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 more

The governor last week signed a bill that will add over two dozen judges to benches across the Empire State, including three in Queens ..read more

A federal judge this week said that the public has the right to know more about state investigations into allegations of prosecutorial misconduct, a process that is currently shrouded in secrecy ..read more

“If you put aside emotion and partisan politics, and calmly and dispassionately view Trump v. United States through the prism of that wondrous document, the Constitution, you will see that it is neither horrible nor wonderful; but it is, in fact, good for American liberty ..read more

Members of the City’s Charter Revision Commission went back and forth with members of the City Council in Queens on Monday over the legitimacy of the process ordered by Mayor Eric Adams. Eagle photo by Ryan Schwach By Ryan Schwach When the City Charter Revision Commission began public hearings in June, they did so in a mostly empty room at Queens Borough Hall. Following the meeting, the commission, which was created by Mayor Eric Adams two weeks before their first meeting, vowed that it would do more to ensure New Yorkers showed up to future meetings to voice their thoughts on the effort to c ..read more

The City Council on Thursday passed a resolution allowing Speaker Adrienne Adams to take legal action against the Adams administration should they fail to implement the council’s law banning solitary confinement. Photo by John McCarten/NYC Council Media Unit By Jacob Kaye The fight over a law banning solitary confinement in the city’s jails continued on Thursday when the City Council opened the door to taking legal action against the Adams administration, which asked a judge last month to allow them to skirt the law’s implementation. The City Council passed a resolution on Thursday that will ..read more

The Board of Correction on Tuesday spent around an hour of its meeting engaged in an internal power struggle instead of discussing the top item on its agenda – the crisis regarding the city’s stalled plan to close Rikers Island by 2027. Screenshot via BOC By Jacob Kaye It would make sense if tensions were high at the start of the Board of Correction’s monthly meeting on Tuesday. As part of an energy saving measure, air conditioning in the Manhattan municipal building the oversight hearing was held in had been reduced, and with temperatures hovering above 90 degrees outdoors, the room began to ..read more

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie walks through the Pomonok Houses with Tenant Association President Tamika Williams-Moore and Assemblymember Sam Berger on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Photo via Berger’s office By Noah Powelson Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie on Tuesday made a trip to the World’s Borough to announce his approval of a $2.53 million plan to develop a new park for the New York City Housing Authority’s Pomonok Houses, the first major development at the public housing complex residents say they’ve seen in over 70 years. Heastie met with Assemblymember Sam Berger and Pomonok Tenant Associatio ..read more

As the state’s courts continue to deal with pandemic delays and other factors, its processing of felony cases have slowed, a new report found. The delays have led to an increase in the number of detainees held on Rikers Island for three or more years. Eagle file photo by David Brand By Jacob Kaye The number of detainees who have had to wait three years or longer on Rikers Island while their cases sluggishly make their way through the court system has increased by nearly 180 percent in the last half decade, according to a new report. New York City Comptroller Brad Lander’s office said in a rep ..read more

Incumbent Assemblymember Stacey Pheffer Amato and Republican Tom Sullivan both raised sizable campaign contributions in their rematch for the 23rd Assembly District in Queens. Photos via New York State Assembly/Twitter  By Ryan Schwach Less than two years ago, Assemblymember Stacey Pheffer Amato’s election night returns party wasn’t the most joyful place to be on the Rockaway peninsula. Just a few blocks away, attendees tentatively celebrated at the watch party for her opponent, military vet and Republican Tom Sullivan, who was leading the incumbent in the early count of the race. S ..read more