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August 08, 2019

2003 death of Queens Village woman inspires law against staging auto accidents

August 08, 2019/ Guest User
2003 death of Queens Village woman inspires law against staging auto accidents

Assemblymember David Weprin sponsored the bill and said the law “rightfully honors the memory of Alice Ross,” one of his constituents.

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August 08, 2019/ Guest User/
eastern queens, Communities, Crime, Law, news, politics
Queens Village, Andrew Cuomo, auto accidents, David Weprin, Wyatt Gibbons, Letitia James, Alice Ross
August 08, 2019

Queens parents say they were abruptly cut out of meeting with Schools chancellor

August 08, 2019/ David Brand
Queens parents say they were abruptly cut out of meeting with Schools chancellor

Queens South parents who were excluded from the event reached out to the Eagle and said they didn’t buy the excuse that there was “limited spacing.”

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August 08, 2019/ David Brand/
Communities, eastern queens, Education, news, Southern Queens
Richard Carranza, Jamaica Hills, schools, DOE In Your Borough Community Chat, Laurelton, St. Albans, Ozone Park, South Jamaica, Richmond Hill, Thomas A. Edison Career & Technical Educational High School, City Council, School overcrowding, parents, kids
August 08, 2019

Discrimination lawsuit against Assemblymember Vivian Cook will proceed to trial

August 08, 2019/ David Brand
Discrimination lawsuit against Assemblymember Vivian Cook will proceed to trial

“I think the Assembly tried to whitewash the issue.”

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August 08, 2019/ David Brand/
Communities, Features, Law, news, politics, Southern Queens
vivian cook, gail palmer, chereé buggs, queens supreme court, neal brickman
August 08, 2019

How would you utilize NYC’s waterfronts? The city wants to know.

August 08, 2019/ Guest User
How would you utilize NYC’s waterfronts? The city wants to know.

A new waterfront plan will expand the public waterfront and improve water quality, among other issues identified by the public and the city. 

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August 08, 2019/ Guest User/
Communities, eastern queens, Education, Health, news, northern queens, politics, Southern Queens, Western Queens
waterfront, Department of City Planning, Waterfront Planning Camp, Melinda Katz, Rockaways, Long Island City, Bayside, Comprehensive Waterfront Plan, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rikers Island, Costa Constantinides
August 08, 2019

Queens is green — composting initiative gains steam as more communities get involved

August 08, 2019/ Rachel Vick
Queens is green — composting initiative gains steam as more communities get involved

Organic waste collection diverted more than 1 million pounds of organic waste from landfills in New York City in 2018.

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August 08, 2019/ Rachel Vick/
Communities, eastern queens, Central Queens, news, northern queens, Southern Queens, Western Queens
composting, Big Reuse, Queensboro bridge, NYCHA, Queensbridge Houses, NYC Compost Project, Sanitation Department, Parks Department, GrowNYC, Jackson Heights, Sunnyside, Astoria Library
August 06, 2019

Cabán concedes defeat in Queens DA race primary

August 06, 2019/ Guest User
Cabán concedes defeat in Queens DA race primary

Tiffany Cabán has conceded to Borough President Melinda Katz in the Democratic primary for Queens district attorney.

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August 06, 2019/ Guest User/
Central Queens, Communities, eastern queens, Crime, Law, news, northern queens, politics, Southern Queens, Western Queens
Tiffany Cabán, Queens District Attorney, Melinda Katz
August 06, 2019

Crime is down citywide, but Queens has mixed results

August 06, 2019/ Guest User
Crime is down citywide, but Queens has mixed results

Year-to-date results have also been mixed, with major crimes like reported rapes and felony assaults up in the Queens South patrol area from the previous year.

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August 06, 2019/ Guest User/
Crime, Central Queens, eastern queens, Communities, news, Law, northern queens, Southern Queens, Western Queens
NYPD, crime, murder, sex crimes, James O'Neill, National Night Out Against Crime, Rockaways, Richmond Hill, Jamaica, Queens Village, Ridgewood, Long Island City, Woodside, Flushing, Corona, Elmhurst
August 06, 2019

Queens Arts Fund application opens doors for underfunded artists

August 06, 2019/ Rachel Vick
Queens Arts Fund application opens doors for underfunded artists

The QAF’s 2020 grant application period opened earlier this week, with grants available to organizations and individual artists serving the greater Queens community.

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August 06, 2019/ Rachel Vick/
Communities, Central Queens, Education, Entertainment, Features, news, northern queens, Southern Queens, Western Queens
arts, Queens Arts Fund, QAF, Jamaica Arts Council, immigration, immigrants, literature, media arts, visual art, theater
August 06, 2019

Proposed Edgemere development highlights divide on Rockaway peninsula

August 06, 2019/ Rachel Vick
Proposed Edgemere development highlights divide on Rockaway peninsula

The proposal for the 2.4 million-square-foot development involves breaking up a block to create a new street and would take over a dormant area.

