“We all share responsibility for reducing waste and protecting the Earth. But how we do that matters deeply. The Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act, an alternative proposal, takes a one-size-fits-all approach that could harm low-income New Yorkers by raising the cost of essential goods.”
Read MoreA combative campaign season is heating up in one of Queens’ only City Council districts with an open seat.
Read MoreNew York City Mayor Eric Adams returned to his alma mater in Queens on Thursday to unveil the final budget proposal of his term.
Read MoreSome local cyclists in Rockaway Beach rallied in opposition to a Parks Department plan to ban two-wheeled vehicles on a busy stretch of the boardwalk this summer.
Read MoreQueens Supreme Court on Sutphin Boulevard played host to a precession of political and legal formalities as rulings from the Board of Elections made the day prior on the fate of several Queens candidates were confirmed before a judge Tuesday.
Read More“New York’s rocky overhaul of its Medicaid consumer directed home care program puts 280,000 elderly and disabled New Yorkers at risk. It also risks the health coverage of 400,000 workers.”
Read MoreA Senate committee played their cards close to their chest this week when they narrowly voted to advance a bill that would allow New York Mets owner Steve Cohen to build a casino on Citi Field’s parking lot.
Read MoreOpen street season officially started last week, and elected officials stood with advocates in Queens to demand the city expand the program throughout the outer boroughs.
Read MoreAs a federal judge continues to consider taking Rikers Island out of the city’s control, a jail expert hired by the city says that current Department of Correction Commissioner Lynelle Maginley-Liddie should remain in charge of the violent jail complex.
Read MoreFar from their respective district’s boundaries, several candidates hoping to be elected in Queens had their campaigns brought to an early end by the Board of Elections on Monday.
Read MoreIn one Queens councilmember’s office, the term “office politics” has taken on a whole new meaning.
Read MoreThe most diverse county in the nation is in a difficult spot in the age of a second Trump administration, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards said during his annual State of the Borough address on Friday.
Read MoreA Queens councilmember told the Eagle that the mayor mischaracterized their conversations about bringing ICE to Rikers Island, a move that has landed the mayor in court and brought on accusations that he traded access to the jail for the dismissal of his criminal case.
Read MoreThe City Council passed a resolution on Thursday calling on the state to pass a bill that would allow New York Mets owner Steve Cohen to build a casino on Citi Field’s parking lot.
Read MoreAt the height of the pandemic, around 2,500 restaurants’ outdoor dining structures dotted Queens streets.
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