Apr. 11, 2024 By Council Member Robert Holden In 2019, the State Legislature and Governor Andrew Cuomo embarked on a controversial overhaul of New York’s criminal justice system by enacting several laws, including cashless bail and sweeping changes to discovery laws. Simultaneously, the New York City Council passed laws that compounded these challenges, notably the…
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Apr. 11, 2024 By Bill Parry
The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is now looking for a suspect who allegedly drew a swastika on an SUV in Middle Village late last month.
Apr. 11, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Three local high school students won Congresswoman Grace Meng’s Congressional App Challenge by developing an app to help users find the nearest accessible bathroom. First place winners Rachel Wu of Fresh Meadows, Yuan Gao of Flushing and Eugene Xu of Bayside are all seniors in the Bronx High School…
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Apr. 11, 2024 By Athena Dawson Last month, Queens College in Flushing was honored to host Jamie Dimon, the Chairman and CEO of J.P. Morgan Chase and Executive Chair of the New York Jobs CEO Council, for an engaging “fireside” chat. A proud Queens native, Dimon engaged in a dynamic discussion with Queens College President…
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Apr. 10, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon As New York lawmakers continue their state budget negotiations, what remains on the table is more funding for direct support professionals — caregivers for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Elected officials, including Manhattan Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright, are advocating for a 3.2% cost of living adjustment (COLA)…
Apr. 10, 2024 By Dean Moses
The NYPD Transit Bureau Citywide Vandals Task Force entered the bowels of the city on Tuesday afternoon, following the glint of the rails as they searched for trespassers who use the off-limits subway lines as their personal graffiti playground.
Apr. 10, 2024 By Bill Parry
Jamaica gang member Sean Brown was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Wednesday for gunning down 14-year-old Aamir Griffin on a South Jamaica basketball court in a mistaken-identity shooting at the Baisley Park Houses in 2019.
Apr. 10, 2024 By Bill Parry
A truck driver for the city’s Department of Environmental Protection was arrested and charged in a fatal collision in Elmhurst last month.
Apr. 10, 2024 By Ethan Marshall In a stroke of luck for one Ozone Park shopper, the New York Lottery has announced that a local business sold a second-prize-winning ticket for Tuesday evening’s Mega Millions drawing. The lucky ticket, worth a whopping $1 million, was purchased at 88 Liberty Wine and Liquor located at 88-17…
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Apr. 10, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Queens accounted for the most foreclosures among the New York City boroughs in the first quarter of 2024, with 191, according to a report by the real estate agency PropertyShark. These 191 foreclosures accounted for 45% of the 424 cases that occurred in New York City this quarter. Its…
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