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August 06, 2019/ Rachel Vick/
eastern queens, Communities, Crime, Business, Features, news, politics, Transit, Southern Queens, Voices
Edgemere, Peninsula Hospital, Edgemere Commons, development, A train, Far Rockaway, Resilient Edgemere Community Plan, Arker Companies, USDA Food Access Research Atlas, food desert, Aufgang Architects, Community Board 14, Delores Orr, flooding, Daniel Moritz, City Council, City Planning Commission, Donovan Richards, Milan Taylor, Rockaway Youth Task Force
August 05, 2019

Young adults in city jails miss half of their mental health appointments

August 05, 2019/ David Brand
Young adults in city jails miss half of their mental health appointments

“The young people are at the mercy of officers to escort them to any type of services, and the officers are not usually in a hurry to assist them.”

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August 05, 2019/ David Brand/
Communities, Features, Health, Law, news, Rikers Island
rikers island, young adults, young adult plan, mental health, mental health treatment, social work, NYC’s Department of Corrections, department of correction, board of correction, jails, brooklyn defender services, fortune society, vera institute
August 05, 2019

Queens’ dolltr!ck is shattering the glass ceiling of electronic music

August 05, 2019/ Guest User
Queens’ dolltr!ck is shattering the glass ceiling of electronic music

In a genre dominated by men like deadmau5 and Daft Punk, dolltr!ck is not your typical electronic musician. But she hopes to not be atypical for long.    

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August 05, 2019/ Guest User/
eastern queens, Communities, Education, Features, news, Entertainment
dolltr!ck, Flushing, Claire Marie Lim, Asian-Americans, electronic music, deadmau5, Daft Punk, female empowerment, women, Colors of Us, Queens Council on the Arts, DJ
August 05, 2019

Weak gun laws nationwide put Queens at risk

August 05, 2019/ David Brand
Weak gun laws nationwide put Queens at risk

There have been no mass shooting incidents reported in Queens this year, but murders and shooting incidents are on the rise in the NYPD’s Queens North sector. 

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August 05, 2019/ David Brand/
Central Queens, Crime, Communities, eastern queens, Law, news, northern queens, politics, Western Queens
mass shooting, El Paso, Dayton, gun crimes, NYPD, murder, gun laws, Melinda Katz, Everytown for Gun Safety, Adrienne Adams, suicide
August 02, 2019

NYPD judge recommends firing Daniel Pantaleo, cop who choked Eric Garner

August 02, 2019/ David Brand
NYPD judge recommends firing Daniel Pantaleo, cop who choked Eric Garner

A Staten Island grand jury declined to indict Pantaleo in 2014 and the Department of Justice decided to drop a case against Pantaleo last month.

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August 02, 2019/ David Brand/
Crime, Communities, Law, news, politics
NYPD, Daniel Pantaleo, chokehold, Eric Garner, James O'Neill, CCRB, Civilian Complaint Review Board, Bill de Blasio, Fire Pantaleo, #firepantaleo, Donovan Richards, Patrick Lynch, Patrolmen Benevolent Association, Rosemarie Maldonado
August 02, 2019

NYC Restaurant Week is light on Queens eateries. But that’s OK with local boosters.

August 02, 2019/ David Brand
NYC Restaurant Week is light on Queens eateries. But that’s OK with local boosters.

“Every week is Restaurant Week in Queens.”

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August 02, 2019/ David Brand/
Communities, Central Queens, eastern queens, Features, news, northern queens, Southern Queens, Western Queens
NYC Restaurant Week, Rob MacKay, Queens Tourism Council, Maiella, Meet the Meat, Queens Economic Development Corporation, Astoria, LIC, Long Island City, Flushing, John Choe, Queens Night Market
August 02, 2019

Here's what you need to know about the massive Belmont Project's scale

August 02, 2019/ David Brand
Here's what you need to know about the massive Belmont Project's scale

"We will provide millions of visitors and fans a fast and affordable way to get there and continue New York's nation-leading investments in 21st-century transportation infrastructure.”

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August 02, 2019/ David Brand/
Communities, eastern queens, news, politics, Features, Sports, Transit
Andrew Cuomo, Belmont Project, LIRR, Elmont, Long Island Rail Road, New York Arena Partners, Belmont Park Station, Queens Village, National Hockey League, MTA, Leroy Comrie, St. Albans, Bellerose, Cross Island Parkway
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