Aug. 19, 2022 By Czarinna Andres Mayor Eric Adams announced Friday that the city has launched a program to help families seeking asylum enroll their children in public school. The city estimates that at least 1,000 children of asylum-seeking families will enter the public school system next month, with most of the students located within… Read more »
Aug. 18, 2022 By Christian Murray Hundreds of people testified virtually and in-person Tuesday night during a public meeting in Astoria that they do not approve of the changes proposed by the NYC Districting Commission to the boundaries of Council District 26. The hearing, a marathon session that lasted more than six hours, was held… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on Aug. 16, 2022 By Samantha Maldonado and Katie Honan Nearly a year after the remnants of Hurricane Ida flooded the Forest Hills one-bedroom apartment where Heidi Pashko and her husband live, the couple is finally beginning to settle back into their first-floor home of over four decades…. Read more »
Aug. 15, 2022 By Christian Murray The second annual Jackson Heights Mile will take place at the end of the month and between 500 and 1,000 runners are likely to participate. The event is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 27 and will take place along 34th Avenue. The run/walk will start by Northern Playground on 94th Street… Read more »
Aug. 15, 2022 By Christian Murray The police released a photo Saturday of a man who allegedly punched a 42-year-old Hispanic woman in the face—in an apparent bias attack–on a Manhattan-bound 7 train last month. The suspect allegedly approached the woman on the 7 train at around 3:40 p.m. on Saturday July 2 as it… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on Aug. 10, 2022 By Jose Martinez and Rachel Holliday Smith The years-long effort to toll vehicles in the most congested parts of Manhattan as a way to bankroll billions of dollars in mass-transit improvements and reduce traffic is no longer stuck in neutral. Today officials released… Read more »
Aug. 10, 2022 By Christian Murray A 24-year-old Elmhurst man has been indicted on child sex trafficking charges for bringing his 17-year-old girlfriend into the country from Mexico and allegedly forcing her to have sex with strangers for cash. Orlando Ramirez, of 43rd Avenue, allegedly forced the victim between September 2019 and July 2022 to… Read more »
Aug. 8, 2022 By Christian Murray The city will be providing residents throughout Queens with a composting service starting in the fall. The mayor and the Department of Sanitation announced Monday that beginning Oct. 3 all residential buildings in Queens will be part of a curbside composting program. The city will be collecting leaf and… Read more »
Aug. 8, 2022 By Czarinna Andres A Flushing business organization has launched a free food tour for tourists coming to Queens for events like the U.S. Open. The Flushing BID is offering its first ever “Free Flushing Food Tour” where it will take tourists from select hotels on a guided tour of restaurants in the… Read more »
Aug. 8, 2022 By Christian Murray The police are looking for a man who allegedly punched a Hasidic Jewish man in the face while uttering anti-Semitic remarks on an E train at Queens Plaza late last month—in what cops are investigating as a hate crime. The victim, a 37-year-old man, was punched without provocation while… Read more »