Aug. 31, 2021 By Christian Murray TF Cornerstone has extended the deadline for applicants looking to snag an affordable housing unit in one of its towers on the Long Island City waterfront. The developer announced Tuesday that applications are now being accepted through Sept. 13 to enter the lottery for one of its 534 affordable… Read more »
Aug. 31, 2021 By Christian Murray The Department of Transportation announced today that it will start construction on its 39th Avenue Bike Boulevard in Sunnyside in September. The installation of the bike boulevard will bring significant change to portions of 39th Avenue and Barnett Avenue in Sunnyside. The plan involves converting segments of 39th and… Read more »
Aug. 30, 2021 By Christian Murray The public will get a chance in September to weigh in on the state’s plan to charge motorists a toll to enter Manhattan below 60th Street. The MTA announced last week that it is holding 13 virtual meetings between mid-September and mid-October where it will discuss its congestion pricing… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on Aug 22, 2021, 7:48 PM EDT BY Eileen Grench The restart of fully in-person public school classes in less than a month will bring the return of nearly a million students — along with more than 4,000 school safety agents. That’s reignited a raging debate over what… Read more »
Aug. 24, 2021 Op-Ed By: Patrick O’Brien I feel compelled to respond to the Op-Ed written by Marvin Jeffcoat on Aug. 18, titled “Why I Oppose Unconstitutional Mandates.” I read it several times and concluded that it is not an Op-Ed piece at all but rather a thinly veiled advertisement in support of his quest… Read more »
Aug. 23, 2021 By Christian Murray All New York City public school employees will be required to be vaccinated for COVID-19 in accordance with a new mandate announced by Mayor Bill de Blasio Monday morning. The policy will affect all 148,000 Dept. of Education employees, including school principals, teachers and custodians. It will also apply… Read more »
Aug. 22, 2021 Staff Report The NYPD is looking to find a man who allegedly grabbed a woman’s buttock’s at the Queensboro Plaza subway station Friday night. The suspect allegedly grabbed a 24-year-old woman’s buttocks as she was walking inside the Queensboro Plaza subway station at around 9 p.m. The man then fled the station… Read more »
Aug. 22, 2021 By Christian Murray Police have released photos and video of a man wanted for the fatal shooting of a movie producer who was killed while sitting in his Mercedes-Benz outside a luxury Long Island City apartment building Thursday night. The footage shows the suspect walk up nonchalantly to the victim’s Mercedes, before… Read more »
Aug. 20, 2021 By Christian Murray A 50-year-old man was fatally shot in Long Island City last night while sitting in his Mercedes in front of a luxury apartment complex, police said. Police said that Joseph Bryan, of Elmhurst, was shot multiple times in the arm and torso by a gunman who approached his vehicle… Read more »
Aug. 20, 2021 By Christian Murray Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a new mandate today that will require public school students and administrators involved in high-risk school sports to be vaccinated in the coming school year. The mandate would require students and administrators involved in high-risk public school sports—including football, volleyball, basketball, wrestling, lacrosse and… Read more »