A man’s 2017 burglary and assault conviction was tossed by a group of appeals judges last week after they ruled that the Queens judge overseeing the case appeared to act like a prosecutor instead of an independent arbiter.

The city was back in court defending its rollout of the pied-à-terre tax this week. A number of lawmakers and advocates from Queens rallied before the hearing in support of the surcharge on second homes valued at $5 million or higher.

Former Queens City Councilmember Eric Ulrich used his influence in Mayor Eric Adams’ administration to score his co-defendant’s daughter a high-paying job in the Department of Correction, recorded phone calls played in court on Tuesday showed.

A judge this week ordered the city to temporarily halt overnight construction of its borough-based jail in Chinatown, potentially delaying the jail’s completion and the city’s plan to close Rikers Island, which is already running years behind schedule.

Queens buses have been speedier in the 12 months since the MTA’s implementation of a new, controversial bus map in the borough, transit officials said Monday.

Around half of the candidates running for a judicial position in Queens got the thumbs up from a pair of local bar associations, which aim to give voters insight into whether candidates have the temperament, experience and record to sit on the bench.

Queens voters turned out for the first two days of early voting in this year’s midterm elections in numbers that trounced recent years.

After years of headaches brought on by incessant bumper-to-bumper traffic, Queens residents may be able to look forward to smoother rides on the long-troubled and construction-plagued Van Wyck Expressway.

Days before Queens voters began casting ballots in this year’s general election, the City Council passed two pieces of legislation that aim to make it easier for detainees on Rikers Island to cast their ballots.

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“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.”