Mamdani backed by Queens Senator John Liu
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Queens State Senator John Liu endorsed fellow Queens legislator Zohran Mamdani in the race for mayor on Monday, despite the two lawmakers having some major political differences.
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Decades in the making, new Southeast Queens precinct shows results
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It took four decades, but residents of Southeast Queens and the elected officials who represent them say their neighborhoods are finally getting the policing they deserve.
Read MoreCampaign cash flows as election day comes into view
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Campaign cash has begun to flow with a little more than three weeks left before New Yorkers head to the polls to cast their votes in primary races for mayor, comptroller, public advocate, City Council and a slate of judicial positions.
Read MoreQueens immigration nonprofit lays off staff, angering new union
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Unionized workers at the immigration nonprofit Make the Road are speaking out against their employer who is laying them off as the federal government continues its heavy-handed migrant enforcement.
Read MoreOpinion: Let the transformed judge transformation
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“Those most impacted by incarceration must help shape the system that determines freedom.”
Read MorePublic defenders call for city to boost funding as potential mass strike looms
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The city’s largest public defender union on Thursday said that the city needs to boost funding for legal services providers if it wants to help avert a mass strike that has the potential to bring the city’s courts to a screeching halt this summer.
Read MoreBill to push back mandatory retirement age for judges moves through Senate
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A constitutional amendment that would extend the mandatory retirement age for New York’s judges began making its way through Albany on Wednesday.
Read More‘Right to remain silent’ bill passes Assembly
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A bill intended to protect the rights of minors who have been arrested passed the State Assembly on Tuesday, and advocates have hope for its passage in the State Senate.
Read MoreCohen’s casino gets green light in Albany
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The State Senate voted 54-5 late Tuesday to grant Steve Cohen, the owner of the New York Mets, a crucial permission that will allow him to submit his application to the state to build an $8 billion casino and entertainment complex on Citi Field’s parking lot, unencumbered by land use restrictions.
Read MoreFaculty, students and alumni demand St. John’s University end partnership with Border Protection
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Faculty and students of St. John’s University are demanding the end of a partnership program between the university and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, citing privacy and safety concerns.
Read MoreQueens’ beaches open for summer despite gloomy weather
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Despite the gloomy, rainy weather on Friday, local elected officials and community members celebrated Queens’ annual beach opening on Beach 17th Street and the boardwalk in Far Rockaway.
Read MoreState supportive of Rockaway trauma hospital, officials say
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The state recently told the city they’d back its plan to create a hospital capable of treating some of the most severe traumatic injuries on the Rockaway peninsula, where patients are often stranded without access to immediate care.
Read MoreWhere the candidates for District 21 stand on Roosevelt Avenue
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The candidates running to represent District 21 in the City Council recently told the Eagle what they thought about the bustling but troubled strip on Roosevelt Avenue.
Read MoreRikers watchdog praises DOC commissioner even as judge gets set to appoint receiver
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As a federal judge moves forward with her plan to strip the city of its control of Rikers Island, her longtime federal monitor said last week in a new report that while the city’s management of the troubled jails has seen some significant improvements in recent months, the violence and dysfunction that has long plagued Rikers remains.
Read MoreA day in the life of the Queens Night Market
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The Queens Night Market first launched in 2015, and is celebrating its 10th season.
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