Jul. 31, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld The MTA could face hundreds of millions of dollars in additional costs each year to run the transit system stemming from the pause on congestion pricing, putting significant pressure on the budget of an agency already struggling under huge levels of fare evasion. After projecting years of balanced…
Jul. 29, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon Police in Queens cuffed a man who allegedly stabbed a 23-year-old woman multiple times inside a subway station in Queens on Sunday night. Law enforcement sources said the incident occurred on the mezzanine level of the Jamaica-Van Wyck station on the E line in Richmond Hill at around 8:30…
Jul. 25, 2024 By Dean Moses Police in Queens are searching for the suspect who shot and killed a man during a robbery in a quiet neighborhood early on Thursday morning, authorities said. According to law enforcement sources, the shocking murder unfolded just after 1 a.m. on July 25 outside a home near 208th…
Jul. 22, 2024 By Dean Moses Mayor Eric Adams and FDNY officials have invested $1 million in an ad campaign designed to raise awareness on the fiery dangers of faulty lithium-ion batteries. In recent years, fires sparked by faulty lithium-ion batteries have ravaged homes, crippled communities, and devastated countless families merely because, in many…
Jul. 19, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller Top city officials said Friday that critical New York City systems, like emergency services, are still operational amid a global software outage that has affected flights, hospitals and businesses. Mayor Eric Adams, during a briefing with several of his top City Hall aides Friday morning, emphasized the outage…
Jul. 19, 2024 By Dean Moses Cops collared a fake priest in Queens who turned out to be an alleged international scam artist who preyed on houses of worship in the borough and around the country. According to police sources, 45-year-old Malin Rostas of Romania arrived at American Martyrs Roman Catholic Church, located at…
Jul. 18, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld Subway riders have faced repeated days of dreadful commuting amidst an oppressive heat wave this week, hearkening back to the infamous 2017 Summer of Hell. On Tuesday, a switch problem at 135th Street caused major delays to the A, B, C, and D lines, forcing the MTA to…
Jun. 28, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams and City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams have agreed to expand eligibility for a program that provides low-income New Yorkers with half-priced MetroCards in the upcoming city budget, an increase that still falls far short of the one desired by the speaker and transit advocates, sources…
Jun. 18, 2024 By Dean Moses The alleged “monster” accused of raping a young girl in a Queens park last week wound up in handcuffs early Tuesday morning after community members took justice into their own hands. According to Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny, 25-year-old Christian Inga was apprehended on June 18 after being…
Jun. 17, 2024 By Dean Moses Queens cops rescued a litter of dogs who had been stuffed into a bag as a woman tried to illegally sell the animals to passersby, authorities said. Dramatic bodycam footage released by the department on Monday showed them racing down Beach Channel Drive and Horton Avenue in Far…