June 21, By Michael Florio
The City Council passed three bills today ensuring that women and girls have access to free pads and tampons in public schools, homeless shelters and correctional facilities.
The bills make New York City the first city in the nation to proactively guarantee access to menstrual hygiene products at such institutions,…
June 20, By Michael Florio
The 82nd Street Partnership is anticipating that it will cost more to host Viva La Comida this year than it did in 2015 and has already taken steps to find funding for it.
The popular food and entertainment festival cost the 82nd Street Partnership $11,000 to host it in 2015.…
June 20, By Michael Florio
The long-awaited revamp to Dunningham Triangle is almost complete.
The triangle, located where Baxter Ave, Ithaca Street and 82nd Street all meet, is expected to reopen next month, according to a Parks Depart. spokeswoman.…
June 20, Staff Report
Police are searching for a man who forcibly touched two women, while he was masturbating in public.
The suspect entered a Laundromat, located at 37-57 108th Street at 6:30 am on June 17, and allegedly touched a 52-year-old woman’s buttocks,…
June 17, By Michael Florio
A new bike route connecting multiple western Queens neighborhoods got a green light from Community Board 3 last night.
CB 3 voted in approval of the Department of Transportation’s plan to install new bike lanes along 31st and 32nd Avenues at its monthly meeting on Thursday.…
June 16, By Michael Florio
Riders will have to wait until next month for the closed staircase at the 82nd Street subway station to reopen.
The northeast steps at the 82nd Street- Jackson Heights subway station have been closed since March.…
June 16, Staff Report
Police are searching for a suspect who brutally attempted to rape a woman in Corona.
The man allegedly grabbed the 33-year-old woman by her throat and demanded that she take him to her apartment, according to the NYPD.…
June 16, Staff Report
Police are searching for an attacker who beat a man with a baseball bat in broad daylight in March.
The suspect allegedly struck a 43-year-old man in the body with a baseball bat and punched him in the face after a verbal dispute in front of Johnstone Supply,…
June 15, Staff Report
A registered sex offender who rubbed his genitals against a 13-year-old girl on the 7 train and then minutes later against a young woman on a different 7 train has received the maximum two-year sentence for his crimes,…
June 14, Staff Report
Council Member Daniel Dromm and LGBT community leaders will hold a vigil for the victims of the Orlando Pulse shooting, at 7 p.m. tonight at Club Evolution (76-19 Roosevelt Ave).
Eddie Valentin, owner of Jackson Heights’ Club Evolution and Friends Tavern,…