The city broke ground on a $7.4 million renovation of the Hollis branch of the Queens Public Library, months after the project was threatened by the mayor’s proposed cuts to the library system’s budget.
Read MoreXiaoning Zhang, a Chinese national who was found guilty of murdering her former Queens-based immigration lawyer, was sentenced to 25-years-to-life in prison on Wednesday.
Read MoreA state law that allows survivors of childhood sexual abuse to sue their abusers regardless of when the offenses occurred will extend into 2021, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Friday.
Read More“Nothing about this situation is ideal, but democracy does not pause. It adapts.”
Read More“The plain truth is that the entire theater business is in such deep trouble now, that I expect that we will be only one of many small theaters that will close.”
Read More“As the weather gets warmer, New Yorkers will need options to safely enjoy the sunshine — and we’re excited to give them even more options to do so.”
Read More“No community has been spared by the COVID-19 crisis but for undocumented immigrants, the disease has been particularly cruel.”
Read MoreThe undertaking will be a particular challenge in Queens, which has remained the epicenter of the coronavirus crisis in New York City, and one of the hardest hit areas in the world.
Read More“We pray for the repose of his soul and for the consolation of his family, friends, and all those to whom he ministered to in the Diocese of Brooklyn.”
Read More“Right now, there is fresh food waiting to be delivered while many New Yorkers are unable to leave their homes to go to a grocery store, and the board has declined and denied the delivery.”
Read More“We cannot have hungry families in New York City, and farmers upstate dumping their product because they cannot sell it.”
Read MoreA Woodside man was charged with murder after allegedly stabbing his elderly mother in the head with a kitchen knife, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on Thursday.
Read MoreThe Eagle asked community leaders, friends and strangers on the internet to share their special places in Queens, a project that celebrates what makes the World’s Borough the greatest place in the city.
Read More“Unlike the Public Charge Rule, this disease does not discriminate — infecting both citizens and non-citizens alike.”
Read More“The COVID-19 pandemic has had multiple negative impacts on CUNY’s student body, exacerbating and magnifying inequalities that existed prior to the current pandemic.”
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