Queens Borough Donovan Richards told the Adams administration on Monday that he tentatively supports their controversial citywide rezoning plan, which was rejected by more than two-thirds of the borough’s community boards.
Read More"The ability to add an accessory home, like a basement apartment, can be a lifeline for people like me and my family. It would be an essential source of income that can make the difference between being able to stay in your home or losing your home."
Read MoreAs part of her State of the City speech, City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams proposed building a new neighborhood on the 172-acre site currently occupied by Aqueduct Racetrack.
Read MoreSeveral disabled migrants and their families have faced hurdles in their attempts to get the city to provide them with the accommodations they need to live a healthy life.
Read MoreThe city, a group of developers and the New York City Football Club officially kicked off their bid to bring New York City’s first-ever soccer stadium to Queens this week.
Read MoreThe potential migrant shelter at Aqueduct Racetrack at Resorts World Casino, which was floated by city officials as a possibility along with the Creedmoor site in mid-July, no longer seems like a viable option for shelter, city officials confirmed to the Eagle this week.
Read MoreDespite pushback from a number of Eastern Queens officials, the city says it is moving forward with a plan to bring a 1,000-bed shelter for adult male asylum seekers to the Creedmoor Psychiatric Center campus in the coming months.
Read MoreFour of the city’s five borough presidents, including Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, said in an open letter this week that the city must do more to fund its Right to Counsel program.
Read MoreThe Adams administration had difficulty answering questions about the city’s struggling Right to Counsel program during a City Council oversight hearing held on Monday.
Read MoreAdvocates rallied in front of the Queens Civil Court building in support of a South Jamaica resident who is facing eviction from her home of 13 years after allegedly declining her landlord’s sexual advances.
Read MoreThe largest rezoning in the history of Queens – dubbed Innovation QNS – was given the thumbs up on Tuesday by the City Council, clearing the final major hurdle in the half decade battle for the project’s approval.
Read MoreFollowing months of negotiations and heated disagreements that sparked a citywide conversation about how elected officials plan to deal with the city’s housing crisis, the City Council’s Land Use Committee unanimously approved the controversial Innovation QNS development slated for Astoria.
Read MoreInnovation QNS was unanimously approved by the City Council’s Subcommittee on Zoning. The controversial project’s developers upped their housing promise but not everyone is on board. Negotiations will likely come down to the wire.
Read MoreWalking through the site proposed for redevelopment, Mayor Eric Adams reaffirmed his support of the controversial Innovation QNS project.
Read MoreThe fight over Innovation QNS finally made its way to City Hall this week, as the City Council began mulling over whether it will approve or reject the largest proposed development in the history of Queens.
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