Flushing Library evacuated after fifth bomb threat in less than two weeks
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Nearly half a dozen bomb threats have been made against the busy Flushing Library on Main Street over the past several weeks, the Eagle has learned.
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Queens-founded Chip City shutters all stores amid legal dispute
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Chip City, a cookie company founded in Astoria, suddenly shuttered all of its storefronts nationwide this week amid a messy legal dispute between the company and its former CEO and founder, who was asked to answer for the mismanagement of nearly a million dollars of the company’s funds.
Read MoreRikers reform effort falters as DOC struggles with basic jail operations
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The federal monitor tracking conditions on Rikers Island said the dangerous jail has remained mired in dysfunction and constitutional violations a little more than six months after a federal judge stripped the city of its control of the jail complex and appointed a remediation manager to lead the reform effort.
Read MoreCity targets Queens districts with little affordable housing for fast-tracked development
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Five of the 12 communities in New York City that have seen the least amount of new, affordable housing over the past half decade are in Queens – and are now being targeted by the Mamdani administration for fast-tracked housing projects, angering some local legislators.
Read MoreFeasibility of ambitious QueensLink project to be studied
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The group hoping to push along an ambitious plan to build a new train line in South Queens is moving forward with three studies it hopes will illuminate the potential benefits of the project.
Read MoreCity’s emergency response in isolated Queens communities criticized by Council
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Several Queens lawmakers say the city needs to do more to bring emergency resources to the borough’s far-flung communities on the Rockaway peninsula.
Read MoreTenants without hot water in dilapidated building owned by city’s ‘worst landlord’
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As the city’s “worst landlord” gets ready to head to court next week over conditions at one of its Queens buildings, Elmhurst tenants say they’ve been living without hot water for days and that many court-ordered repairs to crumbling building still haven’t taken place.
Read MoreLawsuit alleging courts discriminated against blind juror moves forward
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A civil rights lawsuit alleging a blind man was discriminated against and prevented from participating in jury service because of his disability will proceed after receiving the green light from a federal judge on Thursday.
Read MoreCourt rules OCA must disclose internal judicial memos
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The state must disclose all memos it sends to judges about how to interpret the law after an appellate court ruled against the Office of Court Administration’s contention that the memos were protected from the public.
Read MoreQueens dentist accused of stealing $300,000 from Medicaid
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A Queens dentist was arrested this week for filing $300,000 worth of allegedly fake Medicaid reimbursements, including some that claimed he performed dental procedures while he was jet-setting on a European vacation.
Read MoreQueens SNAP enrollment falls by 25,000 as officials warn of more cuts
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Over 25,000 Queens residents have lost access to federal food assistance programs over the past year — and elected officials said more could lose the benefit once new cuts go into effect this week.
Read MoreOpinion: What a doctor learned from one young man’s second chance
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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. “
Read MoreQueens men’s ‘friendship’ spoofed on SNL
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Two Queens men had their somewhat unlikely friendship spoofed on Saturday Night Live during the comedy sketch show’s season premiere over the weekend.
Read MoreQueens’ coastal communities flooded again as officials call for action
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Streets, sidewalks and subway stations across Southeast Queens were inundated with several inches of floodwater as a September nor’easter bore down on the East Coast over the weekend.
Read MoreA GOP candidate for governor helped nearly flip a Queens Assembly seat. Can Blakeman do the same?
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin helped Thomas Sullivan nearly flip a Queens Assembly seat from Democrat to Republican in 2022. Can this year’s Republican candidate for governor, Bruce Blakeman, give Sullivan the same boost, plus a little more?
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