June 29, 2022 By Christian Murray The MTA has started construction on eight new staircases at the Flushing-Main St. subway station—in a project that is expected to take about 18 months. The work aims to ease overcrowding at the station, where the stairwells on both the platform and street levels are congested. Four new street-to-mezzanine… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on June 28, 2022 By Josefa Velasquez Gov. Kathy Hochul and Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado successfully fended off primary challenges to their right and left flank Tuesday, emerging by wide margins as the Democratic nominees heading into November’s election. Less than an hour after polls closed, the… Read more »
June 29, 2022 Op-Ed By Beri Diana Calderon courtesy of NYC Mayor’s Public Engagement Unit It’s no secret that rent prices are rising in NYC. But there is one secret you should know—some New Yorkers can freeze their rent. For more than twenty years, I’ve lived in my Washington Heights apartment. When I moved in,… Read more »
June 28, 2022 By Czarinna Andres The Parks Dept. opened the city’s 53 outdoor pools for the season today—including the seven that are located in Queens. The city opened the pools today in accordance with tradition. The pools are typically open the day after public schools close. “Summer is here which means our pools and… Read more »
June 28, 2022 By Christian Murray A New York City law that extended voting rights to as many as 800,000 non-citizen New Yorkers was struck down by a Staten Island supreme court judge Monday—and Queens officials’ reactions were mixed. The law, which was passed by the city council by a 33-14 margin in December, granted… Read more »
June 28, 2022 By Czarinna Andres A Briarwood man who allegedly gunned down a food delivery worker in Forest Hills in late April has been released on bail. Glenn Hirsch, 51, appeared in court in Kew Gardens Monday and a judge set bail at $500,000. He has been charged for the shooting death of Zhiwen… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on June 27, 2022 By Jose Martinez Reports of “subway surfing” have jumped by nearly 363% since 2020, according to MTA figures provided to THE CITY. In the first five months of this year, there have been 449 reported incidents of people riding on top of or… Read more »
June 27, 2022 By Michael Dorgan: Parents and local leaders will hold a rally outside a junior high school in Fresh Meadows this afternoon to protest incidents of alleged bullying at the school. The rally will take place at 1:30 p.m. outside J.H.S. 216, located at 64-20 175th St., where demonstrators say a number of… Read more »
June 24, 2022 By Czarinna Andres A 54-year-old man is dead after falling off his bicycle in Bayside Thursday evening and hitting his head on the pavement. Hsien Lin, of 35th Avenue in Linden Hill, was riding northbound on the Cross Island Parkway bike path– near Totten Road– at around 7:30 p.m. when he lost… Read more »
June 24, 2022 By Christian Murray Elected officials in Queens have been quick to condemn the U.S. Supreme Court for its ruling Friday that strikes down the landmark Roe v. Wade decision. The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 ruling, has now put the issue of abortion rights in the hands of state legislatures as opposed… Read more »