Queens officials tour shoreline project in Howard Beach
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Local Howard Beach officials got a sneak peak this week at the start of a new city initiative aimed at raising shorelines citywide to prevent flooding during storms.
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Mayor says Creedmoor, Aqueduct migrant shelters ‘still on table’
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Despite another day of local pushback from Queens officials over the city's plan to bring migrant shelters to two sites in the borough, the mayor says all options to house asylum seekers arriving to the city are “still on the table.”
Read MoreJail boss blames courts for rising Rikers population
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Rikers Island’s population is growing larger when it should be getting smaller. DOC Commissioner Louis Molina said the blame lies with the state court system during a Board of Correction meeting this week.
Read MoreSubway rides to increase by fifteen cents come August
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This week, the MTA voted unanimously to increase the price of a trip on a city subway or bus from $2.75 to $2.90.
Read MoreFederal prosecutor joins call for Rikers receivership
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The city’s grip over Rikers Island appeared to slip further earlier this week as the federal prosecutor for New York’s Southern District called on the notorious jail complex be turned over to a court-appointed receiver.
Read MoreCity scraps plan to bring migrant shelter to Aqueduct
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Off the side of a highway on Monday evening, protesters and local elected officials gathered to oppose plans to construct a tent shelter for asylum seekers at the Aqueduct Racetrack in South Queens. However, just before the demonstration was set to begin, officials learned that the plan had been scrapped.
Read MoreQueens’ 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.
Read MoreRikers 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.
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