A lot of coverage of Hochul's recent clemencies focused on her pardons of people facing deportation. She pardons people for immigration reasons all the time. What is different about this round of clemencies is that she didn't commute a single sentence. queenseagle.com/all/2025/8/15/…

The PACE unit on Rikers Island is supposed to provide the highest care w/nurses and psychiatrists. On Saturday, Ardit Billa, 29, was found dead inside his PACE cell covered in feces. He hadn't left his cell in days. My latest —> thecity.nyc/2025/08/25/ard…

The number of missed medical appointments on Rikers Island has exploded this summer. The increase appears to trace back to a single jail facility. queenseagle.com/all/2025/8/26/…

The Mets and Yankees were home at the same time on five dates this month. The Mets outdrew them on four of those five days. Average attendance for the overlap games: Mets: 40,837 Yankees: 37,998

Adams admin officials just confirmed this reporting by us on a briefing — that NYC's historically bad Legionnaires outbreak has been traced to Harlem Hospital and an EDC site. Before we ran this story, Adams spokeswoman Kayla Mamelak Altus claimed we would be "wrong" if we published.

For the third time in as many weeks, a detainee on Rikers has died. The Department of Correction did not release the man’s name but claimed he died of an apparent seizure Wednesday night.

NEW: The CCRB substantiated several misconduct allegations – including excessive force and abuse of authority – against the NYPD officers who shot and killed 19-year-old Win Rozario in Queens last year, the Justice Committee says. More tk.

The final hearing for Metropolitan Park, Steve Cohen's $8 billion casino plan, ended abruptly on Tuesday following a clash between community members opposed to the project and the committee's top official. queenseagle.com/all/2025/9/16/…

A Texas man was charged in Queens today for making terrorist threats against Zohran Mamdani. "You should go back to fucking Uganda before someone shoots you in the fucking head," he allegedly said in one of the calls to Mamdani's district office.

NEW: NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch will direct charges be served against the NYPD officers involved in the Win Rozario shooting before the statute of limitations runs out next week, per DCPI.

Former Queens Defenders boss Lori Zeno hasn't stopped attempting to steal funds from the organization she founded as she awaits trial, according to prosecutors who asked a judge this week if they could monitor her electronic devices. queenseagle.com/all/2025/9/24/…

Geese (best band) ends new album (best album) with song about coming to Queens (best borough) youtube.com/watch?v=1HG5eI…

NEW: How did Jessica Ramos get to this point? It’s about much more than endorsing Cuomo in the primary. “I knew that they had all been … trying to figure out a moment,” she said. “I guess they got their perfect excuse.” My latest cover story: cityandstateny.com/politics/2025/…

Curtis Sliwa says he won’t abandon mayoral run amid mounting pressure, experts told amNY that’s probably true amny.com/news/sliwa-not…

Wild one here. Social media pages belonging to a Queens council candidate have been posting a number of fake stories about his campaign, including one from the Eagle. He claims his accounts were hacked. queenseagle.com/all/2025/10/6/…

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Don't really understand how Rinaldi plans to explain why his "hacker" would hack into his social media to post a fake news story about being investigated for hacking said social media account but I'm looking forward to it.

Queens is now essentially guaranteed two casinos unless the Gaming Commission decides it doesn't want to allow two casinos in one borough

DOC Commissioner Lynelle Maginley-Liddie will not be named Rikers receiver, Judge Laura Swain said in a ruling today. The federal judge said she also plans to move forward with the appointment of a receiver, despite the city's request that she not.

The search for a Rikers receiver continues after a federal judge rejected the city's request that she reconsider the receivership order on Thursday. queenseagle.com/all/2025/10/16…