Zoning Advisory Council Honors Mattone, Development Leaders
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The Zoning Advisory Council met Wednesday to honor a cohort of leaders who have helped pave the way for new development and city planning.
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Disgraced Assemblymember Pamela Harris Gets 6 Months For Stealing $70K
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The judge explained that Harris, who grew up in Coney Island, was beaten by her mother with a belt as a teenager and never knew her father. He said that the unexpected death of her only child drove her to live on the streets while worked as a prostitute with a crack cocaine addiction.
Read MoreLocal Lawmakers Pump the Brakes on Streetcar Support
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Queens lawmakers are tempering their support for the streetcar that Mayor Bill de Blasio — and waterfront developers — desire.
Read MoreThousands of Public School Students Prep For College This Week
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Since Monday, students across the city have been participating in a range of activities, including college application sessions, college tours and workshops to help students complete their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza announced on Tuesday.
Read MoreLetter to the Editor: Congressional Candidates Silent on Alzheimer's
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“As a constituent of the 14th Congressional District, I have listened to candidates Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Anthony Pappas but have not heard them say how they will combat Alzheimer’s and support families that are impacted by dementia.”
Read MoreDA Brown, President Katz Offer Hundreds of Low-Level Offenders A Clean Slate
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More than 400 people made the trip to Universal Church on Roosevelt Avenue in Woodside on Saturday in order to attend the Second Chance Summons Warrant Forgiveness Event, where over 350 participants were able to get their low-level summonses cleared without fear of arrest, according to Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown.
Read MoreLocal Officials Cut Ribbon on Newly Renovated Flushing-Main Street Station
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Local officials officially cut the ribbon on the newly rebuilt and reconfigured Flushing-Main Street station on Thursday, Oct. 18, providing some much-needed TLC to a major transit fixture of Eastern Queens.
Read MoreWomen’s Movement: What We Need to Do to Build A Global Intersectional Grassroots Movement
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After the election of Donald Trump, millions of women marched in the United States and around the globe protesting the disenfranchisement of women.
Read MoreMaloney Raises Millions to Fight to End Breast Cancer
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Congress Member Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12) rang the opening bell at NASDAQ in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month on Oct. 16 to bring awareness to the illness that affects one out of eight U.S. women.
Read MoreLancman To Host Screening of Eric Garner Documentary at Queens Library
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“Police chokeholds are already banned under NYPD rules, but the senseless death of Eric Garner made clear that these guidelines are not working to deter use of this dangerous maneuver,” said Lancman in a statement to the Eagle.
Read MoreNew Law Recognizes Third Gender on NYC Birth Certificates
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Starting Jan. 1, 2019, New York City birth certificates will feature a third gender category — gender X — for the first time.
Read MoreLasak Officially Announces Bid for Queens DA
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Former Queens Criminal Court Justice Gregory Lasak officially announced his candidacy for Queens County District Attorney Tuesday morning.
Read MoreDOJ Drops Appeal In Queens Pizza Man Case
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The legal nightmare may finally be ending for Pablo Villavicencio, a College Point pizza delivery man and father of two who was arrested and detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement for nearly two months.
Read MoreLegal Aid Attorneys Plan Kavanaugh Protest Today
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Attorneys from the Legal Services Staff Association (LSSA) and the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys (ALAA) are planning a one-hour walkout Thursday at 1 p.m. outside Queens Housing Court. to protest the potential appointment of Judge Brett Kavanaugh.
Trump Family MCI Fraud Exposed, Highlighting Gianaris, Barnwell Bill
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President Donald Trump received more than $413 million from his father Fred’s real estate empire, the majority of which he pocketed thanks to tax and real estate schemes, a New York Times investigation revealed on Tuesday.
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