Queens Dems pick Civil Court candidates to support in 2023 primary
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The Queens County Democratic Party voted to support five candidates to fill five judicial vacancies on the Queens Civil Court bench last week.
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Best pizza competition ends in victory for Rockaway Beach joint
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Rocco’s of Roc Beach is the best pizza joint in all of Queens, according to the Queens Chamber of Commerce’s first-ever Best Pizza Competition, which wrapped up last week.
Read MoreState commission to hear Queens’ thoughts on Assembly districts
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The New York Independent Redistricting Commission will hold a hearing in Queens this week to gather feedback on its proposed Assembly district map. What’s at stake?
Read MoreLawsuit calls for full Senate vote on LaSalle
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A lawsuit was filed on Thursday demanding that a judge order the State Senate to take a full vote on Governor Kathy Hochul’s nominee for chief judge of the Court of Appeals, three weeks after the nominee was rejected by the Senate’s Judiciary Committee in a 10-9 vote.
Read MoreAfter eating 200 NYC bagels, Brooklyn man to host Queens bagel tour
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“It's a great day to be able to get out with people and just kind of BS and talk about what their favorite bagels are and the experiences we had – it's just a great vessel for conversation.”
Read MoreOpinion: Albany must pass legislation to protect young New Yorkers from invasive police interrogations
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“At 16-years-old, I waived my rights without understanding them, and that culminated in a false confession that ultimately cost me 16 years in prison for murder and rape prior to DNA evidence exonerating me. But my case is not the only one.”
Read MoreQueens public defenders walk out amid contract negations with Legal Aid Society
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“It's really disgusting that we're even being put in this situation, to be always trying to survive, scraping by with a law degree and with the amount of experience that we have,” said one Legal Aid Society attorney. Contract negotiations between the attorneys’ union and the Legal Aid Society have been ongoing for seven months.
Read MoreAmid lawsuit, DOC brings on atty to oversee Rikers health services
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The Department of Correction named a new official to help lead its health programming – an appointment that comes as the agency continues to face allegations that it has failed to provide medical treatment to detainees on Rikers Island.
Read MoreTop judge details the court’s budget needs
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What do court officials have to say about the governor’s recent budget proposal?
Read MoreAdams turns to civil law to eliminate illegal weed market
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In his latest attempt to combat unlicensed weed sellers shopping their wares in the now-legal marijuana market, Mayor Eric Adams and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said on Tuesday that they’re turning to the civil law book.
Read MoreMan dies on Rikers, first death this year
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An elderly man died on Rikers Island over the weekend, marking the first time an incarcerated individual has died in the troubled jail facility this year.
Read MoreAdams ends vax mandate for city workers
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Almost three years removed from the onset of the COVID pandemic, Mayor Eric Adams pulled back the vaccination requirement for city workers this week, repealing a measure put in place by his mayoral predecessor in the fall of 2021.
Read MoreAmid national shortage, local school trains tomorrow’s court reporters
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Court reporters are a key facet of the court system – the “guardians of the record,” must certify the all important transcription of the court’s proceedings, which become the record of the case. But in recent years, the ranks of court reporters in Queens and the city has dwindled.
Read MoreHow the LIC Courthouse intertwines with the creation of New York City
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Now dwarfed by the high-rise office buildings and condos that surround it in Hunters Point, the Long Island City Courthouse may seem little out of place in the neighborhood. But its construction played a vital role in the consolidation of New York City and the founding of Nassau County. Its legacy continues to have major ramifications today.
Read MoreCandidates begin raising cash in Queens Council races
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Take a look at who has started raising money in the upcoming Queens City Council races.
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