Feb. 19, 2020 By Kristen Torres The MTA said on-time performance rates for city subways in January approached a record high. Weekday subway on-time performance was around 83 percent last month—the highest of any January since 2013, the agency reported. There were just 29 major weekday incidents that caused delays throughout the month—a 44 percent… Read more »
Feb. 19, 2020 By Kristen Torres Lawmakers are split on whether or not to back the state’s six-week-old bail reform law, which has ignited fierce debate among elected officials, the police and criminal justice advocates since it went into effect on Jan. 1. The new law eliminated cash bail for most misdemeanor and non-violent offenses,… Read more »
Feb. 18, 2020 By Michael Dorgan The long-awaited movie theater planned for Queens Boulevard is about to get bigger. The developers of a 12-story mixed use building slated to go up at 38-01 Queens Blvd. said that the building will contain 10 Regal Cinema movie screens instead of earlier plans that would have contained eight…. Read more »
Feb. 17, 2020 By Kristen Torres A former sanitation employee who spent 20 years working for the city is putting his hat in the ring to challenge State Senator Michael Gianaris in this year’s Democratic primary. Ignazio “Izzy” Terranova retired from the city’s Department of Sanitation after a decades-long career in 2019. His inspiration to… Read more »
Feb. 17, 2020 By Kristen Torres A woman snatched a man’s wallet out of his back pocket as he was walking home in Long Island City last week, police said. The 67-year-old victim was walking on the sidewalk in front of 22-14 40th Ave. on Feb. 10 around 6:30 p.m. when an unidentified woman went… Read more »
Feb. 14, 2020 By Christian Murray The Long Island City condo market has remained strong despite Amazon’s decision last year to scuttle its plans to build HQ2 around Anable Basin. Condo prices have not dropped over the past 12 months as was initially feared, although the number of units going into contract has slowed significantly… Read more »
Feb. 13, 2020 By Kristen Torres A long-standing veterinary hospital is expanding its footprint with its newest location opening in Court Square next month. The Veterinarians at Court Square, located at 27-19 44th Drive in Long Island City, is currently in its soft-opening phase and will officially begin taking clients on March 1. It’s the… Read more »
Feb. 12, 2020 By Allie Griffin State Senator Michael Gianaris made a last minute plea asking the landlord of Court Square Library building to extend the library’s lease before it shuts its doors Saturday. Gianaris penned a letter to Savanna Realty, the owner of the One Court Square tower at 25-01 Jackson Ave., asking the… Read more »
Feb. 11, 2020 By Allie Griffin A former CNBC anchor and Sunnyside resident will challenge Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for her Congressional seat in the Democratic primary election. Michelle Caruso-Cabrera today announced her run for the 14th District, which covers Astoria, College Point, Corona, East Elmhurst, Elmhurst, Jackson Heights, Sunnyside, Woodside and parts of the Bronx. “I’m… Read more »
Feb. 10, 2020 By Kristen Torres Several Queens lawmakers joined officials from a prominent teachers union Monday to unveil results of a new poll that showed broad support for a proposed state-wide wealth tax. An overwhelming majority of survey respondents—92 percent—supported new taxes on New York’s millionaires and billionaires as a way to cover the… Read more »