Three Queens Young People Participate in CCRB Youth Summit
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“I was amazed by how inhumane the process was. This was one way I could take action.”
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MCI Fight Gains Steam in Albany and Queens
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“The Major Capital Improvement program is responsible for hundreds of millions of dollars in rent increases on rent regulated tenants.”
Read More¿Qué significa tener un nuevo fiscal en Queens?
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‘Es demasiado importante para los residentes de Queens para votar por un nuevo fiscal que sí se interese por la justicia sin ayudar a que crezca la desigualdad racial.’
Read MoreQueens World Film Festival Returns Next Month
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Event organizers will announce the lineup at a special event at the Museum of the Moving Image on Monday, March 4 at 9:30 a.m.
Read MoreIslander Neighbors, Old and New, Consider Belmont Park Project’s Impact
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“A project of this size and this scope can greatly affect the quality of our community.”
Read MoreState Lawmakers to Introduce Bills Decriminalizing Sex Work
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“Ultimately, sex work is work.”
Read MoreJackson Heights Man Indicted for Fatal Food Truck Stabbing
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John Daves was waiting in front of a halal food cart located at 80th Street and Roosevelt Avenue when he got into an argument with Miguel Angel Becerra-Perez.
Read MoreDiFiore Delivers Speech On State of the Judiciary
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Chief Judge Janet DiFiore delivers the annual State of the Judiciary Address in the Bronx. Eagle file photo by Rob Abruzzesse.
By David Brand
Chief Judge Janet DiFiore will deliver the annual State of the Judiciary address at Bronx Supreme Court, Civil Term on Tuesday at 11 a.m.
During the speech, DiFiore will report on her signature Excellence Initiative, an effort she introduced in 2016 to make the courts more efficient by the notion that “justice delayed is justice denied.”
DiFiore issued the Year Two Excellence Initiative report in February 2018 and listed priorities for Queens courts.
A priority for Supreme Court, Criminal Term would be to “focus on changing the culture of delay to ensure that, when a case is adjourned for hearing or trial, the parties can expect the hearing or trial to go forward on that date.”
DiFiore listed two priorities for Civil Term last year. First, the court would continue generating “purge reports” to remove matters resolved outside the court from the docket.
“Efforts will continue to closely monitor residential foreclosure matters to ensure that all eligible matters receive settlement conference dates, while simultaneously conducting servicer (lender) calendars whereby lenders and homeowners can meet and exchange all documents under court supervision,” the report also stated.
Though the annual address is customarily delivered at Albany’s Court of Appeals Hall, DiFiore elected to give the speech in the Bronx, where she gave her first State of the Judiciary.
New York Survivors Call for State Clergy Abuse Summit
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“The Church has knowingly allowed for abuse against minors to go on for far too long.”
Read MoreSwastikas at Rego Park School Prompt Hate Crime Investigation
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A hammer and sickle and the phrase “Hail Hitler” were also drawn on the yard at PS 139, while school was closed for winter break.
Read MoreDA Brown Presents Garvin Public Service Award to NY1 Reporter Ruschell Boone
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Brown presented Boone with the award in recognition of her 21 years of work in the field of journalism.
Read MorePetitioning Begins Tomorrow for DA Primary
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”Are you a Queens resident? Are you a Democrat? Can you sign this?”
Read MoreQueens Leaves Its Mark on Feverish Race For Advocate
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The borough is home to the two most ideologically opposed candidates and two others who fall somewhere in between.
Read MoreStrong Winds Shut Down Power For Hundreds of Queens Residents
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The strong winds also felled trees throughout Queens, home to more than 253,000 trees.
Read MoreSwastikas at Rego Park School Prompt Hate Crime Investigation
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“New Yorkers stand with the Jewish community against anti-Semitism in all its forms.”
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