‘They need to do more’: Rockaway locals say MTA’s plan to keep them moving during A train stoppage won’t be enough

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‘They need to do more’: Rockaway locals say MTA’s plan to keep them moving during A train stoppage won’t be enough

On Thursday night, Councilmember Selvena Brooks-Powers and the MTA held a town hall in Rockaway to discuss the MTA’s long-slated and much needed repairs on the peninsula portion of the A line and to hear out local concerns. At the town hall, the councilmember and several other locals told the MTA it isn’t going far enough to accommodate riders during the stoppage.

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Queens pols want better buses in budget

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Queens pols want better buses in budget

As the city gets closer to the implementation of congestion pricing later this year, a group of elected officials – including many from Queens – want to see money in the state’s budget for better, faster and more reliable buses in the five boroughs.

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Worker injured at Rockaway construction site already under scrutiny

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Worker injured at Rockaway construction site already under scrutiny

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.

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South Queens electeds want troubled contractor off Rockway project

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South Queens electeds want troubled contractor off Rockway project

A group of South Queens elected officials are calling on the city to pull a private contractor from an affordable housing project in Rockaway after the company failed to notify the city of an injury that occurred on the construction site last year. 

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No more toll on Cross Bay Bridge for Queens residents

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No more toll on Cross Bay Bridge for Queens residents

Queens residents will no longer need to pay the toll on the Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge in Southeast Queens, a major win for locals in the area who often use the bridge to commute and have long complained about the toll’s cost.

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Queens pols call on gov to back Right to Shelter rules

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Queens pols call on gov to back Right to Shelter rules

As New York City and the Adams Administration – with support from Governor Kathy Hochul – fight the city’s Right to Shelter rules in court, a host of local electeds including, several from Queens, penned a letter to Hochul this week calling on her to keep the mandate in place. 

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Queens rallies for QueensLink at City Hall

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Queens rallies for QueensLink at City Hall

Nearly a year after the mayor announced that his administration was choosing to build a park over a 3.5 mile strip of abandoned rail that cuts through Central and South Queens, a group of supporters hoping to revive the rail line rallied at City Hall on Wednesday. 

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'The War on Smoke Shops': Officials agree, illegal pot enforcement is needed, but how is it working?

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'The War on Smoke Shops': Officials agree, illegal pot enforcement is needed, but how is it working?

Most officials agree – in order for the legal cannabis market to thrive, the unlicensed market must be tampered down. But enforcement of the unlicensed market has ruffled feathers on both sides of the issue – some have pushed for greater enforcement, while others say the current tactics mirror the enforcement of the failed war on drugs that marijuana legalization in New York State was aimed at rectifying.

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Queens leaders lean on DA to stop bail amid Rikers crisis

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Queens leaders lean on DA to stop bail amid Rikers crisis

“While there are other contributing forces to this shameful situation…there is no doubt that the driving cause behind it remains the decision of your offices to seek bail recklessly and in virtually every eligible case.”

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