11+ hour, 8+ min ago   (420+ words) The Republican-led House Judiciary Committee is singling out Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz for her refusal to hand over documents related to prosecutions under sanctuary laws. In May, the committee – which has targeted sanctuary policies in states across the country…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (652+ words) A man who died while in custody was repeatedly ignored by both correctional officers and hospital staff when he tried to voice concerns about his health, a new lawsuit filed on Monday claims. The family of Christopher Rodriguez, a 36-year-old…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (442+ words) The labor fight over a new labor contract at Brooklyn Defender Services is over, for now. Unionized members of BDS voted to ratify the temporary agreement their bargaining committee reached with management into a collective bargaining agreement. The vote put…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (994+ words) The NYPD’s specialized patrol units continued to make unconstitutional stop-and-frisks last year, failing to meet nearly every compliance requirement set by a court-appointed federal monitor, according to a new report. In 2025, Independent Monitor Mylan Denerstein set compliance requirements for all…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (54+ words) Outposted therapeutic housing unit — News Queens Daily Eagle A man being held in a new Bellevue Hospital jail unit for detainees with serious medical needs died on Wednesday, becoming the sixth person to die in Department of Correction custody this…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (559+ words) A man being held in a new Bellevue Hospital jail unit for detainees with serious medical needs died on Wednesday, becoming the sixth person to die in Department of Correction custody this year. Christopher Rodriguez was pronounced dead after being…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (265+ words) A Queens councilmember introduced legislation that she says would help notify New Yorkers when ambulances are delayed or unavailable. The Minutes Matter bill, sponsored by Rockaway and south Queens Republican Councilmember Joann Ariola, would require the city to send out…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (907+ words) For countless Queens residents who felt lost in the legal system when suddenly faced with threats of foreclosure, bankruptcy or debt collection, their saving grace was Mark Weliky. But low-income residents of the World’s Borough lost one of their strongest…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (352+ words) The federal government has yet to explain why Queens soldier Staff Sergeant Angel Sarah Rampersad and three other troops were removed from the official list of Iran War casualties, a week after a Queens lawmaker set a deadline to do…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (721+ words) New data released this week shows that the number of NYPD arrests over low-level or non-criminal issues remains as high, if not, higher, under Mayor Zohran Mamdani than it was under former Mayor Eric Adams, angering advocates and lawmakers who…...