Developers give first look at Queens’ tallest building
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Queens will soon have a new tallest building and it has already begun to reshape the borough’s ever-evolving skyline in Long Island City.
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City of Yes faces an uncertain path through Queens councilmembers
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When Mayor Eric Adams’ controversial housing plan comes before the City Council for what is expected to be a marathon two-day hearing this week, it won’t get much of a warm reception from the delegation from Queens.
Read MoreCity begins planning 16-mile Queens waterfront greenway
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Queens’ waterfront will one day be connected from Long Island City to Fort Totten in Whitestone, according to the city’s Department of Transportation.
Read MorePedestrian-only lane on crowded Queensboro Bridge delayed
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The city's Department of Transportation said this week that the opening of the pedestrian-only lane on the Queensboro Bridge will again be delayed, a month after they told the Eagle that "no changes to the timeline" of the project had been made.
Read MoreOpening of pedestrian-only lane on Queensboro Bridge appears to be delayed – again
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While the city said it planned to fix the chaotic conditions on the North Outer Roadway of the Queensboro Bridge by adding a separate path for cyclists by the end of the summer, their self-imposed deadline now appears entirely out of reach – again.
Read MoreCalls for more affordable housing in LIC grow as city rezones nabe
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The city is undergoing another large-scale attempt to build on a final swath of Long Island City, which has thus far evaded development – for better or for worse. But locals say the new effort to build has to look different than the last. Rather than building luxury towers locals can’t afford, the city needs to focus on affordable housing in the once-industrial neighborhood.
Read MorePower struggle between mayor and council plays out in Queens
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The final meeting of the Charter Revision Commission was held in Queens on Monday. Less than 24 hours after the conclusion of the meeting, the commission released its final proposed changes to the city’s charter, calling into question whether or not what was discussed at the meeting was considered for the final recommendations.
Read MoreSunnyside tenants displaced by fire to remain in temporary homes under new agreement
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Tenants who lived in a Sunnyside building before it was destroyed by a fire late last year will receive another six months of temporary housing from their landlord, who faced public pressure in recent days to extend the tenants’ housing after initially threatening to end it.
Read MoreCongestion pricing debate comes to a head at foot of Queensborough Bridge
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The fight over Governor Kathy Hochul’s congestion pricing pause came to a head at the foot of the Queensborough Bridge on Friday as a local Queens pol who has long been opposed to the now-delayed toll sparred with transit advocates and prevented a local city councilmember supportive of congestion pricing from making remarks to the press.
Read MoreQueens electeds look to stop eviction of composting site
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A group of Western Queens elected officials are fighting against a Parks Department plan to evict a popular composting site in their community.
Read MoreCouncil calls on mayor to reverse Queens jail expansion
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A group of over a dozen city councilmembers this week called on the Adams administration to reverse its decision to up the number of beds in Queens’ yet-to-be-built borough-based jail facility.
Read More‘Overburdened’: Two neighborhoods in Queens bear brunt of new asylum seeker shelters
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Two neighborhoods in Queens are home to a large percentage of the city’s migrant shelters and while locals say they are happy to help amid the crisis, they also want the city and other neighborhoods to step up.
Read MoreQueens councilmembers get committee appointments
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Leadership of the City Council on Thursday announced which councilmembers will be serving on which committees and which lawmakers will be in charge of them.
Read MoreCouncil rails against Adams’ budget cuts
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The New York City Council is pushing back on Mayor Eric Adams’ recent budget cuts to libraries, education, police and other agencies, arguing that their own projections show that new revenue can stave off the cuts.
Read MoreIn LIC, a BID expansion raises questions about role of local government
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The Long Island City Partnership is attempting to expand further into LIC. Its expansion has raised questions about the role a public-private partnership should have in providing services typically provided by local government.
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