Several New York City district attorneys are pushing leaders in Albany to include rollbacks to the state’s discovery reforms into the state’s budget, sources with knowledge of the negotiations told the Eagle.
Read MoreA bridge located on 69th Street just off of Queens Boulevard in Woodside, has recently begun shedding debris, dropping rocks and other bridge parts onto the roads and pedestrians underneath it, according to City Councilmember Robert Holden.
Read MoreGovernor Kathy Hochul and Attorney General Letitia James filed a brief calling for the congressional redistricting maps to be redrawn, potentially beginning another episode in a drawn out redistricting saga that saw multiple versions of maps and ongoing court battles.
Read MoreNearly 30 years after being convicted of a murder he says he didn’t commit, Michael Robinson had a chance to once and for all clear his name this week. But the Queens district attorney’s office said they weren’t quite ready to do so.
Read MoreA group of city councilmembers introduced Tuesday a plan to lower Rikers Island’s population over the next several years ahead of its legally mandated closure in 2027.
Read MoreNYPD brass and Mayor Eric Adams unveiled three new tech projects for the department, including the return of the controversial “digidog”.
Read MoreGovernor Kathy Hochul nominated Court of Appeals Judge Rowan Wilson to serve as the high court’s chief judge.
Read MoreAs part of the massive NY and NJ Harbor & Tributaries Focus Area Feasibility Study, the Army Corp of Engineers is considering a possible storm surge gate in the area around Newtown Creek in Western Queens. But some local groups believe the project may cause adverse issues.
Read MoreDemocratic Queens district attorney candidate George Grasso officially launched his campaign this week. Facing an uphill battle against incumbent Melinda Katz, Grasso said he’s already begun contemplating a third party run should he be beat in the upcoming primary election.
Read MoreTwo miserable Mets fans find love. Mr. Met protests fossil fuel investments. A grandfather defends his baby grandson from being blamed for the Mets’ recent failures. It was all at the Mets’ home opener at Citi Field.
Read More“We will have blood on our hands if we allow these [bail law] changes to be implemented in our New York State budget,” Queens Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani said, following a visit to Rikers Island this week.
Read MoreWant to open a pot shop in Queens? Well, you’ll have to go through the community board first.
Read MoreThe New York State and New York City Bar Associations released their ratings of chief judge candidates this week. All but one received a “well qualified” rating. That one candidate? Anthony Cannataro, the only person on the list who has actual experience serving as chief judge.
Read MoreAs former president – and Queens man – Donald Trump was being arraigned in Manhattan on Tuesday, Queens residents went about their daily lives, giving little thought to the man who once called the borough his home.
Read MoreIn the first major report on Rikers Island since last fall, the federal team monitoring the troubled jail complex says that while conditions remain dire, improvements have very slowly begun to take root.
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