on June 17.
What do Italian and Senegalese music have in common? Two musicians performing at Flushing Town Hall next month are about to find out.
Former Queens Supreme Court Civil Term Administrative Judge Jeremy Weinstein has added one more profession to his impressive resume: movie star.
“This year we wanted to do something special to encourage our customers to return to holiday shopping in our local downtown Jamaica.”

A Rikers Island correctional officer will be fired after being found guilty this week of sexually abusing a woman in his Queens home – a decision that comes years after he was first accused by multiple detained women of sexually abusing them while on the job.