Outlet profile

Queens Daily Eagle

U.S. center-left (local community focus)

Owned byQueens Public Media, an independent local media company; publishers Michael Nussbaum and Dozier Hasty

FundingReader subscriptions (digital at $28/year), Patreon reader donations, and local advertising; no known major corporate or state backing

On the administrationbroadly critical

Background

The Queens Daily Eagle was launched in 2018 as a sister publication to the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, a paper whose lineage traces to 1841 (revived in 1996 after the original folded in 1955). It operates under Queens Public Media and is based in Jamaica, New York. Publisher Michael Nussbaum previously served as a New York City Civic Engagement Commissioner and has a background in local public media and publishing; co-publisher Dozier Hasty has decades of experience with the Brooklyn Eagle brand. The paper bills itself as a hyperlocal watchdog focused on Queens courts, politics, and underserved communities — breaking stories on topics such as alleged misconduct at the borough's largest public defender office, Rikers Island conditions, and City Council races. It is funded primarily through subscriptions and reader donations, a model forced by the collapse of traditional local advertising revenue. Politically, the Eagle reflects its community: Queens is one of New York City's most diverse boroughs and its elected officials are predominantly Democratic, and the paper's coverage of Trump — who was born in Queens — tends to treat his policies through the lens of local impact, particularly on immigrant communities. No major editorial controversies or changes in ownership have been publicly reported since its founding.

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Profile compiled 2026-08-28; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.

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