Gianaris will not seek reelection
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State Senator Michael Gianaris, one of Queens’ most powerful envoys in Albany, will not run for reelection, he announced Monday.
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Hochul joins Mamdani to announce new funding for Astoria Boys & Girls Club
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Governor Kathy Hochul is allocating $5 million to Astoria’s Variety Boys & Girls Club to build a new clubhouse, expand the nonprofit’s programming and build new affordable housing, making the Astoria location the largest club in the country.
Read MoreChief judge backs pair of criminal justice reform bills
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New York’s top judge last week urged Albany to pass into law a pair of bills that he said would go a long way toward reforming the state’s sentencing laws and toward correcting historic inequities in the state’s criminal justice system.
Read MoreQueens pol’s ‘lobbying loophole’ bill passed by Senate
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The State Senate this week passed a bill created in response to lobbying efforts in support of and against Governor Kathy Hochul’s controversial pick for chief judge last year.
Read MoreOne-fifth of Queens residents in NY prisons are 55 or older, data shows
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Nearly a fifth of all Queens residents behind bars in New York are 55 years or older – and despite being convicted at a far younger age, have few opportunities to advocate for their release, according to new data shared with the Eagle.
Read MoreLegislature shoots down congressional maps in favor of their own
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Democrats in the state legislature voted on Monday to toss out congressional redistricting lines drawn by a bipartisan commission, choosing to draw and propose their own maps – which have little impact on district boundaries in Queens.
Read MoreCourt boss asks Albany for $131 mil budget increase
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Leadership of the state’s court system asked lawmakers on Thursday to approve their proposed $2.7 billion budget, which comes in over 5 percent larger than their budget for the previous year.
Read MoreCalls roll in for Juan Ardila to resign following sexual assault allegations
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A growing number of elected officials are calling on freshman Democratic Assemblymember Juan Ardila to resign after two women accused him of sexual assault during a 2015 party shortly after he graduated from college.
Read MoreAstoria mourns child killed by driver
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“I’m happy that they came out to support,” said Tsering Wangdu, whose 7-year-old daughter was recently fatally struck by a driver in Astoria. “In the park, we are like a family.”
Read MoreSenate rejects gov’s chief judge pick
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The State Senate rejected Governor Kathy Hochul’s nominee for chief judge of the Court of Appeals in a surprise vote on Wednesday, putting an end to a constitutional standoff between the Democratic governor and Democratic majority in the legislature and marking the first time in New York State history a chief judge nominee has been rejected.
Read MoreTop judge details the court’s budget needs
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What do court officials have to say about the governor’s recent budget proposal?
Read MoreQueens senators dish on borough’s best pizza
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Your state senator thinks they know where the best pizza in Queens is – are they right?
Read MoreLawmakers look to close lobbying loophole after money floods LaSalle fight
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Several weeks after the Eagle first reported on an opaque lobbying group’s campaign in support of the governor’s controversial chief judge nominee, two lawmakers announced that they are introducing legislation that would require lobbying efforts around judicial nominations to be reported to the state.
Read MoreHochul praises LaSalle as opposition continues to grow
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Governor Kathy Hochul stood by her controversial pick for chief judge, Hector LaSalle, on Friday as doubts continued to be cast on his ability to be confirmed by a State Senate growing increasingly displeased with his nomination.
Read MoreSenate turns on gov’s chief judge pick
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A dozen State Senators have said they’ll vote “no” on Governor Kathy Hochul’s nominee for chief judge, Hector LaSalle. Now, his confirmation and his ascension to the most powerful judicial position in the state seems increasingly unlikely.
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