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Page: Feed: --- ## [Nearly 500 Queens Amazon drivers laid off without proper notice, Teamsters allege](https://queenseagle.com/all/2026/8/20/nearly-500-queens-amazon-drivers-laid-off-without-proper-notice-teamsters-allege) _2026-08-20 · Ryan Schwach · News - Queens Daily Eagle_ Nearly 500 Queens workers were laid off after Amazon ended contracts with their employers without providing proper notice, the Teamsters union alleged in a new federal complaint. ## [NYPD units continued unconstitutional stops in 2025, federal monitor finds](https://queenseagle.com/all/2026/8/20/nypd-units-continued-unconstitutional-stops-in-2025-federal-monitor-finds) _2026-08-20 · Noah Powelson · News - Queens Daily Eagle_ 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. ## [Man dies in Bellevue jail unit, becoming sixth DOC death of 2026](https://queenseagle.com/all/2026/8/19/man-dies-in-bellevue-jail-unit-becoming-sixth-doc-custody-death-of-2026) _2026-08-19 · Jacob Kaye · 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 year. ## [Queens pol wants city to be more transparent about ambulance delays](https://queenseagle.com/all/2026/8/19/queens-pol-wants-city-to-be-more-transparent-about-ambulance-delays) _2026-08-19 · Ryan Schwach · News - Queens Daily Eagle_ A Queens councilmember introduced legislation that she says would help notify New Yorkers when ambulances are delayed or unavailable. ## [Van Wyck construction was supposed to end in September. Now it’s ‘early fall’](https://queenseagle.com/all/2026/8/18/van-wyck-construction-was-supposed-to-end-in-september-now-its-early-fall) _2026-08-18 · Ryan Schwach · News - Queens Daily Eagle_ Officials are sticking with their hopes that Queens drivers and passengers will finally traverse a construction-free Van Wyck Expressway this year – but exactly when that day will come remains unclear. ## [‘His shoes will be hard to fill’: Queens legal community mourns Mark Weliky](https://queenseagle.com/all/2026/8/18/his-shoes-will-be-hard-to-fill-queens-legal-community-mourns-mark-weliky) _2026-08-18 · Noah Powelson · News - Queens Daily Eagle_ 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. ## [Feds pass deadline to answer questions about why Queens soldier wasn’t included in Iran War death count](https://queenseagle.com/all/2026/8/18/feds-pass-deadline-to-answer-questions-about-why-queens-soldier-wasnt-included-in-iran-war-death-count) _2026-08-18 · Ryan Schwach · News - Queens Daily Eagle_ 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 so. ## [Advocates accuse Mamdani of continuing ‘broken windows’ policing](https://queenseagle.com/all/2026/8/18/advocates-accuse-mamdani-of-continuing-broken-windows-policing) _2026-08-18 · Ryan Schwach · News - Queens Daily Eagle_ 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. ## [Ethics complaint against state’s top judge dismissed](https://queenseagle.com/all/2026/8/18/ethics-complaint-against-states-top-judge-dismissed) _2026-08-18 · Noah Powelson · News - Queens Daily Eagle_ New York’s top judge will not face any consequences for advocating for the passage of a sentencing reform bill, which Republican lawmakers claimed crossed an ethical line. ## [Rikers detainees allege city denied them outdoor recreation for weeks](https://queenseagle.com/all/2026/8/14/rikers-detainees-allege-city-denied-them-outdoor-recreation-for-weeks) _2026-08-14 · Jacob Kaye · News - Queens Daily Eagle_ Two new lawsuits allege that the city’s Department of Correction illegally kept Rikers Island detainees indoors without access to outdoor recreation time for weeks on end, wreaking havoc on detainees’ mental and physical health. ## [Install Manifest V3 Extension (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/7YX7uHgI25dh) _2026-08-14 · **Sponsored**_ Get this Manifest V3 extension from the official TronBrowser Store listing. ## [State to help fund legal services for immigrant kids after Trump cuts program](https://queenseagle.com/all/2026/8/14/state-to-help-fund-legal-services-for-immigrant-kids-after-trump-cuts-program) _2026-08-14 · Ryan Schwach · News - Queens Daily Eagle_ The state is putting up more than $7 million to pay for legal representation for unaccompanied children in immigration court after the Trump administration ended its contract with legal services providers, leaving 1,400 children in New York to represent themselves in deportation cases, officials announced on Wednesday. ## [‘Coming after all of us’: Advocates, elected officials protest against ICE activity in Queens](https://queenseagle.com/all/2026/8/14/coming-after-all-of-us-advocates-elected-officials-protest-against-ice-activity-in-queens) _2026-08-14 · Noah Powelson · News - Queens Daily Eagle_ As federal immigration officers have been spotted with increasing frequency in Queens, local officials on Monday told their constituents to prepare themselves in the event that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents attempt to arrest them or their neighbors.