New York’s mandatory retirement age for judges will remain in place after the state’s top court rejected an argument from a trio of elderly justices who claimed that the retirement rules amounted to a form of discrimination.

Queens Supreme Court Justice Sandra Perez was officially sworn into the bench last week. The judge is a founding member of the Latino Lawyers Association of Queens County, which has successfully pushed to get a number of its members elected to the courts in recent years.

Judges in a state appellate court issued rulings in two separate lawsuits against Forest Hills Stadium last week, sending one back to a Queens court for further proceedings while dismissing another.

While the federal monitor tasked with tracking conditions on Rikers Island appears optimistic about the leadership of the two new officials in charge of the city’s jails, violence in the troubled complex remains high, the monitor said in a new report.

Queens locals joined the millions of New Yorkers who lined the Canyon of Heroes in Manhattan to celebrate the 2026 NBA champion New York Knicks on Thursday.

Years of legislative debate over the role state judges should play in granting custody rights during cases of alleged abuse may finally be over after the legislature passed a bill that includes new procedures, evidentiary standards and considerations for those cases.

Queens State Senator Michael Gianaris may be retiring at the end of the year, but that hasn’t stopped him from endorsing those he hopes will become future members of the legislature – except when it comes to the race to fill his own seat.

With merch to buy, highlights to watch and fellow New Yorkers to high five, there are bountiful opportunities to relive the glory of the New York Knicks championship win over the weekend.

Somebody has to win the race for Queens’ 23rd Assembly District.

Severe leaks on the roof of a popular Flushing adult center has led organizers to shut down programming for around 700 local seniors, a pair of local officials say. 

“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.”

“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. “