This article was originally published by The CITY on Sept. 21, 2021, 4:17 PM EDT BY CHRISTINE CHUNG More than 60 of the hundreds of tenants displaced after a massive fire at a Jackson Heights apartment building in April are now suing the property’s owners and management, as well as city agencies. They’re demanding that the… Read more »
Sept. 22, 2021 Op-ed By Suraj Jaswal, candidate for the 25th District Council seat New York City schools are back in session which is a sign that play time is over and now it is time to go back to work. The debate on whether to have 34th Avenue in Jackson Heights permanently remain barricaded… Read more »
Sept. 21, 2021 By Christian Murray Police have launched a murder investigation into the death of a 26-year-old Bay Terrace man who was found dead with a gunshot wound to his head inside a Flushing apartment Sunday. Justin Li, 26, was discovered by police at around 7:30 p.m. Sept. 19 after they were called to… Read more »
Sept. 21, 2021 By Christian Murray The city has broken ground on a new NYPD stationhouse in Rosedale and officials were on hand Monday to celebrate the occasion. The stationhouse is going up at 242-40 North Conduit Ave. and will anchor a new precinct—to be called the 116th Precinct—that will serve Rosedale, Laurelton, Springfield Gardens… Read more »
Sept. 20, 2021 By Christian Murray Queens Borough President Donovan Richards is hosting a series of town hall meetings throughout the borough with the first one scheduled to take place in Astoria on Wednesday. The meeting this Wednesday is targeted for residents who live in western Queens, where issues pertaining to Astoria, Long Island City,… Read more »
Sept. 20, 2021 By Christian Murray A 26-year-old man was found dead inside his girlfriend’s apartment in a high-end Flushing condo building Sunday night. Police were called to do a wellness check on Justin Lee at around 7:30 p.m. and found his body wrapped in bloody sheets in his girlfriend’s bed at 138-35 39th Ave…. Read more »
Sept. 17, 2021 By Christian Murray Police are looking for two men wanted for a stabbing that took place outside an Astoria bodega during the early hours Monday. The suspects allegedly got into a dispute with the victim, a 35-year-old man, outside 24-01 Deli & Grocery, located at 24-01 31 St., at around 3:30 a.m…. Read more »
Sept. 17, 2021 Op-Ed By Edwin DeJesus, candidate for the 22nd District ASTORIA, NY I am a healthy 24-year-old man who commutes to work on a bicycle, and I love it. I think it’s a great alternative mode of transportation. However, I understand that there is a huge community of people who cannot or prefer… Read more »
Sept. 17, 2021 By Christian Murray Mayor Bill de Blasio sent out a strong message Thursday to the owners of illegal dirt bikes and off-road vehicles who are tempted to operate one of them in New York City: “Don’t even think about it,” he said. “Because the NYPD will find it and will crush it.”… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on Sept. 16, 2021, 8:50 PM EDT BY CHRISTINE CHUNG, JOSEFA VELASQUEZ AND ALLISON DIKANOVIC Two weeks after the remnants of Hurricane Ida tore through the city, killing 13 people, basements across the city are still drying out as many New Yorkers struggle to recover from the punishing storm. With millions… Read more »