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July 23, 2019

Keep on schleppin’ — Queens buses aren’t as bad as other boroughs

July 23, 2019/ Guest User
Keep on schleppin’ — Queens buses aren’t as bad as other boroughs

The borough’s bus network managed to avoid “winning” a series of raspberry awards presented by the Straphangers Campaign and TransitCenter.

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July 23, 2019/ Guest User/
Central Queens, eastern queens, news, northern queens, politics, Southern Queens, Transit, Western Queens
Straphangers Campaign, TransitCenter, Pokey and Schleppie awards, Mary Buchanan, DOT, Department of Transportation, Fresh Pond Road, Q54, Flushing, JFK Airport, Jaqi Cohen, Q24, Jamaica, Queens Bus Network Redesign, MTA, Metropolitan Transit Authority, bus lane, bus lane camp
July 23, 2019

U.S. Rep Meng to face first primary challenge since taking office

July 23, 2019/ Emma Whitford
U.S. Rep Meng to face first primary challenge since taking office

Kew Gardens resident Mel Gagarin announced his candidacy in an open letter shared with the Eagle.

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July 23, 2019/ Emma Whitford/
Communities, Central Queens, eastern queens, news, politics
mel gagarin, grace meng, congress, 6th congressional district, dsa, flushing, kew gardens, elmhurst
July 23, 2019

Queens Democratic Party leaders minimize role of County Committee in tense meeting

July 23, 2019/ David Brand
Queens Democratic Party leaders minimize role of County Committee in tense meeting

“We were basically told we’re here to meet a legal requirement and that we check a box.”

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July 23, 2019/ David Brand/
Communities, Central Queens, Features, Law, news, politics
Gregory Meeks, michael reich, queens county democratic party, county committee
July 22, 2019

AOC’s immigration town hall at Corona school inspires passionate advocacy

July 22, 2019/ Rachel Vick
AOC’s immigration town hall at Corona school inspires passionate advocacy

“There’s a lot of remarkable stuff that’s written about hope, and one of the great things about hope is showing the world that this future that we’re fighting for is already here.”

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July 22, 2019/ Rachel Vick/
Communities, Central Queens, eastern queens, Law, news, politics
AOC, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, immigrants, immigrants rights, immigration, Corona, Donald Trump, Lupito Romero, DACA, Department of Homeland Security, ICE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement
July 22, 2019

Transit turmoil: Straphangers demand pols prioritize subway service after ‘hellish’ week

July 22, 2019/ Guest User
Transit turmoil: Straphangers demand pols prioritize subway service after ‘hellish’ week

“You shouldn’t need a life preserver to take the subway.”

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July 22, 2019/ Guest User/
Central Queens, eastern queens, news, politics, Western Queens, Transit, Voices
subway, bus, buses, Brad Holyman, Erik Adams, Riders Aliiance, Transportation Alternatives, Court Square, LIC, Long Island City, flooding, E train, M train, Bill de Blasio, Andrew Cuomo
July 22, 2019

Net gain: MTA to install protective mesh at several of Queens' elevated stations

July 22, 2019/ Guest User
Net gain: MTA to install protective mesh at several of Queens' elevated stations

The netting at each section of track will be approximately 600 feet long and 50 feet wide, for a total of 30,000 square feet of coverage.

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July 22, 2019/ Guest User/
Central Queens, eastern queens, news, politics, Transit, Southern Queens
netting, 7 train, Richmond Hill, MTA, J train, Z train, Woodside, Jimmy Van Bramer, Andy Byford, Roosevelt Avenue, debris, safety
July 22, 2019

Morgenthau, iconic ex-Manhattan district attorney, has died

July 22, 2019/ Associated Press
Morgenthau, iconic ex-Manhattan district attorney, has died

Morgenthau left office in 2009, telling The Associated Press at the time he was retiring because “I looked at my birth certificate, and I said, “It's about time.’”

