Discovery reform rollback doesn’t make final budget cut
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A controversial proposal to rollback the state’s 2019 discovery reforms was struck from the state’s budget at the final moments this week.
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Queens pol wants to make it easier to bring class action suits against government
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A Queens lawmaker is pushing a piece of legislation that would make it easier for class action lawsuits to be brought against New York’s state and local governments.
Read More'The War on Smoke Shops': Officials agree, illegal pot enforcement is needed, but how is it working?
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Most officials agree – in order for the legal cannabis market to thrive, the unlicensed market must be tampered down. But enforcement of the unlicensed market has ruffled feathers on both sides of the issue – some have pushed for greater enforcement, while others say the current tactics mirror the enforcement of the failed war on drugs that marijuana legalization in New York State was aimed at rectifying.
Read MoreArdila avoids questions about sexual assault allegations at community event
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Juan Ardila, the Western Queens assemblymember who a month ago was accused of sexually assaulting two women at a 2015 party, refused to answer questions about an alleged independent investigation into the allegations when confronted by the Eagle at a neighborhood clean-up event his office hosted over the weekend.
Read MoreOpinion: Steve Cohen is putting community first
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“No matter what, three new casinos are coming to New York City. And with sports betting apps always just a click away, it is clear that we need to find ways to address gambling addiction in not just our community but across the board. Steve Cohen and his team have directly engaged with us, and made it clear that they want to be our partners in finding solutions, which is more than can be said for any of the other proposed projects.”
Read MoreAs Assembly lines are approved, Queens locals rally against them in Richmond Hill
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As lawmakers approved State Assembly district lines on Monday, a group of South Asian and Indo-Caribbean advocates rallied in South Queens to protest the newly approved lines, which they say maintain unfair districts that splits up and dilutes their growing political voice.
Read MoreCity agrees to pay $53 million for solitary confinement violations
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Over 4,000 people who were improperly held in solitary confinement in the city’s jails at various points over the last four years will get a cut of a $53 million settlement the city agreed to last week.
Read MoreQueens pols unveil winning participatory budgeting projects
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Queens is getting the money this year through participatory budgeting, with several projects being selected last week in nine City Council districts, an increase from only three last year.
Read MoreRichmond Hill street co-named for founder of Sikhism
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The intersection of 118th Street between 101st and 95th Avenues was renamed “Guru Nanak Way,” named for the founder of Sikhism, the South Asian religion practiced by a number of residents of South Queens.
Read MoreNew Assembly maps head to state legislature with few changes to current lines
/The New York Independent Redistricting Commission voted 9-1 to send a new set of Assembly district maps over the legislature, maps nearly identical to current lines.
Read MoreAdams calls for feds to step up amid migrant crisis
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A bewildered Mayor Eric Adams pleaded with the president to do more to ease the city’s efforts to aid the tens of thousands asylum seekers who have come to the five boroughs in the past year.
Read MoreBrooklyn woman sentenced to 21 years for poisoning lookalike with cheesecake
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Viktoria Nasyrova will now serve over two decades in prison after she poisoned a cheesecake before giving it to her friend in an effort to steal her identity and evade the authorities investigating her for a separate crime.
Read MoreChanging of the guard: New Queens community board members get sworn into office
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Queens’ newest government officials got welcomed into office Monday night at Queens Borough Hall.
Read MoreSenate considers Halligan for Court of Appeals
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Caitlin Halligan, a powerful attorney and former solicitor general for the State of New York, appeared before the State Senate’s Judiciary Committee on Tuesday to make her case as to why she believes she is qualified to serve as a judge on the state’s highest court.
Read MoreSantos launches re-election bid
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He’s lied about a lot of things but George Santos appears to be telling the truth about his intention to run for re-election in 2024.
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