The Eagle recently sat down with Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz to discuss her thoughts on the job, her attempts to balance restorative and punitive justice, the state’s bail laws and how the Queens DA’s office has changed over the past several years.
Read MoreNYCHA’s Woodside Houses residents say heat and hot water service interruptions are becoming more and more frequent as the colder months approach. The complex relies on mobile boilers, which were supposed to be replaced in April.
Read MoreOutdoor dining will continue to have its day in the sun – at least for now – after an Appellate Court ruling issued this week scrapped a lawsuit brought against the pandemic-era program.
Read MoreOne of the Bland Houses five buildings has been without cooking gas for five months, angering tenants and local lawmakers who say NYCHA hasn’t been upfront about making the repairs.
Read MoreIn an effort to shed more light on the disciplinary histories of New York City’s police officers, the Legal Aid Society released a new database that may be the most comprehensive collection of NYPD officer misdeeds to date.
Read MoreHalletts North, a three-tower development in Astoria was approved by the City Council last week with the backing of progressive City Councilmember Tiffany Cabán, potentially signaling a shifting attitude the most progressive lawmakers in the city take toward private development and affordable housing.
Read MoreCity officials unveiled their latest design plans for the redevelopment of Willets Point on Wednesday evening – nearly two decades after whispers of a redevelopment of the neighborhood began.
Read MoreThe developers behind Innovation QNS, a massive, five-block development proposed for Astoria, have committed to making 40 percent of the project’s approximately 2,800 housing units permanently affordable, the Eagle has learned.
Read MoreDonovan Richards relearned a lesson on his trip to the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico this weekend – the World’s Borough earned its nickname for a reason.
Read MoreThe Department of Correction passed a grim milestone this week when Robert Pondexter became the 16th person to die either in DOC custody or shortly after being granted compassionate release.
Read MoreA block party celebrating Queens’ LGBTQ+ community was interrupted Saturday by a group of anti-LGBTQ+ agitators in Jackson Heights. But despite several tense moments, organizers of the event say the protesters did little but bring the party’s participants closer together.
Read MoreLess than a week after a woman took her life in a shelter on Jamaica Avenue, city officials toured the Queens facility to try and get a sense of the conditions the migrant and others like her face upon their arrival to the five boroughs.
Read MoreIn a close 8-7 vote that came as a surprise to many, the New York City Districting Commission voted against sending its latest – and what could have been its final – maps to the City Council for review.
Read MoreInnovation QNS has finally found a supporter. The City Planning Commission voted to approve the project, which now heads to the City Council where a “concerned” Julie Won awaits.
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