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July 22, 2019/ Associated Press/
Crime, Law, news, politics
Robert Morgenthau, Cy Vance, Lenox Hill Hospital, Bernhard Goetz
July 22, 2019

Hevesi, sponsor of subsidy to stem homeless crisis, condemns Cuomo’s MTA letter

July 22, 2019/ David Brand
Hevesi, sponsor of subsidy to stem homeless crisis, condemns Cuomo’s MTA letter

“62,333 children have become homeless since he took office as governor. That’s his legacy,” Hevesi said.

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July 22, 2019/ David Brand/
Central Queens, eastern queens, Law, news, politics, northern queens, Transit, Southern Queens, Western Queens
Andrew Hevesi, Andrew Cuomo, homeless, homeless shelter, homelessness, subway, homeless crisis, MTA, affordable housing
July 22, 2019

As power outages loom, public will weigh in on Con Ed rate hikes

July 22, 2019/ Guest User
As power outages loom, public will weigh in on Con Ed rate hikes

The controversial rate hike would raise the average monthly electric bill by $4.45 and the average gas bill $17.28 beginning in January 2020.  

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July 22, 2019/ Guest User/
Communities, Central Queens, eastern queens, news, politics
Costa Costantinides, Astoria, Con Edison, Rafael Espinal, rate hike, heat wave, Jamaica, Hollis, Flushing, Richmond Hill
July 21, 2019

St. Albans honors longtime civic leader with street renaming

July 21, 2019/ Rachel Vick
St. Albans honors longtime civic leader with street renaming

Cardinal Sandiford, an Army veteran best known for his years serving on Community Board 12, spent nine years serving as chairperson of the land use committee.

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July 21, 2019/ Rachel Vick/
Communities, eastern queens, news, politics, Southern Queens
St. Albans, Cardinal Sandiford, I. Daneek Miller, Army, veterans, Community Board 12, Robert Couche Senior Citizen Center, Octagon Neighborhood Association, Adrienne Adams
July 18, 2019

City wants to take its bus down to Fresh Pond Road. CB5 says it can’t no more.

July 18, 2019/ Phineas Rueckert
City wants to take its bus down to Fresh Pond Road. CB5 says it can’t no more.

Can’t nobody tell me nothing.

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July 18, 2019/ Phineas Rueckert/
Transit, politics
CB5, DOT, Polly Trottenberg, Councilmember Bob Holden, Assemblymember Cathy Nolan, Ridgewood
July 17, 2019

Advocates to rally for voting rights law outside Cuomo’s office

July 17, 2019/ Phineas Rueckert
Advocates to rally for voting rights law outside Cuomo’s office

“Dozens of voters are at risk of disenfranchisement in the Democratic primary.”

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July 17, 2019/ Phineas Rueckert/
Features, politics, news
queens da, melinda katz, Tiffany Cabán, andrew cuomo, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, voting rights, voting reform
July 17, 2019

Katz and Cabán pledge conviction review as 'flimsy' 1993 murder case returns to Queens court

July 17, 2019/ David Brand
Katz and Cabán pledge conviction review as 'flimsy' 1993 murder case returns to Queens court

“Flimsy convictions, for both violent crimes and less serious charges, reinforce the overcriminalization of our black and brown communities.”

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July 17, 2019/ David Brand/
Communities, Crime, Law, news, politics
cru, conviction review unit, Tiffany Cabán, rory lancman, legal aid, queens da, queens da's office, michael robinson, stephen knopf, wrongful conviction
July 16, 2019

Is Jimmy Van Bramer the real winner of the Queens DA race?

July 16, 2019/ David Brand
Is Jimmy Van Bramer the real winner of the Queens DA race?

‘Astoria and Sunnyside are the two most progressive areas in Queens — and boast the highest turnout.’

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July 16, 2019/ David Brand/
Communities, politics, Western Queens, Rikers Island
July 16, 2019

Here's where things stand with the city's jails plan

July 16, 2019/ David Brand
Here's where things stand with the city's jails plan

“A 1500 person jail anywhere in Queens in unacceptable.”

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July 16, 2019/ David Brand/
Communities, Central Queens, Law, news, politics, Rikers Island
rikers island, qdc, borough-based jails, koslowtiz, levin, ayala, margaret chin, diana ayala, stephen levin, karen koslowitz, jails, jails plan, city council, ULURP
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