Advocate Candidates Discuss Community Character Amid Development Boom
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The Eagle asked public advocate candidates what steps they would take to balance community character with the need for new housing.
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Amazon's Exit Could Scare Off Tech Companies
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"One of the real risks here is the message we send to companies that want to come to New York and expand to New York.”
Read MoreRare Amazon Booster in Advocate Field Laments Loss of ‘Game Changer’
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“This could have been a game changer if done the right way,” Blake said.
Read MoreCM Vallone: College Point Site Is ‘Worst Possible Location for a Homeless Shelter’
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“The administration’s efforts to address our most vulnerable populations have too often resulted in communities being silenced.”
Read MoreABA Issues Guidance for Judges Performing Same-Sex Marriages
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“The public is entitled to expect that judges will perform their activities and duties fairly, impartially and free from bias and prejudice.”
Read MoreQueens Democrats’ Endorsement Process Angers Several Members
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“It's time we stamped out the last remnants of its Tammany Hall habits.”
Read MoreAmazon Cancels LIC Deal
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“Like a petulant child, Amazon insists on getting its way or takes its ball and leaves.”
Read MoreRumbling Trucks on a Once-Quiet Street Prompt Complaints Heard Citywide
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Residents say the trucks are traveling along the route as early as 5 a.m.r.
Read MoreCandidates Address School Segregation After DOE Releases Report
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None of the candidates at the forum called on the city to eliminate the Specialized High School Admission Test.
Read MoreWilliams, Konst Propose Restructuring Public Advocate’s Office
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“The public advocate needs decentralization.”
Read MoreState Task Force Endorses Ending Bail For Most Non-Violent Offenses
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The recommendations build on the task force’s March 2018 proposal to end cash bail for misdemeanors and nonviolent felony felony charges.
Read MoreQueens Martial Artists Celebrate Lunar New Year with Taekwondo
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More than 100 students and family members attended the parade to share their pride in Taekwondo and demonstrate their board-breaking and nunchakus techniques.
Read MoreThe Love of Strangers
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Merle Hoffman, the founder and president of Choices Women's Medical Center reflects on her career in the wake of the the anniversary of Roe v. Wade .
Read MoreVeteran Attorney Gibbons Endorsed For Civil Court Seat
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Gibbons entered the legal profession in 1988 and served as an assistant district attorney until 1991.
Read MoreFlushing’s Famous Lunar New Year Parade Celebrates the Year of the Pig
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Asian communities in Queens and around the world celebrated Lunar New Year on Feb. 5, but the parade marks one of the biggest celebrations in the United States.
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