Queens Daily Eagle
WEB5 days ago · The Queens Daily Eagle describes developments in the legal community, informs Queens residents of their rights and resources and provides a platform for borough-wide voices. Ultimately, we serve as a crucial guide to our borough’s legal system, a system that affects everyone who lives, works or visi
Ex-Queens prosecutor who kept non-whites off juries is now NYC …
WEBDec 11, 2020 · By David Brand. A former Queens prosecutor who sought to eliminate Black, Latino and female New Yorkers from jury pools in the 1990s has spent the last 13 years as legal counsel to the New York City Police Benevolent Association, records show.. Ex-Assistant District Attorney Christopher J. McGrath relied on handwritten notes reminding him to pick white jurors and to use his limited number of ...
Here’s where to find Queens’ 18 early voting sites
WEBOct 19, 2020 · Early voting locations: Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens - 21-12 30th Road 11102. LaGuardia Community College - 31-10 Thomson Avenue 11101. Museum of the Moving Image - 36-01 35th Avenue 11106. Board of Elections Queens Voting Machine Facility Annex - 66-26 Metropolitan Ave 11379. Queens Public Library at Jackson Heights - 35-51 81st Street ...
Johnson appointed as interim administrative judge in Queens …
WEBAug 2, 2022 · By Jacob Kaye. For the second time in two years, Queens Supreme Court Justice Michelle Johnson has taken over as the interim administrative judge of Queens Supreme, Criminal term.
Queensboro FC and York College unveil 7,500-seat stadium plan
WEBApr 27, 2021 · Queens’ professional fútbol club, Queensboro FC, will construct a 7,500-seat, soccer-specific stadium on the campus of York College in Jamaica, the team and the City University of New York said at a ceremony Tuesday. The stadium announcement comes about 18 months after the club unveiled tentative plans to play home matches at the CUNY campus.
Community gardens could play key role in NYC’s outdoor learning …
WEBAug 26, 2020 · For weeks, principals and education advocates have urged the city to sign off on outdoor classes, pointing to evidence that suggests COVID-19 does not spread outside as easily as it does indoors. De Blasio acknowledged that effort in his announcement Monday. “We want to give schools the option to do as much outdoors as they can,” he said.
Lack of Funding Leaves Middle Village Cemetery in Grave Condition
WEBDec 20, 2018 · All Faiths is not the only Queens cemetery to struggle with disrepair. The Eagle reported earlier this year on the state of the Bayside Jewish Cemetery, located in Ozone Park. That cemetery has rotted and crumbled due to a decades-long mix of neglect, theft and vandalism. Rabbi Joseph Potasnik, executive vice president of …
Opinion: Queens has a housing crisis. Here’s how the next mayor …
WEBJun 11, 2021 · The full plan outlines the investments and policy changes needed to truly make a difference. We call on the next mayor to invest $2.5 billion for affordable housing rental and homeownership opportunities and $1.5 billion for the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) – a total of $4 billion annually. This investment could significantly ...
Judges can now order electronic monitoring instead of bail in New …
WEBApr 24, 2020 · Judges in criminal court could begin sending pretrial defendants home with ankle bracelets on April 20, and the devices will remain a permanent alternative to bail for defendants in New York City. At least one judge in Queens Supreme Court has ordered a defendant to home confinement with electronic monitoring, according to …
Prosecutor's Description of Lewis' Injuries Not Supported by …
WEBNovember 15, 2018. By David Brand. A prosecutor’s description of medical records introduced in the trial of Chanel Lewis may not give a complete picture of him a day after the murder of Karina Vetrano, according to trial documents. SUNY Downstate Hospital medical records show that a day after the murder, Lewis, the man accused of killing ...