June 18, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Queens Borough President Melinda Katz announced today that she has allocated $65 million for capital projects throughout Queens in fiscal year 2020. The $65 million, to be used to upgrade and improve 80 different projects in Queens, is part of the $92.8 billion Fiscal Year 2020 budget agreement reached by… Read more »
June 18, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law Monday a bill that will allow undocumented immigrants to obtain a driver’s license. Cuomo signed the bill shortly after it passed narrowly in the state senate yesterday, by a vote of 33 to 29. The bill passed the Assembly last week, which had the… Read more »
June 18, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Governor Andrew Cuomo announced yesterday an agreement with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority that would add 500 officers to the city’s transit system to crack down on the increasing number of fare evasions and assaults on transit workers. “This year we succeeded in making historic reforms to the MTA and… Read more »
June 17, 2019 By Shane O’Brien Police arrested a 27-year-old man who barged into the Jackson Heights office building of Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Saturday and refused to leave when he was asked by security. Douala Hashi, of Washington D.C., walked into the 74-09 37 Ave. building shortly after 4.40 p.m. on Saturday and soon… Read more »
June 14, 2019 By Meghan Sackman NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst celebrated the grand opening of its new $1 million outpatient care center for adults and adolescents yesterday. The newly renovated 6,500 square foot center, located inside the hospital campus at 80th Street and 41st Avenue, focuses on expanding primary and preventive care with the goal of… Read more »
June 13, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan A chain of Queens-based homegoods stores is planning its expansion into Brooklyn with a new store in Greenpoint. Lockwood, a popular shop with three locations in Astoria and one in Jackson Heights, will open their doors on Sept. 1 at 98 Greenpoint Avenue. Owner Mackenzi Farquer said they will… Read more »
June 14, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Police are searching for a man who allegedly robbed two women and burglarized a home in Elmhurst in a crime spree last month. The first robbery took place on May 13 at 2:45 p.m. at an apartment building in the vicinity of Corona Avenue and Broadway. The suspect entered a 70-year-old… Read more »
June 13, 2019 By Christian Murray An East Elmhurst man who runs a minimart in Sunnyside and three other convenience stores throughout the city was busted by police Tuesday for possessing more than $500,000 in bootlegged cigarettes. Mohammed Khan, 44, of 78th Street in East Elmhurst, was charged with grand larceny and multiple tax crimes… Read more »
June 11, 2019 By Shane O’Brien The MTA held a town hall meeting in Long Island City last night and its leader Andy Byford told the audience that the agency will be installing a new system designed to catch falling debris. Byford, speaking at an MTA Fast Forward event at LaGuardia Community College, said that… Read more »
June 10, 2019 By Meghan Sackman A group of Democratic lawmakers, including State Senator Jessica Ramos and Assembly Member Catalina Cruz, introduced a bill Monday that aims to decriminalize sex work and make the consensual sale of sex legal. The bill, introduced in the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, would… Read more »