Late to her own deadline, Hochul says clemency changes are coming
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Half a year after Governor Kathy Hochul committed to reforming the state’s clemency process, New York’s top executive said changes should be coming soon.
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Over a year after fire, Jackson Heights tenants continue to fight for a return to their homes
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Well over a year after an eight-alarm fire ripped through their apartment complex in Jackson Heights, injuring dozens and displacing hundreds, a group of over 60 tenants are in a continued legal battle with the building’s landlord, demanding that they be let back into their homes.
Read MoreParents, teachers sue city over education budget cuts
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A group of parents and teachers are suing the city, Mayor Eric Adams and the Department of Education over budget cuts they allege were made outside of proper procedure.
Read MoreInnovation QNS commits to lowering affordable units’ rent
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The developers behind Innovation QNS, a controversial, five-block neighborhood rezoning in Astoria, told the Queens borough president in writing that they’d make an unspecified number of their affordable units rent for 30 percent of the area median income.
Read MoreCity Council redistricting begins
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The New York City Districting Commission voted Friday to release the first draft of redrawn City Council districts.
Read MoreMayor says fairer ferries on the way
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The NYC Ferry Forward plan is intended to expand access and encourage increased ridership through reduced fare programs.
Read MoreYears in the making, co-working space opens in Downtown Jamaica
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Governor Kathy Hochul joined a number of Queens elected officials and local leaders in Downtown Jamaica to celebrate the impending opening of Greater Nexus, an $11 million co-working space for local entrepreneurs.
Read MoreQueens’ top criminal court judge to retire
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George Grasso, the administrative judge for Queens County Supreme Court, Criminal Term, announced Tuesday that he would be resigning effective Friday, July 15.
Read More‘It’s going to be very ugly’: Major Queens food pantry faces eviction
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La Jornada, a food pantry in Flushing that serves over 10,000 families in Northwest Queens, is being evicted from its NYCHA headquarters by the public housing authority at the end of the month. The mayor offered to help find the nonprofit a new space but with two weeks remaining, one has yet to be found.
Read MoreOpinion: Parks budget is a step in the right direction — but it doesn’t go far enough in Queens
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One percent for Parks is the foundation for a healthy parks system in New York City. We also recognize the budget is not the solution or cause of all our problems.
Read MoreNew York's top judge to step down
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Janet DiFiore, the top judge in New York and the face of the state’s entire court system, announced her resignation on Monday.
Read MoreDetainee dies on Rikers, officer fired
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A 31-year-old detainee on Rikers Island died Sunday night, marking the tenth death in Department of Correction custody this year.
Read MoreCity changed COVID data display over discrepancies
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A Department of Health spokesperson told the Eagle that the change was made in response to slight inconsistencies in the way the website was analyzing the data.
Read MoreQueens DA in support of sentence reduction for man serving 50 years in prison
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A Queens man over 30 years into a 50 year sentence for two arsons in Queens he says he never committed, will come before a Queens judge Monday for a re-sentencing hearing.
Read MoreQueens lawyer sworn in to lead citywide law secretary org
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Queens-based law secretary Alla Allison Ageyeva was sworn in as president of the association by Queens Supreme Court Justice Hon. Darrell L. Gavrin.
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