A group of community organizations in Long Island City are joining the local councilmember in calling on the city to turn 8.5 acres of city-owned land into new open space as part of the massive OneLIC neighborhood plan.
Read MoreThe New York State Legislature passed a package of prison reforms on the last day of the legislative session, sending the bills to the governor’s desk. However, the governor has not indicated if she plans to support the package or not.
Read MoreDespite the rain pouring down on the five boroughs on Saturday, thousands citywide and in Queens went out to the polls to cast their vote on the first day of early voting.
Read MoreAn attorney with the controversy-embroiled Queens Defenders was busted for allegedly trying to smuggle THC-soaked paper into a Rikers Island facility on Wednesday.
Read MoreAppellate service providers rallied outside City Hall on Wednesday demanding the city fund their office and bring a wage increase for attorneys as a mass strike of public defenders threatens to throw the court system into disarray.
Read MorePresident Donald Trump’s Department of Justice is suing New York State over a law that protects migrants from being arrested when they go to routine proceedings in state courthouses. The move was made at the same time Governor Kathy Hochul was testifying before congress on the issue of immigration.
Read MoreThe city this week launched a new effort to discourage kids from subway surfing, a deadly phenomenon that’s been particularly prevalent in Queens.
Read MoreLori Zeno, the former head of Queens Defenders, allegedly stole tens of thousands of dollars from the organization she founded to fund luxury vacations, a teeth-whitening procedure and other personal expenses, prosecutors said this week.
Read MoreA popular bill that would remove the population limit on new judicial seats appears unlikely to make it through the state legislature this year, but lawmakers say their plan to make a drastic change to the state’s constitution is very much alive.
Read MoreThe man who shot two police officers in East Elmhurst just over a year ago was sentenced to nearly three decades in prison by a Queens judge on Tuesday.
Read MoreThe Queens borough president last week hit the city with a number of tough questions about their plan to redevelop a large swath of Jamaica through an effort known as the Jamaica Neighborhood Plan.
Read MoreQueens City Councilmember Francincso Moya endorsed Yanna Henriquez in the four-way Democratic primary race to succeed him.
Read MoreA Queens City Council candidate has a number of images on their website that appear to be generated by AI. He’s not the first and he won’t be the last. What should voters know about the rise of AI in politics?
Read MoreWhen Queens’ voters head to the polls later this month, they won’t just be casting a vote for New York City mayor – they’ll also help decide several competitive judicial races in the World’s Borough.
Read MoreCurrent technological funding and investments for legal aid services is still insufficient despite years of increased spending, a new report from the NY Commission on Access to Justice says.
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