Queens Public Library reopened their branch in Far Rockaway on Tuesday, a two-floor structure that is the culmination of six years of construction and years of advocacy from locals and the elected officials.
Read MorePolice officials this week told residents that the long-awaited 116th Precinct in Rosedale is nearly completed and on track to open before the end of the year, but before the new precinct’s doors officially open, there remain some major milestones to complete. Among them – selecting the precinct’s inaugural commander.
Read MoreThe trial for Shujun Wang, a 75-year-old man living in Queens accused of secretly acting as an agent of the People’s Republic of China, started this week in Brooklyn federal court.
Read MoreAfter months of anticipation, Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday nominated Randy Mastro to serve as the city’s top attorney, likely setting up yet another battle between the mayor and the City Council, whose members have already voiced their opposition to the nomination of the longtime and controversial legal figure.
Read MoreThe Eagle spent one final night inside the now-closed Neptune Diner in Astoria.
Read MoreThe Queens County Democratic Party nominated a trio of candidates to run for Civil Court in November after a bill signed into law earlier this month by the governor created three new spots on the bench in Queens.
Read MoreIf at first you don’t succeed, try, try and try again. That’s the platitude Mayor Eric Adams has appeared to employ in his attempts to skirt around a new law banning solitary confinement in the city’s jails.
Read MoreSix defendants were charged last week in a 161-count indictment for alleged voter fraud in a Flushing City Council race last year.
Read MoreElected officials and law enforcement are warning locals after several dozen people in Glendale received mail believed to be related to a possible medical bill fraud scam.
Read MoreAround three years after the MTA decided to ditch their first attempt at redesigning Queens’ complex bus map after it was almost universally panned, their latest attempt, which they shared with riders at Queens Borough Hall on Wednesday night, hasn’t necessarily won everyone over.
Read MoreThe governor last week signed a bill that will add over two dozen judges to benches across the Empire State, including three in Queens.
Read MoreA federal judge this week said that the public has the right to know more about state investigations into allegations of prosecutorial misconduct, a process that is currently shrouded in secrecy.
Read MoreThe final meeting of the Charter Revision Commission was held in Queens on Monday. Less than 24 hours after the conclusion of the meeting, the commission released its final proposed changes to the city’s charter, calling into question whether or not what was discussed at the meeting was considered for the final recommendations.
Read MoreThe fight over a law banning solitary confinement in the city’s jails continued on Thursday when the City Council opened the door to taking legal action against the Adams administration, which asked a judge last month to allow them to skirt the law’s implementation.
Read MoreThe Board of Correction on Tuesday spent around an hour of its meeting engaged in an internal power struggle instead of discussing the top item on its agenda – the crisis regarding the city’s stalled plan to close Rikers Island by 2027.
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