One last late night at Astoria’s Neptune Diner
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The Eagle spent one final night inside the now-closed Neptune Diner in Astoria.
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Queens Dems nominate candidates for Civil Court race
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The Queens County Democratic Party nominated a trio of candidates to run for Civil Court in November after a bill signed into law earlier this month by the governor created three new spots on the bench in Queens.
Read MoreMayor suspends solitary confinement ban
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If at first you don’t succeed, try, try and try again. That’s the platitude Mayor Eric Adams has appeared to employ in his attempts to skirt around a new law banning solitary confinement in the city’s jails.
Read MoreSix indicted in alleged Flushing election fraud
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Six defendants were charged last week in a 161-count indictment for alleged voter fraud in a Flushing City Council race last year.
Read MoreGlendale residents flooded with alleged fraudulent medical bills
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Elected officials and law enforcement are warning locals after several dozen people in Glendale received mail believed to be related to a possible medical bill fraud scam.
Read MoreMTA’s new Queens bus map far from perfect, residents say
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Around three years after the MTA decided to ditch their first attempt at redesigning Queens’ complex bus map after it was almost universally panned, their latest attempt, which they shared with riders at Queens Borough Hall on Wednesday night, hasn’t necessarily won everyone over.
Read MoreQueens to get at least three new judges
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The governor last week signed a bill that will add over two dozen judges to benches across the Empire State, including three in Queens.
Read MoreJudge lifts veil on group investigating complaints against Queens prosecutors
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A federal judge this week said that the public has the right to know more about state investigations into allegations of prosecutorial misconduct, a process that is currently shrouded in secrecy.
Read MoreOpinion: ‘Some immunity’ in Trump v. United States. The facts, without the politics
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“If you put aside emotion and partisan politics, and calmly and dispassionately view Trump v. United States through the prism of that wondrous document, the Constitution, you will see that it is neither horrible nor wonderful; but it is, in fact, good for American liberty.”
Read MorePower struggle between mayor and council plays out in Queens
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The final meeting of the Charter Revision Commission was held in Queens on Monday. Less than 24 hours after the conclusion of the meeting, the commission released its final proposed changes to the city’s charter, calling into question whether or not what was discussed at the meeting was considered for the final recommendations.
Read MoreCouncil prepares take Adams admin to court over solitary ban
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The fight over a law banning solitary confinement in the city’s jails continued on Thursday when the City Council opened the door to taking legal action against the Adams administration, which asked a judge last month to allow them to skirt the law’s implementation.
Read MoreWith Rikers in crisis, power struggle within jail watchdog board overshadows oversight efforts
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The Board of Correction on Tuesday spent around an hour of its meeting engaged in an internal power struggle instead of discussing the top item on its agenda – the crisis regarding the city’s stalled plan to close Rikers Island by 2027.
Read MoreAssembly speaker sends $2 mil to Pomonok Houses for new park
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Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie made a trip to the World’s Borough to announce his approval of a $2.53 million plan to develop a new park at the Pomonok Houses, the first major development at the public housing complex residents say they’ve seen in over 70 years.
Read MoreJustice delayed: Lengthy stays on Rikers jump as cases slow in courts
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The number of detainees who have had to wait three years or longer on Rikers Island while their cases sluggishly make their way through the court system has increased by nearly 180 percent in the last half decade, according to a new report.
Read MoreAfter squeaking by in 2022, Pheffer Amato leads GOP challenger in fundraising race
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Less than two years ago, Assemblymember Stacey Pheffer Amato’s election night returns party wasn’t the most joyful place to be on the Rockaway peninsula.
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