Queens candidates get more funds while Adams is spurred again
/A handful of Queens candidates saw their campaign coffers grow following a Campaign Finance Board payout on Thursday.
Read More‘Sickening’: Victims blast prison sentence for Queens doctor who raped patients
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A former Queens doctor who raped at least eight women, some of whom came to him as patients, was sentenced to 24 years in prison at Queens Criminal Court on Thursday, angering a group of victims who say his sentence should keep him behind bars for life.
Read MoreCity expands job program for former detainees as Rikers crisis looms
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Mayor Eric Adams this week expanded a successful jobs program for formerly incarcerated New Yorkers – but the expansion comes as lawmakers and advocates question the mayor’s commitment to funding social services programs aimed at lowering the city’s incarcerated population, and to the closure of Rikers Island, which is years behind schedule.
Read MoreSuicides have skyrocketed in state prions, data shows
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Suicides in state prisons have soared in the last several years, and solitary confinement is a leading contributor, a new report claims.
Read MoreLocal pol running for State Senate promotes climate plan ahead of Ida anniversary
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Queens Assemblymember Jessica González-Rojas launched a new set of climate and resiliency goals as the borough marks another year since Hurricane Ida and as the legislator launches her bid for the State Senate.
Read More‘NYC’s most underappreciated park’: Flushing Meadows Corona Park is underfunded and underused, report says
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Flushing Meadows Corona Park, one of the World’s Borough’s most predominant landmarks, has seen scarce public funding in recent years, and lacks the private funding infrastructure to make up for the financial gaps.
Read MoreFrom fridge to food pantry: How a Flushing synagogue became a center of food relief after the pandemic
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What once started as a fridge on a sidewalk in the heart of Flushing has grown into an organized community activist project aimed at addressing the city’s growing food insecurity crisis.
Read MoreOpinion: Turning empty lots into opportunity for every family in Queens
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“Metropolitan Park is a project that has been shaped by the people who live here. A steadfast partner of the community and Elmcor, Metropolitan Park has been intentional with its support for putting the community first. “
Read MoreRikers Island sees massive spike in missed medical appointments
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The number of detainees missing their medical appointments on Rikers Island has skyrocketed this summer, with a single facility within the troubled jail complex driving the spike.
Read MoreCop shot in Whitestone by friendly fire amid attempted car jacking
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An NYPD narcotics detective was shot by other cops during a wild carjacking attempt on the Whitestone Expressway in Queens Friday morning.
Read MoreOne-on-one with mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa
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In a Zoom interview with the the Eagle this week, Sliwa said he firmly believes he has the ability to turn deep blue Queens red, and also discussed his campaign and his plans for New York City ahead of the November election.
Read MoreLegal orgs call on state leaders for prison reform
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Over a hundred legal advocacy and prisoner rights groups called on the state to pursue more ways to shrink the state’s prison population, including expanded use of clemency powers.
Read MoreCommunity all in on Resorts World casino plan
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Of the more than 40 speakers who testified before the community advisory committee for the Resorts World casino project on Wednesday, every single one spoke in favor of the Queens gaming company’s $5.5 billion proposal to become the largest casino in the United States.
Read MoreOfficials and locals call on Hochul to stop pipeline
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A coalition of over 100 local and state elected officials are joining activists in calling on Governor Kathy Hochul to kill a controversial and potentially harmful fracked gas pipeline that would run off the coast of Queens.
Read More160 languages, 41 interpreters: Queens courts have interpreter shortage, leading to delays
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Queens’ courts have a shortage of court interpreters and have seen a major reduction in their ranks over the past half decade.
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