Feb. 3, 2020 By Kristen Torres State Sen. Mike Gianaris has introduced a bill that would ban retail pet stores from selling dogs, cats and rabbits. The bill, which passed the Domestic Animal Welfare Committee on Monday, aims to put an end to puppy mills, which Gianaris says are inhumane and cruel. Instead, he wants… Read more »
Feb. 3, 2020 By Allie Griffin State Senator Jessica Ramos endorsed Council Member Costa Constantinides for Queens Borough President today, while retired NYPD sergeant Anthony Miranda confirmed he is back in the race. Miranda was knocked off the ballot by Board of Election commissioners last week for a technical error on his paperwork. Yesterday, he… Read more »
Feb. 3, 2020 By Kristen Torres A 57-year-old man is dead after being struck by a car that was backing out of a driveway in Jackson Heights Saturday, police said. The driver—who was operating a grey Honda—hit the man while reversing out of a driveway located at 30-23 69th St. at around 6:15 p.m. EMS… Read more »
Feb. 3, 2020 By Allie Griffin Police are searching for a man who allegedly groped a woman at the Roosevelt Avenue–74th Street station last week. The man approached a 21-year-old woman from behind and touched her buttocks, as she was walking through the station at around 5:15 p.m. last Wednesday, police said. The man fled… Read more »
Jan. 31, 2020 By Allie Griffin New York City’s Department of Health denied a report of coronavirus at Elmhurst Hospital after an internal NYPD memo warned officers in Queens that a patient with the deadly virus was being treated there. A spokesperson for the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene said the report of the… Read more »
Jan. 31, 2020 By Allie Griffin Members of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 75 undocumented immigrants across the five boroughs, Long Island and the Hudson Valley in the past week — including several living within Queens. The agency announced the number of arrests while decrying New York City’s position as a sanctuary city…. Read more »
Jan. 30, 2020 By Allie Griffin Police nabbed the suspect who allegedly slashed and robbed a 53-year-old man in Jackson Heights on Christmas Eve. Yesterday the NYPD arrested 35-year-old Johnson Kamar of Mount Vernon, NY and charged him with attempted murder, robbery and criminal possession of a weapon. Kamar allegedly pushed the victim into the… Read more »
Jan. 30, 2020 By Allie Griffin Four candidates were disqualified Tuesday from appearing on the Queens Borough President ballot for the March 24 special election, including retired NYPD sergeant Anthony Miranda. Board of Elections (BOE) commissioners disqualified Miranda as well as Danniel Maio, Everly Brown and Justina Jaggassar-Ernul at a public meeting on Jan. 28…. Read more »
Jan. 29, 2020 By Kristen Torres Transportation advocates and elected officials are rallying in Jackson Heights Thursday to protest proposed bus service cuts included in the MTA’s draft plan to overhaul the Queens bus network. The rally—which is slated to take place at 5:15 p.m. in Travers Park, located at 76-9 34th Ave.—is being organized… Read more »
Jan. 29, 2020 By Kristen Torres Several Queens elected officials were outraged by the Supreme Court’s ruling Monday that will now make it harder for low-income immigrants to get a green card. The court, in a 5-4 decision, ruled in favor of new “public charge” rules that will allow officials to deny green cards to immigrants… Read more »