Queens’ ties to Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’
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Richard Feynman, a Queens born physicist , will be portrayed in Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” which opens in theaters this week.
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Rikers detainee dies: William Johnstone becomes sixth person in DOC custody to die this year
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For the sixth time this year and the third time in as many weeks, a person in the Department of Correction’s custody has died. William Johnstone, 47, was found unresponsive in the cell he was being held in on Rikers Island around 1:50 p.m. on Saturday, according to the Department of Correction.
Read MoreMayor names Edward Caban next police commissioner
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Edward Caban became the first Latino to lead the New York City Police Department as commissioner on Monday, taking control of the department as crime rates are on the decline but as the public’s image of crime and safety in the five boroughs and of the police department remains tenuous.
Read MoreSoutheast Queens bus route included in free bus pilot program
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Some Queens bus riders are going to get a free ride starting in September as part of a new MTA pilot program included in the state’s budget and championed by Queens officials.
Read MoreFormer Queens pol to be hit with bribery charges: Reports
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Eric Ulrich, the former commissioner of the Department of Buildings and a former Queens city councilmember, could be officially charged in a criminal investigation spearheaded by the Manhattan district attorney’s office as early as this week, multiple outlets reported on Monday.
Read MoreQueens councilmember introduces bill to gather drowning data
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In an effort to address the drowning issues that have plagued her community for years, Rockaway Councilmember Selvena Brooks-Powers has introduced legislation that requires the city to establish an annual report on drowning incidents.
Read MoreAssemblymember Rosenthal officially steps down
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Eastern Queens State Assemblymember Daniel Rosenthal announced last month that after six-years in office he would be resigning to take a new nonprofit job. On Friday, his resignation became official. He spoke with the Eagle during his last week in office
Read MoreCity to pay $143 million for late releases from Rikers
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A federal judge ruled this week that the city must pay nearly $143 million to over 40,000 people who were held in a city jail longer than they should have after having posted bail.
Read MoreCity Council overrides mayor’s veto of housing bills
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The City Council took a rare step on Thursday and voted to override the mayor’s veto of a package of housing bills recently passed by the legislative body.
Read MoreCreedmoor fight brews as community petition circulates
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The redevelopment of the Creedmoor Psychiatric Center campus is still in its infancy and it will be years before shovels go in the ground. However, pushback over potential plans to bring affordable housing to the 55-acre campus has already begun.
Court orders state to redraw congressional district lines
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An appeals court ordered the state’s failed redistricting commission to redraw the state’s congressional maps on Thursday, ruling that the maps used for the 2022 election not be used again in the future.
Read MoreCity asks New Yorkers what they want to see in DT Jamaica redevelopment
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The city is looking for feedback from New Yorkers about how it should proceed with its plan to redevelop Downtown Jamaica.
Read MoreBorough president celebrates funding for parks and libraries in FY23
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With Fiscal Year 2024 now underway, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards is celebrating funding allocated to Queens parks and libraries by his office in the previous year.
Read MoreCouncil grills Adams administration on air quality response
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Smoke from Canadian wildfires fell over the city, which gave the majority of the five boroughs, including Queens, a hazy, orange tint, and brought the worst air quality the city has seen since the metric began being recorded. To members of the New York City Council, just as confounding as the color of the skies was the Adams administration’s response to the emergency. And so, on Wednesday, city councilmembers grilled agency heads on the city’s response to the unprecedented event.
Read MoreScaffolding at Queens Supreme Court has cost city nearly half a million dollars
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Scaffolding is a daily fixture in the lives of most New Yorkers – but nowhere is that more true than at the Queens Supreme Courthouse in Downtown Jamaica.
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