‘A train’ stoppage will bring familiar headache for Rockaway locals
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More than a decade after Hurricane Sandy flooded the Rockaway peninsula, repairs to the remote community are still causing headaches.
Read MoreOpening of new Queens precinct is delayed – again
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A new police precinct set to open in Southeast Queens has its first-ever commanding officer, but when he and his new cops will start patrolling remains a mystery as the project appears to be delayed once again.
Read MoreToo much housing or not enough?: Adams administration defends City of Yes to City Council
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Will the mayor’s signature housing policy create too much housing or not enough? The City Council appeared to be divided on the answer on Monday as the legislature grilled members of the Adams administration on the City of Yes for Housing Opportunity.
Read MoreCity of Yes faces an uncertain path through Queens councilmembers
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When Mayor Eric Adams’ controversial housing plan comes before the City Council for what is expected to be a marathon two-day hearing this week, it won’t get much of a warm reception from the delegation from Queens.
Read MoreQueens pols call on state to fund long-desired Far Rock trauma hospital
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Queens electeds and locals want the governor to help fund a potential new trauma center on the far-flung Rockaway peninsula.
Read MoreQueens electeds warn against City of Yes as milestone approaches
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Elected officials primarily from Northeastern Queens gathered in Bayside this week and imagined a world where the mayor’s controversial City of Yes for Housing Opportunity proposal becomes a reality – and they don’t like how it looks.
Read MoreAfter years of delays, Far Rock gets new library
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Queens Public Library reopened their branch in Far Rockaway on Tuesday, a two-floor structure that is the culmination of six years of construction and years of advocacy from locals and the elected officials.
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 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 MoreCity partially funds longshot Rockaway trauma hospital proposal
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When Mayor Eric Adams announced the city had made a budget agreement last Friday, he chose to highlight one specific budget note in one specific Queens neighborhood; the Rockaway peninsula trauma center.
Read MoreRockaway takes step toward new trauma hospital, but major questions remain
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It’s been over a decade since Rockaway’s Peninsula Hospital shuttered its doors. The closure was the start of what locals have described as a dwindling and inadequate healthcare system in Queens’ southernmost community, which often posts among the highest rates of child mortality, shootings and homicides.
Read MoreOpinion: When it comes to transportation, the MTA must get the bus redesign right
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“It is more important than ever for community members to make their voices heard [on the MTA’s redesign of Queens’ bus network].”
Read MoreCould a trauma center finally be coming to Rockaway?: Council calls for city budget to include funds to build trauma center on far-flung peninsula
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The City Council this week said the city should set aside the money in its upcoming $109 billion budget to build a long-asked-for trauma center on the Rockaway peninsula, a healthcare need advocates have been calling for for nearly a decade.
Read MoreNYPD officer killed in Far Rockaway
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An NYPD officer was shot and killed in Far Rockaway on Monday evening.
Read MoreWorker injured at Rockaway construction site already under scrutiny
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Another worker was injured at the construction site of a Rockaway affordable housing development being run by a construction company that lawmakers in January demanded be taken off the project, the Eagle has learned.
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