Top judge details the court’s budget needs
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What do court officials have to say about the governor’s recent budget proposal?
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Adams turns to civil law to eliminate illegal weed market
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In his latest attempt to combat unlicensed weed sellers shopping their wares in the now-legal marijuana market, Mayor Eric Adams and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said on Tuesday that they’re turning to the civil law book.
Read MoreMan dies on Rikers, first death this year
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An elderly man died on Rikers Island over the weekend, marking the first time an incarcerated individual has died in the troubled jail facility this year.
Read MoreAdams ends vax mandate for city workers
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Almost three years removed from the onset of the COVID pandemic, Mayor Eric Adams pulled back the vaccination requirement for city workers this week, repealing a measure put in place by his mayoral predecessor in the fall of 2021.
Read MoreAmid national shortage, local school trains tomorrow’s court reporters
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Court reporters are a key facet of the court system – the “guardians of the record,” must certify the all important transcription of the court’s proceedings, which become the record of the case. But in recent years, the ranks of court reporters in Queens and the city has dwindled.
Read MoreHow the LIC Courthouse intertwines with the creation of New York City
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Now dwarfed by the high-rise office buildings and condos that surround it in Hunters Point, the Long Island City Courthouse may seem little out of place in the neighborhood. But its construction played a vital role in the consolidation of New York City and the founding of Nassau County. Its legacy continues to have major ramifications today.
Read MoreCandidates begin raising cash in Queens Council races
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Take a look at who has started raising money in the upcoming Queens City Council races.
Read MoreGov’s charter school plan draws ire from Queens pols
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“I don't begrudge any organizations or anybody from setting up their private schools, my concern is when those private schools want public dollars, and that's exactly what's happening here,” Queens State Senator John Liu said of Governor Kathy Hochul’s plan to increase the number of charter schools in New York.
Read MoreOfficials look to Queens locals for Creedmoor campus ideas
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The infamous Creedmoor campus has been mostly abandoned for decades. Now, state and local officials are beginning to wonder – what will it become in the future?
Read MoreQueens senators dish on borough’s best pizza
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Your state senator thinks they know where the best pizza in Queens is – are they right?
Read MoreQueens mourns police killing of Tyre Nichols
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Queens locals, officials and community leaders gathered on the steps of Queens Borough Hall on Monday night for an emotional vigil for Tyre Nichols, the Black man who was killed by Memphis police officers after they excessively beat him during a traffic stop earlier this month.
Read MoreLawmakers look to close lobbying loophole after money floods LaSalle fight
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Several weeks after the Eagle first reported on an opaque lobbying group’s campaign in support of the governor’s controversial chief judge nominee, two lawmakers announced that they are introducing legislation that would require lobbying efforts around judicial nominations to be reported to the state.
Read MoreWhat ever happened to the LaGuardia Airport AirTrain review?
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About a year ago, the Port Authority put the controversial plan to build an AirTrain to LaGuardia Airport on pause and launched a review of a number of alternate public transit options to the northwest Queens airport. But what ever happened to that review?
Read MoreDOC fails to track detainee intake process, attorneys claim
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“That should be infuriating to everyone – I can't even tell you reliably how long people are in these disgusting cells that lack very basic services.”
Read MoreDiwali school holiday fight resumes in Albany
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Dozens of lawmakers and South Asian residents of Queens made their way to Albany to rally in support of a bill that would make Diwali a holiday recognized in the New York City public school system. Even with over two dozen state lawmakers signed onto the legislation, community leaders in Queens remain skeptical of the efforts being made to complete a promise that they say has been made to them before.
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