Santos launches re-election bid
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He’s lied about a lot of things but George Santos appears to be telling the truth about his intention to run for re-election in 2024.
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Borough prez visits Jamaica Bay, Botanical Garden to push new sustainability report
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“This is the blueprint, it's the beginning. Those who fail to plan, plan to fail – we've seen the impacts of climate change from Hurricane Sandy and Hurricane Ida and basically the report is Queens’ response.”
Read MoreWilson clears first chief judge hurdle
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For the second time this year, the State Senate’s Judiciary Committee peppered a governor’s pick for chief judge with questions about their past decisions, their judicial philosophy and their thoughts on the future of New York’s courts.
Read MoreJudge Richardson-Mendelson reflects on court system's equal justice report
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Judge Edwina Richardson-Mendelson, the deputy chief administrative judge for Social Justice Initiatives who oversees the courts efforts to combat bias and racial injustice, is now reflecting on the past year and what still needs to be done in the state’s courthouses.
Read MoreIs Juan Ardila representing Queens in Albany? Many say, ‘no’
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Queens Assemblymember Juan Ardila, who was recently accused by two women of sexually assaulting them at a 2015 party, has lost his ability to represent his Western Queens district, his constituents, local elected officials and his colleagues in Albany say.
Read MoreHochul follows through on key clemency reform
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Last week, Governor Kathy Hochul granted clemency to seven New Yorkers, marking the first time she’s followed through on her promise to grant clemency on a rolling basis.
Read MoreFlushing synagogue outreach director to receive recognition for community service
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“It's these small things that improve people's lives,” said Souksavat “Souks” Soukhaseum, the director of community outreach at the Free Synagogue of Flushing who is soon receiving a congressional commendation for his community service work in Queens.
Read MoreQueens progressives rally in Astoria for budget goals
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In the midst of budget fights at both the city and state levels, progressive elected officials from around Queens rallied in Astoria on Wednesday to push for the inclusion of a number of progressive causes in New York’s fiscal documents.
Read MoreDAs quietly push discovery rollbacks in Albany
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Several New York City district attorneys are pushing leaders in Albany to include rollbacks to the state’s discovery reforms into the state’s budget, sources with knowledge of the negotiations told the Eagle.
Read MoreWoodside pols want deteriorating LIRR bridge fixed
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A bridge located on 69th Street just off of Queens Boulevard in Woodside, has recently begun shedding debris, dropping rocks and other bridge parts onto the roads and pedestrians underneath it, according to City Councilmember Robert Holden.
Read MoreGovernor and AG urge redrawing of congressional district lines
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Governor Kathy Hochul and Attorney General Letitia James filed a brief calling for the congressional redistricting maps to be redrawn, potentially beginning another episode in a drawn out redistricting saga that saw multiple versions of maps and ongoing court battles.
Read MoreQueens DA delays decision to retry wrongly convicted Queens man or dismiss case
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Nearly 30 years after being convicted of a murder he says he didn’t commit, Michael Robinson had a chance to once and for all clear his name this week. But the Queens district attorney’s office said they weren’t quite ready to do so.
Read MoreLawmakers pitch plan to lower Rikers population
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A group of city councilmembers introduced Tuesday a plan to lower Rikers Island’s population over the next several years ahead of its legally mandated closure in 2027.
Read MoreControversial robots to police city streets
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NYPD brass and Mayor Eric Adams unveiled three new tech projects for the department, including the return of the controversial “digidog”.
Read MoreGov nominates Wilson for chief judge
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Governor Kathy Hochul nominated Court of Appeals Judge Rowan Wilson to serve as the high court’s chief judge.
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