July 1, 2021 By Allie Griffin The City Council passed a record-breaking $98.7 billion executive budget for the upcoming fiscal year Wednesday, but not everyone supported it. Wednesday’s budget hearing was relatively placid compared to last year, when council members voted for or against the prior budget amid mounting pressure to decrease police spending. That… Read more »
July 1, 2021 By Christian Murray NRG Energy’s proposal to overhaul its Astoria power plant got one step closer to becoming a reality yesterday with the state approving “draft permits.” The New York State DEC issued the draft permits Wednesday with the plans now available to the public for comment. The DEC will be providing… Read more »
July 1, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A large criminal network of drug dealers and gun traffickers have been busted for operating an illegal scheme in a Far Rockaway housing development – and surrounding Queens areas. Twenty-one suspects, including an MTA worker, were arrested and indicted by a Queens County grand jury Wednesday and variously charged… Read more »
July 1, 2021 By Allie Griffin Police are looking for a tattoo-clad man who stole a teenage girl’s phone on the 7 train in Woodside last month. The alleged thief grabbed an iPhone out of the hands of a 17-year-old girl as she sat inside a 7 train that was stopped at the 69th Street… Read more »
July 1, 2021 By Ryan Songalia A street in South Richmond Hill was co-named Sunday in honor of a local leader in the Hindu community. Pandit Ramlall Way was unveiled at the intersection of 113rd Street and Liberty Avenue after Dharmacharya Pandit Ramlall, a Guyanese-American who was a prominent spiritual leader, community advocate and scholar… Read more »
June 30, 2021 By Allie Griffin Several candidates running for City Council seats in Queens filed preemptive lawsuits last week against the NYC Board of Elections (BOE) and their opponents ahead of the Board’s blunder yesterday. At least six Queens Council candidates and two Queens borough president candidates have filed the lawsuits over the past… Read more »
June 30, 2021 By Christian Murray The leader of the Sunnyside Reformed Church Rev. Neil Margetson held his last service Sunday and officially retired today. Margetson, who was appointed the church minister 12 years ago, has stepped down after reaching the mandatory retirement age of 70. “It’s been an incredible journey,” Margetson said, reflecting on… Read more »
June 30, 2021 By Ryan Songalia New York drivers no longer need to worry about having their licenses suspended due to unpaid tickets. The Driver’s License Suspension Reform Act took effect Tuesday, with all suspensions related to unpaid traffic and parking fines being lifted automatically. The new law will end license suspensions due to non-payment… Read more »
June 30, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Former US President Donald Trump has blasted the New York City Board of Elections handling of the Democratic primary mayoral vote, labeling it as “an embarrassment and total mess.” Trump, in two separate emails sent out to his supporters Wednesday morning, ripped the Board for revealing overnight that more… Read more »
June 30, 2021 By Allie Griffin Police released video of a man who sucker punched a 69-year-old doorman in a Forest Hills apartment building on Saturday. The perpetrator, who was not a resident, was spotted by the doorman at around 9:20 p.m. in the basement of the building at 104-21 68th Dr. and asked him… Read more »