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 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 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 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 MoreTrump, Mamdani reignite Sunnyside Yard conversation but Queens locals remain wary
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President Donald Trump and Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Monday they have agreed to move an ambitious plan to build 12,000 homes in Queens at Sunnyside Yard to a “new level.”
Read More20-year-old man dies in DOC custody at Queens Criminal Court
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A 20-year-old man died in Department of Correction custody inside Queens Criminal Court on Wednesday.
Read MoreQueens pols want ICE out of Bulova Corporate Center lot
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Queens officials want an East Elmhurst office complex to stop immigration agents from using its parking lot as a staging area.
Read MoreQueens court community reflects on 9/11
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Queens courts reflect on Sept. 11 on the 25th anniversary.
Read More25 years later, Maspeth firehouse remembers 19 firefighters lost on 9/11
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The Maspeth firehouse on 68th Street, home to Squad 288 and Hazmat 1, lost more members than any fire station in the five boroughs during the attacks.
Read MoreInterborough Express moves ahead as state prepares to release major environmental review
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The state is continuing to move ahead with its plan to build a 14-mile light rail connecting Queens and Brooklyn, as the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced this week that it was making major progress in the design and environmental review phase of the Interborough Express.
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