Longest-serving inmate’s death spurs movement for elder parole
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Valerie Gaiter was 21 when was convicted of murder in 1979. She died of cancer Aug. 13 at 61 after serving nearly 40 years behind bars.
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New state laws expands protections and compensation for crime victims
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Cuomo signed several pieces of legislation Wednesday, including a law that allows victims of domestic violence to seek damages from perpetrators who violate orders of protection.
Read MoreHealth Department to combat mosquitoes across Queens
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Low concentrations of insecticides will be dispensed from trucks in parts of Fresh Meadows, Hollis, Sunnyside, Glendale, Maspeth and Middle Village.
Read MoreCity’s DNA database swells as cops log New Yorkers’ genetic material
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The 82,473-sample database maintained by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner increased by nearly 19,000 entries since July 2017.
Read MoreMTA will deploy cops and state officials in vague plan to address subway homelessness
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“We will be helping people seek shelter,” an official told the Eagle on background, but that official conceded that they were not entirely sure what the effort would entail.
Read MoreTrump wants to defang the Endangered Species Act. These Queens critters could suffer.
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Learn more about the endangered or threatened species that call Queens home.
Read MoreQueens LIRR stations are inaccessible and in disrepair, comptroller tells MTA
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Currently, only five LIRR stations in Brooklyn and Queens are fully ADA accessible.
Read MorePesticide initiative combats West Nile Virus in Central and Eastern Queens
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Low concentrations of insecticides will be dispensed from trucks in parts of Auburndale, Corona, Flushing, Kew Gardens Hills, Murray Hill, Pomonok and Queensboro Hill.
Read MoreShady pharmacies target low-income people with HIV in ‘disturbing’ scheme
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“They’re taking advantage of us. The medications are worth thousands of dollars.”
Read More18K NYCHA tenants faced heat and hot water outages in Queens last year
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In addition to the 18,020 Queens NYCHA tenants who faced unplanned outages, another 15,156 residents experienced planned outages, according to the data.
Read MoreQueens Democrats pick five new candidates for state Supreme Court
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“The county was screaming for diversity and this was a really good group.”
Read MoreA dozen Queens pols call for CNN to host climate town hall in the borough
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Queens is particularly vulnerable to extreme weather because the borough contains such a large amount of coastline.
Read MoreLetter: Young adults in jail need consistent and appropriate mental health care
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“How can we expect to reduce recidivism when we’re compounding the issues that got them incarcerated to begin with?”
Read MoreAstoria concert to raise money and awareness for local family shelter
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At least 16 musicians are scheduled to perform at the Astoria Singer Song Swap.
Read MoreHow would you utilize NYC’s waterfronts? The city wants to know.
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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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