Over one-third of all detainees on Rikers Island who requested a trip to the doctor last year were never taken to their scheduled appointment, a new report from the Department of Correction’s watchdog says.
Read MoreCourthouses in Queens and throughout the city will likely soon see a much-needed increase in their court officer ranks after the state’s court system says it just recently graduated its largest and most diverse group of officer candidates ever.
Read MoreQueens Supreme Court Justice Kenneth Holder will serve as the interim administrative judge in Queens County Supreme Court, Criminal Term, beginning Sept. 3, according to a memo obtained by the Eagle.
Read MoreAs the three-year countdown to the closure of the jails on Rikers Island begins this week, major questions remain about whether or not the city will – or even can – meet the August 2027 deadline to shutter the notorious complex.
Read MoreQueens Borough Donovan Richards told the Adams administration on Monday that he tentatively supports their controversial citywide rezoning plan, which was rejected by more than two-thirds of the borough’s community boards.
Read MoreFor the second year in a row, a unique initiative that looks to steer teens away from the criminal justice system and help rehabilitate those already in it took a trip to Queensboro Correctional Facility in Long Island City.
Read MoreWhile the city said it planned to fix the chaotic conditions on the North Outer Roadway of the Queensboro Bridge by adding a separate path for cyclists by the end of the summer, their self-imposed deadline now appears entirely out of reach – again.
Read More"What the spiritual writer, George MacLeod, and the songwriter, Paul Simon, both know and know well is that life is meant to be lived and our character-filled buildings, just like our character-filled neighborhoods, are meant to host and give witness to life."
Read MoreQueens Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made an energetic speech during the first night of the Democratic National Convention on Monday night in Chicago.
Read MoreA man being held on Rikers Island died on Tuesday in a Queens hospital after suffering an apparent medical emergency.
Read More"The City of Yes is a terrible idea. There’s no dancing around it, the City of Yes as it stands now is absolutely awful, and will destroy communities throughout the five boroughs."
Read MoreA new filing in a wrongful death lawsuit claims that the city’s Department of Correction falsely claimed in records that they acted quickly to provide Narcan to a 26-year-old dying of an overdose on Rikers Island in 2022 when instead it was the man’s brother, coincidently being held in the cell next door, who attempted to revive his sibling just before he died.
Read MoreNotorious former Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein appeared in Queens Criminal Court on Monday where a judge ordered him to remain on Rikers Island.
Read MoreA pilot program that brought one free bus route to each of the city’s five boroughs is coming to an end. And while the Queens lawmakers behind its creation are urging the MTA to revive it for the coming year, it seems unlikely that they will.
Read More"The ability to add an accessory home, like a basement apartment, can be a lifeline for people like me and my family. It would be an essential source of income that can make the difference between being able to stay in your home or losing your home."
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