April 1, 2023 By Zach Gewelb Police are searching for three suspects who worked in tandem to break into a North Corona home in broad daylight and steal more than $17,000 before speeding away in a getaway vehicle. Police say that the suspects approached a residence in the vicinity of 32nd Avenue and 99th Street… Read more »
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MTA project to renovate five 7 train subway stations draws near as contractor leases command center in Jackson Heights
March 17, 2023 By Bill Parry In a sure sign the MTA is about to embark on a long-awaited project to renovate subway stations along the elevated 7 train from Woodside to Corona, RockFarmer Properties announced Judlau Contracting LLC has signed a long-term lease for office space at Heritage Tower in Jackson Heights. Judlau Contracting,… Read more »
Cops cuff teen who attempted to subway surf on train departing from Queensboro Plaza station in Long Island City
Feb. 22, 2023, By Zachary Gewelb A 17-year-old was arrested after he was caught clinging to the back of 7 train departing from the Queensboro Plaza station in Long Island City on Wednesday, just two days after a 15-year-old boy was killed in a subway surfing incident on the Williamsburg Bridge. Authorities say that officers… Read more »
Mayor, speaker at odds over Hizzoner’s request to halve the council’s discretionary funds amid migrant crisis
Dec. 21, 2022 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams and City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams (no relation) are at odds over the mayor’s suggestion that the council cut its nearly $600 million discretionary budget in half as a means of fiscal belt-tightening amid the growing expense of the migrant crisis currently engulfing the Big Apple…. Read more »