Queens Dems back Cuomo
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The Queens County Democratic Party and its chairman, Rep. Gregory Meeks, officially backed former Governor Andrew Cuomo in the race for New York City mayor over the weekend.
Read MoreCuomo and Speaker Adams backed by split Southeast Queens coalition
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Former Governor Andrew Cuomo appeared to come away with a major endorsement victory over the weekend after a slate of Black elected officials from Southeast Queens encouraged their supporters to rank the Queens-raised Cuomo first on their Democratic mayoral primary ballots.
Read MorePols want city to put brakes on QueensWay as QueensLink is studied
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Queens officials want the city to slow down construction of a linear park on an old elevated train line in the borough that could potentially stop the line from being reactivated for transit.
Read MoreDecades in the making, Southeast Queens’ 116th Precinct opens
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After a four-decade campaign filled with starts, stops, delays and broken promises, Southeast Queens residents celebrated on Wednesday the opening of the new 116th Precinct in Rosedale.
Read MoreCommission holds historic discussion on reparations in Queens
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Residents of Southeast Queens gathered this week for a historic public forum tackling a complex issue – reparations.
Read MoreWorker injured at Rockaway construction site already under scrutiny
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Another worker was injured at the construction site of a Rockaway affordable housing development being run by a construction company that lawmakers in January demanded be taken off the project, the Eagle has learned.
Read MoreNotorious Snake Road to be subject of flood study
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A strip of road in Southeast Queens notorious for its tendency to flood will finally be the subject of a grant-funded study into potential flood mitigation methods, much to the joy of locals who have been asking for changes to the road for decades.
Read MorePols applaud Rockaway homeownership development
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Queens electeds are applauding an affordable homeownership project coming to Far Rockaway that was the result of a deal with the developer just before the City Council nearly voted to scrap the project altogether.
Read MoreElecteds bash new Downtown Jamaica busways
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“The goal is to be better, to be more efficient and deliver your services when it comes to transportation.”
Read MoreQueens senator proposes more Civil Rights-era cold case investigations
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“Justice must be served.”
Read MoreNew affordable housing complex opens as city invests in shorefront community
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A total of 50 units will be set aside for households earning less than $50,000 per year.
Read MoreFifteen Queens lawmakers say they’re ‘watching’ Amazon warehouse working conditions
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The Queens signatories include both supporters and opponents of Amazon’s high-profile plan to build a corporate campus in Long Island City.
Read MoreTwo Queens lawmakers lead fight for farmworkers’ rights
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Farmworkers — who are mostly Latinx — still have no right to collectively bargain, receive overtime or have a day off.
Read MoreKatz, Malik and Cabán first to file DA petitions
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In order to appear on the ballot, candidates must file at least 4,000 valid signatures from registered Democrats who live in Queens County.
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