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Some Queens City Council Members say no to e-bikes in parks

Posted February 28, 2024 by schnepsrestagent

Feb. 28, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Eastern Queens Council Member Vickie Paladino (R-Whitestone) recently introduced legislation to ban the use of electric powered bikes and scooters across city parks. The move comes amid a NYC Parks Electric Micromobility Pilot program currently underway that temporarily allows the use of e-bikes and e-scooters to use park drives and greenways. The program went into effect on June 20, 2023 and will conclude at the end of May. Intro 1267, which Paladino referred to as one of her “top legislative priorities,” aims to prohibit electric assist bicycles from every area of the city under…
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Crunching the Queens crime numbers: felony assaults on the rise as crime overall flattens

Posted February 28, 2024 by schnepsrestagent

Feb. 28, 2024 By Christian Murray The number of felony assaults reported across Queens over the last month are up nearly 10% compared to the same period a year ago, according to the latest crime stats released by the NYPD on Feb. 26. During the 28-day period from Jan. 29 to Feb. 25, the number of felony assaults reported increased 9.6% in northern Queens, from 197 incidents last year to 216 this year. Meanwhile, in southern Queens, the number of felony assaults also rose 9.6% over the period, from 187 to 205. The jump in the number of felony assaults…
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Second worker injury at Edgemere Commons construction site leads to new calls for removal of general contractor

Posted February 28, 2024 by schnepsrestagent

NY: Laborers Local 79 Rally Against Joy Construction

Feb. 28, 2024 By Bill Parry

South Queens elected officials, and the leader of the union that represents 10,000 construction workers, are renewing their call for the city to remove the general contractor on the Edgemere Commons mega-project in Far Rockaway after a worker was injured on the site in early February.

Senator Addabbo shuts down illegal Smoke Shop, faces ongoing battle to close more

Posted February 28, 2024 by schnepsrestagent

Feb. 28, 2024 By Anthony Medina A neighborhood dispute between a Queens state Senator and a smoke shop caught illegally selling cannabis last year boiled over this month, with law enforcement placing a restraining order on the business’ storefront. Magic Pack, a smoke shop located at 84-17 Jamaica Ave., has been shut down by authorities and is unlikely to reopen after State Sen. Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. (D-Woodhaven) called for its closure and began working with law enforcement last year to make it happen. Addabbo collaborated with the NYPD and NYC Sheriff’s office to close Magic Pack down, which is…
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Two Queens brothers introduce a Mexican-Halal fusion with ‘Krazy Street Food’

Posted February 28, 2024 by schnepsrestagent

Feb. 28, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan While messing around in the kitchen of a Mexican restaurant one day, two Afghani brothers from Queens wondered if a taco with middle eastern flavors and elements could work harmoniously. They heated up a tortilla and laid down some cubed tandoori chicken coated with spices such as coriander and…
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