Feb. 6, 2020 By Allie Griffin Crime across the city and in the borough of Queens jumped significantly in the first month of 2020 — which top NYPD brass attributes to bail reform. Major crimes spiked 20 percent in the first 26 days of the year in Patrol Borough Queens North — which includes Long… Read more »
Feb. 6, 2020 Letter To the Editor: We thank you for your coverage of a topic that is of momentous interest to us in your stories of January 23 and 29 “Weigh in on Schools and Community Facilities at LIC Development Meeting,” and “Residents Provide Input on Art Space and School as 28-Acre LIC Development… Read more »
Feb. 6, 2020 By Kristen Torres A Queens Food Bazaar sold a $2 million winning lottery ticket this week. The Powerball ticket was snagged at a Long Island City Food Bazaar, located at 42-02 Northern Blvd. on Wednesday. The ticket, which is worth a guaranteed $2 million, is yet to be claimed, according to the… Read more »
Feb. 4, 2020 By Kristen Torres State Sen. Michael Gianaris penned a letter to the head of the MTA on Jan. 31 concerning its draft plan to redraw the Queens bus network, joining a growing list of lawmakers who have voiced their opposition to various parts of the proposal. In a letter addressed to MTA Chairman Patrick… Read more »
Feb. 3, 2020 By Allie Griffin A Mandarin immersion early childhood center is moving into the building that formerly housed the neighborhood institution, the Waterfront Crabhouse restaurant, in Long Island City. Kuei Luck Early Childhood Center, which currently has a location in Rego Park, is opening up a second center at 2-03 Borden Ave., its… Read more »
Feb. 3, 2020 By Kristen Torres State Sen. Mike Gianaris has introduced a bill that would ban retail pet stores from selling dogs, cats and rabbits. The bill, which passed the Domestic Animal Welfare Committee on Monday, aims to put an end to puppy mills, which Gianaris says are inhumane and cruel. Instead, he wants… Read more »
By Jose Martinez, THE CITY This story was originally published on 1/31/20 by THE CITY Reports of “subway surfing” increased in 2019, MTA figures show, though transit officials say the toll of those wild rides is likely even higher and deadlier than statistics indicate. There were 461 reported incidents of people riding on top of… Read more »
Jan. 31, 2020 By Allie Griffin Queens Tech Night, a free networking and community-building event for techies, is returning for a winter meetup Wednesday at the Museum of the Moving Image. The night begins at 6:30 p.m. and runs until 9 p.m. on Feb. 5 at the museum, located at 36-01 35th Ave. in Astoria…. Read more »
Jan. 31, 2020 By Allie Griffin Members of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 75 undocumented immigrants across the five boroughs, Long Island and the Hudson Valley in the past week — including several living within Queens. The agency announced the number of arrests while decrying New York City’s position as a sanctuary city…. Read more »
Jan. 30, 2020 By Christian Murray The state’s new bail reform law is putting public safety at risk and is making it harder for the NYPD to combat crime, according to a high-ranking NYPD officer who spoke at the 108 Police Precinct Council meeting in Sunnyside on Tuesday. Terence Monahan, NYPD Chief of the Department,… Read more »