This article was originally published by The CITY on Jan.10, 2022, 9:57 p.m. By Greg B. Smith and Suhail Bhat City Hall expanded supervised release to create an alternative to Rikers Island and ensure defendants show up for trial. The number being rearrested far exceeds projections. High-flight-risk criminal defendants are being rearrested on felony charges… Read more »
Jan. 10, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Two million Queens residents have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, Borough President Donovan Richards announced Saturday. Richards, citing Dept. of Health data, said Queens was the first borough in the city to reach the milestone for one shot being administered. “To all our neighbors who… Read more »
Jan. 10, 2022 By Allie Griffin Queens Borough President Donovan Richards joined three other borough presidents in a joint call Friday demanding the state and state legislature extend the eviction moratorium. Richards together with Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine, Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson and Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso issued a joint statement calling… Read more »
Jan. 10, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Green card holders and residents who are authorized to work now have the right to vote in local elections. Mayor Eric Adams, who had expressed concerns about a bill passed by the council last month permitting certain noncitizens the right to vote, decided not to challenge the legislation. The… Read more »
Jan. 7, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Drinks-to-go will be making a comeback. Governor Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday that alcoholic beverages will soon be available for takeout and delivery, marking the return of a provision that was popular for struggling bars and restaurants during the height of the pandemic. “We’re… going to do something bars and… Read more »
Jan. 7, 2022 By Michael Dorgan New York City was blanketed by a large snowstorm early Friday with parts of Queens being hit the hardest. The first widespread snowfall of the year saw LaGuardia Airport hit with 8.4 inches of snow — the largest total recorded in the five boroughs — while 5.5 inches covered… Read more »
Jan. 7, 2022 By Allie Griffin More than two dozen city and state lawmakers are calling on Mayor Eric Adams to offer a temporary remote learning option for students at the city’s public schools—amid a record-breaking surge of COVID-19 cases. Three Queens legislators, who are parents of young children themselves, are spearheading the call as… Read more »
Jan. 5, 2022 By Allie Griffin Gov. Kathy Hochul announced during her “State of the State” address Wednesday an ambitious new project to connect Queens and Brooklyn via a largely unused railway. The project, called the “Interborough Express”, calls for the conversion of an existing 14-mile freight line — running from Jackson Heights to Sunset… Read more »
Jan. 5, 2022 By Allie Griffin Southeast Queens Council Member Adrienne Adams was officially sworn in as New York City’s first Black council speaker Wednesday. City council members voted almost unanimously to elect Adams to lead the legislative body. No other member was nominated during the City Council’s first meeting of the year. Adams, who… Read more »
Jan. 4, 2021 By Allie Griffin A Flushing woman was charged with murder Monday after she allegedly killed a man in her bed and fled the state in his car back in September. Haiyan Deng, 31, was indicted by a Queens grand jury on murder, burglary and gun charges for the alleged Sept. 18 slaying… Read more »