Oct. 12, 2023 amNewYork Metro
After ousting Kevin McCarthy from the Speaker’s perch, some Republicans floated the idea of replacing him with four-time indicted former President Donald Trump — despite their own rules which forbid an indicted member from serving in a ranking post.
Oct. 12, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld The city has kicked off the planning process to build more than 40 miles of new greenways, Mayor Eric Adams announced Thursday, creating new paths and shoring up existing ones for cyclists in the outer boroughs. Funded with a $7.25 million federal infrastructure grant, the initiative would connect…
Oct. 12, 2023 By Iryna Shkurhan A participatory budgeting process to allow New Yorkers to decide how to spend part of the city’s budget, a fairly novel initiative coined the “The People’s Money,” is now open for idea submissions. Phase 1 of the new cycle kicked off on Oct. 10 and will last until Nov. 19. During this idea generation period, all New Yorkers over the age of 11, and regardless of immigration status, can submit ideas for projects that address the needs of their community. Projects must involve an expense, such as an after-school program or mental health initiative…
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Oct. 12, 2023 By Bill Parry A motorcycle-riding gunman allegedly opened fire on a motorist in front of a church during an apparent road rage incident in Southeast Queens on Sunday night. Police from the 113th Precinct in Jamaica reported that the incident occurred just after 8:00 p.m. in Springfield Gardens, when the biker got into a verbal dispute with a 66-year-old man who was behind the wheel of a silver 2023 Toyota Sienna in the vicinity of Farmers Boulevard and North Conduit Avenue. The victim drove off, but the stranger caught up to him in front of the Springfield…
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Oct. 12, 2023 By Bill Parry Police from two Queens precincts are on the lookout for two top-shelf booze connoisseurs who broke into two liquor stores in under an hour-and-a-half during the early morning hours of Oct. 3, making off with cases of wine and spirits worth more than $92,000. The high-end crooks first targeted…
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Oct. 12, 2023 By Anthony Medina Police need help to identify the whereabouts of a moped-riding man in connection with a burglary in Maspeth last week. Police say an uninvited man entered the building of New Midori Trading Inc., located at 58-08 58th Ave. in Maspeth — within the confines of the 104th Precinct —…
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Oct. 12, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The NYPD is searching for two crooks who punched a man in the face before robbing him in Jamaica last month. According to the NYPD, at approximately 2:45 a.m. on Sept. 2, a 39-year-old man was walking in the rear parking lot of 178-23 Hillside Ave., within the confines…
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Oct. 12, 2023 By Iryna Shkurhan The Korean Community Services Center held its first Pet Therapy Day in Bayside last weekend and is gearing up for another day of pet bonding next month. It was organized with the idea of supporting victims of anti-Asian hate crimes with animal assisted therapy in a safe space. Pet…
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Oct. 12, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Zumper released its latest New York City Metro Report, which examines and compares the rental trends for one-bedroom units in several metro cities. According to the report, New York City had the highest median rental price for one-bedroom units last month, at $4,080. New York City’s median rental price…
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Oct. 11, 2023 By Bill Parry The president of a Manhattan-based construction company and a California man were convicted of murder-for-hire and murder-for-hire conspiracy in connection with the 2019 killing of a man at a Flushing karaoke bar. A federal jury in Brooklyn returned a guilty verdict on Oct. 11 on both counts of an indictment charging Qing Ming “Allen” Yu, 55, of Oyster Bay, and Zhe “Zac” Zhang, 35, of Arcadia, Calif., in the killing of 31-year-old Xin “Chris” Gu, who worked at Yu’s company outside the Grand Slam KTV bar of Fowler Avenue. As proven at trial, Allen…
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