Feb. 26, 2019 By Nathaly Pesantez Mayor Bill de Blasio and Governor Andrew Cuomo announced their joint endorsement today of congestion pricing as part of a new plan to “transform and fund the MTA.” The surprise two-pronged announcement marks the first time the two leaders see eye-to-eye on the controversial and long-deliberated measure, which aims… Read more »
Feb. 25, 2019 By Nathaly Pesantez The stunning collapse over a week ago of Amazon’s plans to build a Long Island City campus continues to draw reactions from far and wide, with the state’s budget director recently publishing a scathing open letter that claims labor unions and local politicians are at fault for the loss… Read more »
Feb. 22, 2019 By Nathaly Pesantez Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiled a much-anticipated plan yesterday that takes the next steps toward overhauling the “broken placard system” that has plagued New York City’s streets “for a long, long time,” with new technologies, a penalty system and a dedicated enforcement unit among the measures to be implemented…. Read more »
Feb. 21, 2019 By Nathaly Pesantez M. Wells Dinette will be leaving MoMA PS1 at the end of February after a seven-year run as the museum’s cafeteria-in-residence, with a new Mediterranean restaurant anticipated to open on site this spring. The dinette, which opened at the 22-25 Jackson Ave. museum in 2012, announced the location’s fate… Read more »
Feb. 20, 2019 By Nathaly Pesantez A new Vision Zero plan released yesterday lists 21st Street, running between Astoria and Long Island City, among several priority corridors in the five boroughs that have proven dangerous and are now the focus of new safety initiatives by the city. The Department of Transportation added the 3.6-mile length… Read more »
Feb. 20, 2019 By Christian Murray Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez fired back at her critics yesterday after being attacked by financial commentators and fellow Democrats for allegedly not understanding how the Amazon tax incentives were structured and for lacking pragmatism. The criticism grew over the weekend following an interview by Chuck Todd of Meet The Press… Read more »
Feb. 19, 2019 By Christian Murray It’s a dog eat dog world and competition among veterinarians in Court Square is about to heat up as three clinics are set to open this summer. The operators of the clinics all say that there is a need for their service in Court Square since the area is… Read more »
Feb. 19, 2019 Staff Report Police are searching for a thief who stole a wallet and a pair of pricey headphones from an employee at the Plaza 48 Petland Discounts store earlier this month. The culprit went into the employee bathroom at the store, located at 34-60 48th St., at around 5:20 p.m. on Feb…. Read more »
Feb. 18, 2019 By Christian Murray Nearly 20 priests who served Sunnyside, Woodside and Long Island City parishes were named on Friday when the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn released a list of priests credibly accused of child sex abuse. The diocese, which covers Catholic churches in Queens and Brooklyn, named 108 priests, many of… Read more »
Feb. 18, 2019 By Christian Murray The police are looking for a man who allegedly punched a straphanger in the face at the Queenboro Plaza subway station last month. The suspect allegedly got into a verbal dispute with the victim on the 7 train platform inside the station at around 11:35 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16,… Read more »