BP gives $1 mil for improvements to Woodhaven Blvd. buses
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Queens Borough President Donovan Richards allocated $1 million on Monday to kickstart the second phase of work to upgrade select bus service on Woodhaven Boulevard.
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Former Queens Defenders boss to remain out on bond despite continued theft
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The controversial former head of Queens Defenders was let off with a warning by a judge on Monday after prosecutors alleged that she had continued to attempt to steal funds from her former nonprofit as she awaits trial.
Read MoreWhite nationalist group's banners hung throughout Queens
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Banners promoting the white nationalist group Patriot Front were hung from several overpasses along a major road over the weekend in Queens, the most diverse county in the United States.
Read MoreMayoral candidates spar over Roosevelt Avenue
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The three remaining men vying for New York City mayor sparred over how to address crime and improve quality of life on Roosevelt Avenue on Thursday during the first of two debates in the race.
Read MoreFederal judge refuses city’s request to review Rikers receivership order
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A federal judge on Thursday dealt another blow to the Adams administration’s efforts to retain control of Rikers Island, denying a motion that sought to undo her decision to put the troubled jail complex under federal receivership.
Read MoreYonkers casino developers pull bid, increasing odds for Queens plans
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The chances of Queens one day being home to two casinos – and another right at its border – grew exponentially this week after MGM withdrew its bid to expand their racino into a casino in Yonkers.
Read MoreTrial begins for man accused of running over 3-year-old
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The trial of a 22-year-old charged in the death of a 3-year-old child in Queens officially began on Wednesday.
Read MoreQueens GOP condemns Young Republicans’ ‘vile’ group chat
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Republican leaders in Queens distanced themselves from a group of Young Republicans who regularly used racial slurs, and antisemitic, sexist and violent language in a leaked Telegram chat reported by POLITICO this week.
Read MoreForest Hills Gardens sues city in federal court
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A group of Queens residents is moving their ongoing fight against Forest Hills Stadium to federal court with a new lawsuit directed at the city.
Read MoreHochul joins Mamdani to announce new funding for Astoria Boys & Girls Club
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Governor Kathy Hochul is allocating $5 million to Astoria’s Variety Boys & Girls Club to build a new clubhouse, expand the nonprofit’s programming and build new affordable housing, making the Astoria location the largest club in the country.
Read MoreCalls grow for expansion of state’s treatment courts
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The leaders of New York’s courts, a number of elected officials, lawyers and advocates together on Friday called on the state to reform its court system in a way that they say will prevent the cycle of incarceration hundreds of mentally ill New Yorkers experience every year.
Read MoreQueens pol pitches bill to permanently bar ICE from Rikers
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About a month after a judge ruled that the Adams administration’s efforts to allow federal immigration agents to open up an office on Rikers Island were illegal, a Queens lawmaker introduced a bill to ensure similar mayoral orders never come again.
Read MoreJamaica rezoning clears Council committees with less housing but a lot more money
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The plan to rezone a large swath of bustling Downtown Jamaica cleared two crucial City Council committee votes on Thursday with nearly 500 fewer housing units than initially planned and significantly more in community benefit funds to help meet the demands of local councilmembers.
Read MoreYoung, progressive Democrats file for Queens seats
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Four previously unelected Democrats are filing to run for the legislature in 2026. Two are mounting challenges against longtime incumbents in districts where Zohran Mamdani won in the primary.
Read MoreCuomo would abandon borough jails and rebuild Rikers if elected
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Former Governor Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday that he would build new “state-of-the-art” jails on Rikers island in lieu of the four borough-based jails currently being built, if he is elected mayor.
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