Local committee begins review of Steve Cohen’s casino plan
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A local community advisory committee began reviewing Mets owner Steve Cohen’s bid to build a casino next to Citi Field this week.
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One-on-one with mayoral candidate Jim Walden
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Jim Walden recently sat down with the Eagle to discuss his campaign and his plan for gaining traction before the November election.
Suicides in state prisons doubled last year, report finds
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Suicides in prisons more than doubled in 2024 compared to the previous year, new data obtained from the New York State Office of Mental Health shows.
Read MoreQueens cannabis shops burned by state after surprise rule change
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Several legal cannabis shop owners in Queens have been left in the lurch after the state said changes to its own rules may require over 100 pot shops to pack up and move.
Read MoreAgencies violate federal law during immigration court arrests, new lawsuit claims
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A new lawsuit brought by a group of law firms and nonprofit organizations claims the Trump administration violated federal law by sending Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to arrest migrants at their court hearings.
Read MoreState begins design of Queens-Brooklyn light rail
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Three years after Governor Kathy Hochul kickstarted the state’s effort to build a 14-mile light rail connecting Queens and Brooklyn, the Interborough Express was officially moved from the planning to the design and engineering phase.
Read MoreLegal Aid labor dispute ends with ratified union contract
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Over a thousand public defense attorneys ended a labor dispute with the city’s largest legal aid organization when they voted to ratify a new collective bargaining agreement on Thursday.
Read MoreThreat of mass legal aid strikes averted, but picket lines persist
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While the threat of a mass legal aid strike in the city has passed, over 100 attorneys and staffers at a trio of legal services providers have remained on the picket line with little hope of returning to work any time soon.
Read MoreMayor vetoes Council bill that decriminalizes illegal vending
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Mayor Eric Adams vetoed a bill that would have eliminated criminal penalties for street vendors that the City Council passed with a veto-proof majority in June.
Read MoreLaw to address illegal truck parking finally goes into effect
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Illegal truck parking has long been a thorn in the side of Queens residents – but relief may finally be on the way.
Read MoreCouncil bill would require city to build courthouses medical clinics
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Following the deaths of two men in courthouse holding cells earlier this year, the City Council is considering a bill that would require the city to build health clinics in all of its criminal courthouses.
Read MoreWorld’s Borough stands up for migrant communities as Trump strips protections
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Queens officials gathered on Monday at Queens Borough Hall to speak out and condemn the anti-immigrant policies of President Donald Trump as the administration gets closer to revoking the temporary protected status of thousands of New Yorkers.
Read MoreBP backs city’s plan to rezone Long Island City
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Queens Borough President Donovan Richards gave his green light to the city’s massive rezoning plan for Long Island City on Monday.
Read MoreFormer Flushing Airport to be converted into 3,000 new homes
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A new major development proposal from the city plans to reclaim 80 acres of closed off wetland in College Point to create thousands of units of Queens housing and park land.
Read MoreRikers guard who planted weapon in detainee cell convicted
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A former Rikers Island guard was convicted of felony charges after prosecutors say he planted a weapon inside the cell of a detainee he had recently beat up.
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