Nearly a fifth of all Queens residents behind bars in New York are 55 years or older – and despite being convicted at a far younger age, have few opportunities to advocate for their release, according to new data shared with the Eagle.
Read MoreAttorneys for the city on Tuesday told a federal judge that Rikers Island should remain in the hands of the city as a new, reform-minded commissioner takes a stab at curbing violent conditions at the notorious jail complex.
Read MoreA 52-year-old man from Flushing is facing nearly half a decade in prison after cops say he fatally ran over an 8-year-old boy and injured the boy’s 10-year-old brother in East Elmhurst on Wednesday afternoon.
Read MoreAfter a brief reprieve during the winter months, residents of Forest Hills Gardens say that with concerts set to soon return to Forest Hills Stadium so too will the noise and other irritants they are fighting to address in two separate, ongoing lawsuits.
Read MoreA Brooklyn judge this week tossed out an effort from Queens and South Brooklyn lawmakers to get the city and state to shut down its migrant tent shelter at Floyd Bennett Field.
Read MoreFederal officials put $117 million into a proposal to bring a park to an abandoned rail line in Central and South Queens dubbed the QueensWay this week.
Read MoreAs part of her State of the City speech, City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams proposed building a new neighborhood on the 172-acre site currently occupied by Aqueduct Racetrack.
Read MoreJuan Ardila remains in office a year after sexual misconduct allegations made against him first came to light. Now, he’s running for re-election – but two challengers and the cloud left by the allegations will make that difficult.
Read MoreBoth houses of the legislature took major steps this week toward approving legislation from a Queens lawmaker that would increase the amount of student loan forgiveness public interest attorneys who are saddled with debt from law school could receive from the state.
Read MoreRepeating what top members of his administration have begun to suggest in recent weeks, Mayor Eric Adams said on Tuesday that his administration has little to no shot of building four borough-based jails by the time Rikers Island is legally-mandated to shutter as a jail complex in 2027.
Read MoreWhen Alexis Tsahirides secured the rights to her family’s Astoria apartment, she hoped to pay back her dad’s debts with help from the city’s housing vouchers. Tsahirides would be eligible to receive aid under the CityFHEPS housing voucher program, which was expanded by the City Council last year. However, the Adams administration has yet to have implemented the law, so she has yet to receive any assistance.
Read MoreGovernor Kathy Hochul announced several sweeping subway safety measures on Wednesday, including a proposal that would temporarily ban some convicted New Yorkers from using the system.
Read MoreThe City Planning Commission on Wednesday unanimously approved plans to bring the city’s first-ever soccer stadium to Willets Point leaving the proposal with only a few more hurdles before it gets the city’s stamp of approval.
Read MoreThe Adams administration late Monday announced that it planned to mostly restore nonprofit-provided programming for detainees on Rikers Island after the city attempted – and largely failed – to provide the programming itself following a budget cut ordered by the mayor last year.
Read MoreThe MTA will hold several in-person, public outreach events to gather feedback on its latest version of the Queens Bus Network Redesign, which was released in December.
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