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 »
Dec. 21, 2022 By Christian Murray A Queens man has been indicted on murder charges for allegedly beating his 3-year-old son to death last month at a shelter in Elmhurst. Shaquan Butler, 26, allegedly struck his 3-year-old son multiple times at the Pan American shelter on Queens Boulevard causing lacerations to the child’s liver and… Read more »
Dec. 21, 2022 By Christian Murray Two Rego Park men—with the aid of Russian nationals—have been indicted for hacking into the taxi dispatch system at JFK Airport and charging drivers a fee to get to the front of the line. Daniel Abayev, 48, and Peter Leyman, 48, have been indicted on two counts of conspiracy… Read more »
Dec. 20, 2022 By Czarinna Andres The urgent care provider CityMD opened a new location in downtown Flushing today marking its 165th CityMD location across the Tri-State region. The new downtown Flushing site located at 136-57 Roosevelt Ave. which is close to the USTA Billie Jean National Tennis Center, provides residents with a convenient urgent… Read more »
Dec. 19, 2022 By Christian Murray The owner of the New York Mets is looking to develop a 50-acre area around Citi Field and is holding a visioning session next month to get feedback as to how it should be done. Steve Cohen, the hedge fund manager who purchased the Mets in 2020 for $2.4… Read more »
Dec. 19, 2022 By Czarinna Andres A 49-year-old New Jersey man is dead after being struck by a vehicle while attempted to cross the Grand Central Parkway on foot in Corona during the early hours Sunday morning. Luis Saguay, of Wallington, NJ, was hit by a 52-year-old woman driving eastbound in a Mercedes Benz SUV… Read more »
Dec. 16, 2022 By Christian Murray Three Brooklyn men have been charged in connection to two gunpoint robberies that took place last month—with one allegedly taking place at a gas station in Sunnyside and the other at a deli in East Elmhurst. Reginald Williams, 23, Calvin Scantlebury, 39, and Dewkwan Cooper, 22, were indicted and… Read more »
Dec. 15, 2022 By Czarinna Andres Governor Kathy Hochul has signed into law a bill that bans pet stores from selling dogs, cats and rabbits. The law aims to end the puppy mill pipeline—and has long been championed by State Sen. Mike Gianaris, who represents western Queens. “Today is a great day for our four-legged… Read more »
Dec. 15, 2022 By Christian Murray The police released video Wednesday of two men wanted in connection to a robbery that took place in Jackson Heights last month. The suspects allegedly approached a 43-year-old man at around 1:40 a.m. on Nov. 27 as the victim approached his 95-05 35th Ave. apartment building. The pair then… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on Dec. 14, 2022 By Jose Martinez As the country’s largest mass transit system teeters on the edge of a so-called fiscal cliff, New York lawmakers on Wednesday touted a package of “Fix the MTA” bills designed to pull the agency back from the brink of financial… Read more »