July 31, 2022 By Czarinna Andres The city’s speed cameras will be in operation 24/7 starting Aug. 1. The 2,000-plus cameras that have been placed across the five boroughs will be snapping photos 24/7 beginning Monday. The City will be issuing $50 tickets to drivers who are pictured going more than 10 miles per hour… Read more »
July 29, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A 10-day film festival will return to Forest Hills next week with a lineup of more than 120 films. The event, called Festival of Cinema NYC, kicks off Aug. 5 at the Regal UA Midway and will feature independent movies from around the world at the theater through Aug…. Read more »
July 29, 2022 By Czarinna Andres The planters at Travers Park have undergone a makeover with each of them featuring a colorful vibrant mural. The murals have gone up on 12 planters at the popular park, which is located between 77th and 78th streets on the north side of 34th Avenue. The murals highlight the… Read more »
July 29, 2022 By Michael Dorgan New York’s hometown airline is about to get a whole lot bigger. JetBlue, which is headquartered in Long Island City, agreed Thursday to buy the low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines for $3.8 billion. The takeover deal, if approved by regulators, would create the nation’s fifth-largest airline behind American Airlines, Delta,… Read more »
July 29, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A housing lottery has opened for 463 units in a new high-rise development on the Long Island City waterfront. The city is accepting applications for units in the mixed-use, two-tower development known as Gotham Point. The waterfront towers have commanding views of Manhattan. The development is currently under construction and is… Read more »
July 28, 2022 By Michael Dorgan An East Elmhurst man has been sentenced to 23 years in prison for sexually assaulting a young girl over a three-year period while he was her babysitter. Jose Nivelo, 43, was sentenced Tuesday having been found guilty by a jury of child sex crimes in June for the abuse… Read more »
July 28, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The police are looking for seven suspects wanted for stealing nearly $40,000 in cash from three victims across Queens over the last two and a half months. The alleged thefts took place during three separate incidents — between May 19 and July 6 — when the suspects followed each… Read more »
July 28, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The city has responded to pressure from Councilmember Sandra Ung and local community leaders and cleared several unlicensed vendors from the sidewalks of Main Street in Downtown Flushing. The enforcement action, conducted Wednesday by Dept. of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP), the agency that oversees vendor compliance, came a… Read more »
July 27, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The operators of a smoke shop in Middle Village have been busted for illegally selling cannabis and untaxed cigarettes. Deputies from the New York City’s Sheriff’s Office raided “@dukaanboyz,” located at 63-118 Woodhaven Blvd., last week and seized a haul of 76 packages of cannabis and 33 cartons of… Read more »
July 26, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival will roar back to full strength at Flushing Meadows Corona Park this weekend. The event, which is the oldest and largest dragon boat festival in the United States, will take place on July 30 and 31 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Attendance… Read more »