The New York City Department of Transportation announced Monday it will close parts of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway for a few days so it can make some much-needed repairs next month.
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CityPickle to open first permanent indoor pickleball club in Long Island City on Friday
Sep. 14, 2023 By Sarah Belle Lin
CityPickle, the brand that brought pickleball to iconic places around New York City such as Central Park and JFK Airport, is opening its first permanent pickleball club in Long Island City on Friday. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is planned for the morning.
Jets worst fears confirmed, Aaron Rodgers lost for 2023 season with torn Achilles
Sep. 12, 2023 By Nick Faria
EAST RUTHERFORD — An MRI Tuesday morning confirmed that New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers will be lost for the remainder of the 2023 NFL season due to a torn Achilles, as first reported by NFL Network.
Fines begin for food-related business that fail to put trash in containers
Sep. 1, 2023 By Aidan Graham
Beginning today, New York City’s food-related businesses will face fines for failing to put their trash in solid containers, rather than in simple bags on the sidewalks — marking the latest front in Mayor Eric Adams’ ongoing “War on Rats.”
Off-duty Queens cop shot, two brothers in custody, after road rage dispute, NYPD reports
Aug. 30, 2023 By Dean Moses
An off-duty NYPD officer is hospitalized, and two brothers are under arrest, Wednesday after an apparent road rage dispute in Queens led to the cop being shot, police said.
City says all Uber and Lyft vehicles must be zero-emission or wheelchair accessible by 2030
Aug. 16, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld
All of the city’s Ubers, and Lyfts must be running on clean energy and be wheelchair-accessible by 2030, according to new rules unveiled Wednesday by the Adams administration.
THE COSTS OF CHANGE: NYC co-op and condo owners join forces with big real estate to soften Local Law 97
Aug. 16, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld and Christian Murray
The city’s landmark building emissions law, Local Law 97, is set to go into effect next year, and the complex rule-making process has set off a frenzy of lobbying activity aimed at influencing and potentially weakening the statute aiming to help combat climate change.
MTA to host town hall Wednesday on Interborough Express rail line from Brooklyn to Queens
Aug. 15, 2023 By Aidan Graham
The MTA is gearing up to host a virtual public town hall on the Interborough Express project on Wednesday, where it will update the community about the progress being made on the plan that would connect the underserved areas of Brooklyn and Queens.
Larger cargo bikes likely to hit the streets of NYC under Transportation Dept. plan
Aug. 14, 2023 By Christian Murray
New Yorkers are likely to see golf-cart sized cargo bikes hit the streets later this year under a plan unveiled by the Department of Transportation Monday.
NYC electeds spar over conditions at Rikers Island as federal takeover looms
Aug. 9, 2023 By Aidan Graham
A group of conservative-leaning council members toured Rikers Island on Tuesday, where they touted supposed improvements to the notorious detention complex — standing in direct contrast to a recent report from a federal watchdog that sharply criticized the conditions at the facility.