Bill to push back mandatory retirement age for judges moves through Senate
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A constitutional amendment that would extend the mandatory retirement age for New York’s judges began making its way through Albany on Wednesday.
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‘Right to remain silent’ bill passes Assembly
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A bill intended to protect the rights of minors who have been arrested passed the State Assembly on Tuesday, and advocates have hope for its passage in the State Senate.
Read MoreCohen’s casino gets green light in Albany
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The State Senate voted 54-5 late Tuesday to grant Steve Cohen, the owner of the New York Mets, a crucial permission that will allow him to submit his application to the state to build an $8 billion casino and entertainment complex on Citi Field’s parking lot, unencumbered by land use restrictions.
Read MoreFaculty, students and alumni demand St. John’s University end partnership with Border Protection
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Faculty and students of St. John’s University are demanding the end of a partnership program between the university and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, citing privacy and safety concerns.
Read MoreQueens’ beaches open for summer despite gloomy weather
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Despite the gloomy, rainy weather on Friday, local elected officials and community members celebrated Queens’ annual beach opening on Beach 17th Street and the boardwalk in Far Rockaway.
Read MoreState supportive of Rockaway trauma hospital, officials say
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The state recently told the city they’d back its plan to create a hospital capable of treating some of the most severe traumatic injuries on the Rockaway peninsula, where patients are often stranded without access to immediate care.
Read MoreWhere the candidates for District 21 stand on Roosevelt Avenue
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The candidates running to represent District 21 in the City Council recently told the Eagle what they thought about the bustling but troubled strip on Roosevelt Avenue.
Read MoreRikers watchdog praises DOC commissioner even as judge gets set to appoint receiver
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As a federal judge moves forward with her plan to strip the city of its control of Rikers Island, her longtime federal monitor said last week in a new report that while the city’s management of the troubled jails has seen some significant improvements in recent months, the violence and dysfunction that has long plagued Rikers remains.
Read MoreA day in the life of the Queens Night Market
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The Queens Night Market first launched in 2015, and is celebrating its 10th season.
Read More‘Hitch a ride to Rockaway Beach’ on the revived A train
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Following a 17-week outage, the A train to the Rockaways is up and running again less than a week before peninsula’s beaches open for the summer.
Read MoreQueens man found guilty of murdering FDNY medic
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Nearly three years after an FDNY veteran working in Queens was brutally stabbed multiple times in a random attack, the man accused of the killing was found guilty of all charges on Monday.
Read MoreAstoria brothers with hit list admit to manufacturing and stockpiling guns and bombs
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Two brothers admitted to hoarding a trove of weapons in their Astoria family home on Friday, including assault weapons, explosives and other 3D printed weapons.
Read MoreWith casino bid on the horizon, Resorts World bets on housing
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Resorts World New York City anted up this week, announcing its plan to help build 50,000 units of workforce housing as it prepares its bid to score one of the three lucrative downstate casino licenses to soon be handed out by the state.
Read MoreHow the two sides of the Van Wyck will decide the race for District 28
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The Van Wyck Expressway, which runs north-south through parts of Queens, is one of the borough’s most infamous and frustrating highways – it's also the dividing line in one of its most contentious City Council races.
Read MoreTrump’s secretary of transportation takes aim at Queensboro Bridge
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President Donald Trump’s Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy took aim at the new Queensboro Bridge pedestrian lane, which will open this weekend after years of delays.
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