A retired firefighter from Queens was in Colombia in August when a devastating earthquake hit the country. He decided to stay and create a rescue team dubbed the Tunnel Rats.

Jackson Heights will soon get its first-ever community center, officials announced this week.

New York’s highest court could see some major changes in how it rules if its most progressive judge does not return to the bench for a new term after her current one ends in 2027, according to new data from a judicial watchdog group.

A normally quiet suburban community in Bayside was filled with police officers, attorneys and movers as the city formally evicted two alleged squatters from a deceased man’s home and handed the keys over to Queens’ public administrator on Tuesday.

“In my practice, I have seen how a decision made in a moment can change the course of a young person’s life. “

“Community-based alternatives to incarceration and post-release reentry programs are proving every day that public safety and decarceration are not competing goals.”

“Families are being presented with a false choice: Send your children to a brand-new, $92 million facility, or continue using an aging building that has been allowed to deteriorate.”

“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.”