Trump moves to kill congestion pricing
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The Department of Transportation on Wednesday yanked its approval of New York’s congestion pricing program, putting the future of the controversial toll into extreme doubt.
Read MoreCouncil overrides mayor’s vetoes of criminal justice bills
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The City Council on Tuesday voted to override the mayor’s veto of a bill aimed at increasing transparency in the NYPD and a bill to ban solitary confinement in the city’s jails, putting to an end a weeks-long public debate riddled with accusations from both councilmembers, Mayor Eric Adams and his allies that the other side purposely were spreading half-truths or outright lies.
Read MoreQueens rallies for QueensLink at City Hall
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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.
Read MoreRikers receivership proceedings begin
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The city came closer than it has ever been to having its control over Rikers Island stripped away on Thursday after a federal judge said that she’d consider installing a federal receiver in the coming months.
Read MoreQueens lawmakers call Rikers 'cheerful' days before judge to consider federal takeover
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Queens City Councilmember Robert Holden this week said Rikers Island had a “great atmosphere” after taking a tour of the jail complex where over two dozen people have died in the last two years.
Read MoreCouncil hopefuls answer the Eagle’s questions
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Ahead of the primary, which falls on Tuesday, June 27, the Queens Daily Eagle sent a five-question survey to every candidate running for one of the borough’s 15 City Council seats.
Read MoreAdams ends vax mandate for city workers
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Almost three years removed from the onset of the COVID pandemic, Mayor Eric Adams pulled back the vaccination requirement for city workers this week, repealing a measure put in place by his mayoral predecessor in the fall of 2021.
Read MoreCandidates begin raising cash in Queens Council races
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Take a look at who has started raising money in the upcoming Queens City Council races.
Read MoreQueens united over dividing lines
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Queens residents agree – the New York City Districting Commission’s proposed map of new council districts in the borough leave a lot to be desired.
Read MoreQueens launches supply drives for Ukraine
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As the invasion of Ukraine continues, residents from the World’s Borough are stepping up to support resistors and refugees in need with a series of donation drives.
Read MoreDOT talks intervention for crash-prone Glendale intersection
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After the latest crash at a notorious Glendale intersection, officials from Queens and the Department of Transportation gathered at the site to outline their plan to make the deadly intersection safer.
Holden bill aims to bring back solitary
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City Councilmember Robert Holden recently introduced a bill that aims to bring back punitive segregation for young adults who commit repeated violent acts in the city’s jails.
Read MoreQueens lawmakers split on immigrant voting bill
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“If they pay their taxes, as I did when I had a green card, then they should have a right to elect their local leaders.”
Read MoreHolden introduces resolution to make all hate crime defendants bail eligible
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“Individuals arrested for hate crimes should not be released without bail.”
Read MoreQueens primary races take shape as early tally comes in
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It’s still very early in the count and nothing is official, but a few candidates in Queens held sizable leads Tuesday night.
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