Jan. 14, 2020 By Kristen Torres Council Member Costa Constantinides is urging MTA officials to add more busways, prioritize inter-borough travel and enhance public outreach as it works on redesigning the borough’s bus network. Constantinides penned a letter to MTA New York City Transit President Andy Byford and DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg on Jan. 9… Read more »
Jan. 14, 2020 By Allie Griffin A 22-year-old man was charged with two counts of manslaughter Monday for the death of a 71-year-old North Corona resident, police announced Tuesday. On Sunday, Jan. 12 at 2:35 p.m., police responded to a 911 call and found Edgar Moncayo, unconscious and unresponsive with head trauma, lying on the… Read more »
Jan. 14, 2020 By Kristen Torres Signal problems affected nearly four out of every five weekday morning commutes on city subways last year, according to a new report. The Riders Alliance released its findings on Monday, revealing 78 percent of morning commutes in 2019 were delayed due to signal issues. That number is down from… Read more »
Jan. 13, 2020 By Allie Griffin The New York Attorney General announced today that she has launched an investigation to see whether the NYPD has been targeting communities of color when it comes to fare evasion. Attorney General Letitia James has sent a letter to NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea requesting that he provide data and… Read more »
Jan. 13, 2020 By Kristen Torres The MTA has announced that it will be holding two additional meetings–one in Jackson Heights on Wednesday and the other in the Rockaways Feb. 6–to provide residents with greater opportunity to provide feedback on its bus network redesign plan. The first draft of the proposed Queens bus network plan… Read more »
Jan. 13, 2020 By Allie Griffin A 37-year-old man hanged himself from a lamppost along the Brooklyn Queens Expressway in Woodside during rush hour this morning. At 8 a.m., police officers responded to a 911 call of an unconscious man on the eastbound side of the BQE near Northern Boulevard. When officers arrived, they found… Read more »
Jan. 13, 2020 By Allie Griffin Two men were shot — one fatally — on a residential street in North Corona early this morning. Shortly before 4 a.m., police responded to a 911 call of a man shot in front of 32-33 108th St. Arriving officers found a 42-year-old man, unconscious and unresponsive, with a… Read more »
Jan. 13, 2020 By Allie Griffin Two babies died Friday after they were found unconscious at an East Elmhurst homeless shelter. Police officers, responding to a 911 call, found the babes, a twin boy and girl around 2 months old, unconscious and unresponsive inside the lobby of The Landing family shelter, located at 94-00 Ditmars… Read more »
Jan. 12, 2020 By Allie Griffin A former Assistant District Attorney has entered the Queens Borough President race, running as the tough-on-crime candidate among a group of left-leaning opponents. Jim Quinn kicked off his campaign at a reception at Villa Erasmo in Middle Village Wednesday night, with a special election for the position to be… Read more »
Jan. 9, 2020 By Kristen Torres Council Member Costa Constantinides is calling for major reform to the MTA board that would give each borough president a voting appointee on the decision-making body that oversees city transit. The current MTA board structure consists of 16 voting members, eight of which are nominated by the governor. New… Read more »