Queens Defenders’ Lori Zeno pleads not guilty to fraud charges
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Former Queens Defenders Executive Director and founder Lori Zeno appeared in court in Brooklyn on Wednesday and pleaded not guilty to fraud charges.
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Brad Lander, comptroller and mayoral candidate, detained by ICE
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New York City Comptroller and candidate for mayor Brad Lander was arrested and detained by federal immigration officials in Manhattan on Tuesday. He was later released with no charges.
Read MoreGuards violated constitutional rights of inmate killed in state prison, new lawsuit alleges
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A new federal civil rights lawsuit was filed against the prison guards accused of brutally beating and killing 22-year-old Messiah Nantwi while he was incarcerated, arguing his constitutional rights were violated.
Read MoreFirst beam placed at Etihad Park
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The very first beam was placed at Etihad Park, the city’s first soccer-specific stadium and future home of New York City Football Club.
Read MoreLIC groups join Won in call for more open space under QBB
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A group of community organizations in Long Island City are joining the local councilmember in calling on the city to turn 8.5 acres of city-owned land into new open space as part of the massive OneLIC neighborhood plan.
Read MoreState Legislature passes prison reforms, heads to Hochul’s desk
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The New York State Legislature passed a package of prison reforms on the last day of the legislative session, sending the bills to the governor’s desk. However, the governor has not indicated if she plans to support the package or not.
Read MoreThe early Eagle catches the worm: Early voting kicks off in Queens
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Despite the rain pouring down on the five boroughs on Saturday, thousands citywide and in Queens went out to the polls to cast their vote on the first day of early voting.
Read MoreQueens Defenders atty arrested for alleged smuggling amid org’s turmoil
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An attorney with the controversy-embroiled Queens Defenders was busted for allegedly trying to smuggle THC-soaked paper into a Rikers Island facility on Wednesday.
Read MoreAs public defender strike looms, appellate attorneys are demanding a higher wage
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Appellate service providers rallied outside City Hall on Wednesday demanding the city fund their office and bring a wage increase for attorneys as a mass strike of public defenders threatens to throw the court system into disarray.
Read MoreDOJ sues state over Protect Our Courts law while Hochul testifies in D.C
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President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice is suing New York State over a law that protects migrants from being arrested when they go to routine proceedings in state courthouses. The move was made at the same time Governor Kathy Hochul was testifying before congress on the issue of immigration.
Read MoreMTA launches new anti-subway surfing campaign from Queens
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The city this week launched a new effort to discourage kids from subway surfing, a deadly phenomenon that’s been particularly prevalent in Queens.
Read MoreFormer Queens Defenders boss stole tens of thousands of dollars from organization she founded, feds say
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Lori Zeno, the former head of Queens Defenders, allegedly stole tens of thousands of dollars from the organization she founded to fund luxury vacations, a teeth-whitening procedure and other personal expenses, prosecutors said this week.
Read MoreBill to grow New York’s courts unlikely to pass in Albany
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A popular bill that would remove the population limit on new judicial seats appears unlikely to make it through the state legislature this year, but lawmakers say their plan to make a drastic change to the state’s constitution is very much alive.
Read MoreMan sentenced to nearly 30 years behind bars for shooting cops in East Elmhurst
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The man who shot two police officers in East Elmhurst just over a year ago was sentenced to nearly three decades in prison by a Queens judge on Tuesday.
Read MoreBP and locals wary of Jamaica redevelopment plan
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The Queens borough president last week hit the city with a number of tough questions about their plan to redevelop a large swath of Jamaica through an effort known as the Jamaica Neighborhood Plan.
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