This article was originally published by The CITY on Sept. 29, 2022 By Tanaz Meghjani Street vendors angry about a long delay and a broken process for receiving promised new permits on top of what they say is a sharp rise in ticketing marched outside City Hall on Thursday. The protesters, joined by a handful… Read more »
Sept. 29, 2022 By Michael Dorgan – Updated at 5:55 p.m. A first responder was fatally stabbed in the Ditmars section of Astoria Thursday afternoon — and police have apprehended her alleged attacker after he barricaded himself inside a nearby building. The victim, 61, an on-duty Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) worker, was stabbed in the… Read more »
This article was originally published by Chalkbeat New York on Sept. 28, 2022, By Reema Amin Nearly half of New York City’s third through eighth graders passed their state reading tests last school year, while about 38% passed math, according to scores released by city officials Wednesday. The scores are the first measure of how… Read more »
Sept. 28, 2022 By Christian Murray A homeless man was sentenced to eight years in prison on hate crime charges Tuesday for slashing a man’s face during a bias attack in Jackson Heights last year. Ramon Castro, 56, who pleaded guilty earlier this month to assault as a hate crime, confessed to slashing a 34-year-old… Read more »
Sept. 27, 2022 By Christian Murray Dozens of elected leaders—including many from Queens—are calling on the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) to hold another public hearing before deciding whether to allow Con Edison to hike electricity and gas bills next year. More than 50 state officials led by State Sen. Mike Gianaris and… Read more »
Sept. 27, 2022 By Czarinna Andres A 38-year-old Queens Village man is dead after crashing his vehicle into a parked car in Corona Monday while experiencing a medical episode, police said. Jorge Peguero, of 210th Street, was driving a 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer at around 7:20 p.m. when he lost control of his vehicle due to… Read more »
Sept. 23, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Dozens of immigrant home care workers — who look after elderly patients — held a protest outside Councilmember Sandra Ung’s district office in Flushing Thursday calling on the lawmaker to sign on to a bill that they say would prevent workers from being exploited. The demonstrators assembled in the… Read more »
Sept. 26, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Police have released a shocking video of two suspects violently beating an 81-year-old man in Jackson Heights last week – before making off with the victim’s cell phone and $15 cash. The unsettling footage shows the two hooded muggers shoving the senior to the sidewalk outside BQE Billiards &… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on Sept. 22, 2022 By Jose Martinez and Haidee Chu Last month, more than a dozen elected officials pressed the city and state to revive a long-dormant stretch of rail line in Queens as a subway extension. Last week, some of those same officials stood alongside Mayor… Read more »
Sept. 22, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A video posted online showing an FDNY fire truck failing to maneuver a turn on 34th Avenue in Jackson Heights has intensified the dispute between advocates and opponents of the avenue’s Open Streets initiative. The video, which was posted to Twitter Saturday, shows a firetruck traveling westbound on 34th… Read more »