Aug. 4, 2020 By Michael Dorgan An off duty NYPD cop has been arrested for beating his estranged wife on a Utopia street Sunday following a dispute over child visitation rights. Officer MD Rahman is accused of assaulting his spouse in the vicinity of Horace Harding Expressway and 170th Street, according to police. Rahman allegedly… Read more »
Aug. 4, 2020 By Allie Griffin The MTA has suspended above-ground subway service as Tropical Storm Isaias batters the five boroughs, knocking over trees and causing power outages. Only underground subway service will continue until the winds die down. “To keep everyone safe, we are suspending most outdoor service and will run underground-only subway service… Read more »
August 4th, 2020 By Michael Dorgan An anti-Semitic Queens pharmacist – who expressed his support of last year’s mass shooting of Muslims in New Zealand – has been arrested by the feds for setting fire to a speed camera in Douglaston. Elijah Song, 28, was arrested Monday for allegedly setting fire last month to a… Read more »
Aug. 4, 2020 By Christian Murray The NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Oxiris Barbot has resigned and the mayor has already announced a replacement. Barbot stepped down from the job this morning and Mayor Bill De Blasio appointed Jackson Heights resident Dr. Dave Chokshi to take over. Barbot, according to the Daily News, wrote an e-mail… Read more »
Aug. 4, 2020 By Allie Griffin Four additional Queens bars have been slapped with liquor license suspensions as the state continues to shut down those establishments that violate COVID-19 restrictions. Over the last few weeks, Governor Andrew Cuomo and the State Liquor Authority (SLA) have cracked down on bars and restaurants that blatantly disregard the… Read more »
Aug 4, 2020 By Michael Dorgan People dependent on SNAP will be able to use their government benefits to buy groceries online on a permanent basis if a new bill that was passed by the state legislature last month is signed into law. The legislation, sponsored in the assembly by Andrew Hevesi, is one of… Read more »
Aug. 3, 2020 By Christian Murray Four in five bars and restaurants in New York City were unable to pay their full rent in July, according to a new study. The NYC Hospitality Alliance released results from a survey today that found that only 17 percent of establishments were able to pay their full rent… Read more »
Aug. 3, 2020 By Allie Griffin The city will bring back its open restaurants outdoor dining program next June — or even earlier, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced today. The program, which converts parts of city streets and sidewalks to dining areas, is set to expire on Oct. 31. De Blasio said the initiative will… Read more »
Aug. 3, 2020 By Allie Griffin The Department of Education will no longer be funding a popular college preparatory program offered at a top Flushing high school–and Queens legislators are speaking out. More than a dozen Queens lawmakers condemned the department’s decision to cut The Bridge Year Program that is offered to students at Townsend… Read more »
Aug 3, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Police are searching for two suspects who allegedly stabbed a man multiple times outside the Queensbridge Houses development in Long Island City last month. The two suspects, police said, were walking along a pathway outside 40-08 12th St., on July 1 at around 11:41 a.m. when one of the… Read more »