Mayor says fairer ferries on the way
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The NYC Ferry Forward plan is intended to expand access and encourage increased ridership through reduced fare programs.
Read MoreDetainee dies on Rikers, officer fired
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A 31-year-old detainee on Rikers Island died Sunday night, marking the tenth death in Department of Correction custody this year.
Read MoreCity changed COVID data display over discrepancies
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A Department of Health spokesperson told the Eagle that the change was made in response to slight inconsistencies in the way the website was analyzing the data.
Read MoreQueens lawyer sworn in to lead citywide law secretary org
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Queens-based law secretary Alla Allison Ageyeva was sworn in as president of the association by Queens Supreme Court Justice Hon. Darrell L. Gavrin.
Read MoreNYC quietly changes COVID risk assessment tools
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As COVID-19 cases begin to again see a rise in New York City, the city’s health department has quietly changed the way it presents data on the virus to the public.
Read MoreNew exhibition from Southeast Queens organizer set for JCAL
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A new exhibition headed to the Jamaica Center for the Arts and Learning explores internal identity and invites patrons to do the same.
Read MoreRedbird auction takes flight
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The auction for the last of a generation of subway cars has buyers ready to play ball.
Read MoreQueens superintendent reinstated
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Beloved District 30 Superintendent Philip Composto has officially been reappointed to his position, following community outcry over earlier announcements that he had been removed from the running.
Read MoreAstoria generating battery storage gets state approval
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New York State has given approval for an energy storage project in Astoria, opening the door to the next steps in the city’s journey away from fossil fuels.
Read MoreAdams announces gun violence task force
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Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday appointed the city’s first ever “gun violence czar,” to oversee the city’s response to recent high profile gun crime.
Read MoreQueens Jazz Orchestra honors late local music scholar
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The Queens Jazz Orchestra is honoring staples of the jazz world with a performance on June 17.
Read MoreConstruction starts on Rockaway housing development
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Queens and state officials gathered in Rockaway last Thursday to break ground on a multi-use housing development.
Read MoreFresh Meadows pawn shop owner busted for running theft ring
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The state’s attorney general, the mayor and a slew of law enforcement officials announced Thursday that they had busted a massive thievery ring, led by a Queens-based pawn shop owner, that stole and resold over $1 million worth of stolen goods over the course of four years.
Read MoreMTA opens comments for Interborough Express
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The Metropolitan Transit Authority is moving forward with a proposal to directly connect Jackson Heights to Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.
Read MoreCUNY Law nixes criminal history box from app
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The path is about to get clearer for formerly incarcerated and justice-involved students looking for J.D. from Queens’ public law school.
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