June 1, Staff Report
Julissa Ferreras-Copeland, who was elected to the city council in 2009, is not running for re-election.
Ferreras-Copeland, deemed a front runner to become the next Council speaker, told Politico
that she made the decision so she could spend more time with her husband and son.…
May 30, By Jason Cohen
Nearly 40 Elmhurst residents whose apartment building went up in flames last month filed a lawsuit today against their landlord that calls for an administrator to oversee the reconstruction of their building to ensure the rent isn’t hiked upon their return.…
May 30, Staff Report
A woman was kicked in the stomach at the 74th Street Roosevelt Avenue station last week after chasing a man who had stolen her purse, police said.
The victim was going through the turnstile at around 10:40pm on Monday,…
May 26, By Jason Cohen
Elmhurst Hospital officials claim that emergency room wait times have come down this year.
The hospital, in a statement, claimed that in March the average wait time for all patients was down to 1 hour and 16 minutes and that for sicker patients the wait time was far less.…
May 25, By Jason Cohen
State Senator Jose Peralta (D-East Elmhurst) and the IDC (Independent Democratic Conference) passed a senate bill Tuesday requiring food vendors to post letter grades on their carts on the same day he released a lengthy report detailing the worst pushcarts in the city.…
May 23, By Jason Cohen
An 11-year-old boy accidentally shot a teacher with a pellet gun at a Queens school Monday afternoon, police said.
According to a police spokesman, the youth brought the BB gun to I.S. 5-Walter Crowley Intermediate School,…
May 22, By Jason Cohen
The MTA has been putting the public’s health at risk for decades by allowing hazardous lead paint chips to fall off the 7 train trestles unabated, according to a class action lawsuit filed this morning.…
May 22, By Jason Cohen
The city will be able to add an additional 610 speed cameras in school zones—in addition the existing 140–should a bill introduced by state Senator Jose Peralta (Jackson Heights) last Monday become law.
“This bill will save lives and make our streets safer for everyone,” Peralta said in a statement.…
May 22, By Christian Murray
Residents in the 21st Council District, which covers sections of Elmhurst/Corona and Jackson Heights, will see five projects funded through the participatory budgeting process after a record number of people voted this year, announced Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras-Copeland on Friday.…
May 22, By Jason Cohen
Two licensed street vendors, one from Jackson Heights and another from Brooklyn, are the lead plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit filed against the NYPD and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene for allegedly throwing out food vendors’ carts and equipment without due process.…