Jamaica car wash owner sued for $400K in wages
Leave your thoughtsNine workers at a busy Queens car wash off Merrick Boulevard in Jamaica have filed suit against the car wash…
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Majority of municipal ID applications come from Queens
Leave your thoughtsQueens residents have submitted the largest number of municipal ID applications out of the five boroughs, the city announced last…
Immigration centers on Roosevelt Avenue react to Obamas Executive Order
Leave your thoughtsPresident Obama’s executive action on immigration echoed along Roosevelt Avenue, where hundreds of newcomers gathered to view the speech at…
Borough leaders celebrate extension to sick pay law
Leave your thoughtsSupporters of a bill that would increase paid sick leave for part-time workers are celebrating after Mayor Bill de Blasio…
USTA pledges $10M to park for expansion
Leave your thoughtsThe City Council voted Wednesday to allow the United States Tennis Association to expand in Flushing Meadows Corona Park following…
Sheldon Silver rejects new Scaffold Law: Moya
Leave your thoughtsState Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D-Manhattan) killed proposed changes to the city’s Scaffold Law Tuesday, according to a spokeswoman for…
Parks hearing studies Flushing Mdws funds
Leave your thoughtsThe city Parks Department revealed how much money goes into Flushing Meadows Corona Park at a hearing last week, although…
Willets housing vow lost to citys legal fears
Leave your thoughtsDevelopers of the $3 million Willets Point project are not contractually required to build affordable housing in part because the…
City Council passes paid sick day legislation
Leave your thoughtsA bill requiring city businesses to provide paid sick leave to their employees passed the City Council with overwhelming support…
Task force to tackle overcrowded schools in western Qns
Leave your thoughtsTo address overcrowding in western Queens, the city Department of Education opened PS 307 in Corona in 2008, but it…