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Queens man pleads guilty to attempting to kill 82-year-old he pushed onto subway tracks — Queens Daily Eagle
3+ hour, 27+ min ago (437+ words) A Flushing man will spend 15 years behind bars after he admitted in court that he attempted to kill an 82-year-old woman in 2024, though his motive still remains unknown. Brandon Harris, 37, pleaded guilty to an attempted murder charge on Monday, confessing…...
Top administrative judge says judge shortage remains biggest challenge for NYC courts — Queens Daily Eagle
3+ week, 3+ hour ago (802+ words) As court leaders prepare to seek a budget increase in Albany, Chief Administrative Judge Joseph Zayas said Thursday that a persistent shortage of judges continues to strain New York City's courts. At an event hosted by the Queens County Bar…...
Queens man arrested for attacking rabbi on Holocaust Remembrance Day — Queens Daily Eagle
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (398+ words) A man was arrested for an alleged antisemitic attack on a Queens rabbi in Forest Hills on Tuesday, Holocaust Remembrance Day. The man, 32-year-old Eric Zafra Grosso, who is from Corona, is accused of attacking the rabbi in an unprovoked…...
Man shot by police in Queens — Queens Daily Eagle
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (564+ words) By Ryan Schwach & Jacob Kaye A man who cops claimed was emotionally disturbed was shot by NYPD officers in Briarwood on Monday. According to police, the 22-year-old victim had a knife and was shot multiple times by officers. He is…...
Velázquez endorses against DSA slate in Queens — Queens Daily Eagle
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (605+ words) Retiring Representative Nydia Vel'zquez announced a trio of local endorsements on Thursday, largely spurning the wave of Democratic Socialist candidates seeking to capitalize on Zohran Mamdani's mayoral win. Vel'zquez, who has represented Queens and Brooklyn for three decades, threw her…...
Valdez to run for Congress, setting up NY-7 showdown
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (701+ words) Queens Assemblymember Claire Valdez launched a campaign to succeed Nydia Vel'zquez in Congress on Thursday. In launching her bid, the freshman socialist elected sets up a showdown between the Democratic Socialists of America " who are fresh off their recent win…...
Council unconvinced of city’s plan for major Queens development — Queens Daily Eagle
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (970+ words) City Councilmember Julie Won made it clear on Wednesday during a Council hearing that she will not approve the OneLIC neighborhood plan if her concerns are not addressed by the city.Emil Cohen/NYC Council Media Unit The plan to…...
Metropolitan Park hearing ends abruptly after clash — Queens Daily Eagle
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (1329+ words) The final public hearing for Mets owner Steve Cohen's plan to bring a casino to Northern Queens was ended abruptly on Tuesday by the state committee tasked with reviewing it after a clash between community members opposed to the project…...
Legal Aid calls on DOI to investigate NYPD in-custody deaths — Queens Daily Eagle
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (512+ words) The city's largest public defender organization called on the Department of Investigation last week to probe the spike in deaths of those held in NYPD custody. In a letter to the office of the inspector general for the NYPD, which…...
City Planning Commission greenlights LIC rezoning — Queens Daily Eagle
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (384+ words) The City Planning Commission greenlit the OneLIC development on Wednesday.Rendering via the Department of City Planning The New York City Planning Commission overwhelmingly voted to approve the OneLIC neighborhood plan on Wednesday, sending the latest attempt to rezone the…...