May. 22, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller Congress Members Dan Goldman (D-Manhattan/Brooklyn) and Jamaal Bowman (D-Bronx/Westchester) on Monday sent a letter to several leaders of New York City’s public and private universities, urging them to conduct an audit of their available space for possibly housing migrants. In the missive, the pair implored SUNY Chancellor John…
May. 22, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed More than 100 resident physicians and interns employed by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai gathered outside of Elmhurst Hospital on Monday morning, May 22, to begin their five-day ULP strike for better pay and benefits. The physicians, who are unionized with the Committee of Interns and…
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May. 22, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller Governor Kathy Hochul joined Mayor Eric Adams and New York City’s business leaders on Monday to give President Biden a simple message: let tens of thousands of newly arrived asylum seekers in the city work. The pair came together Monday morning at Union Square Events, in Brooklyn’s Sunset…
May. 22, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Approximately one month after being provided with housing at Bayside’s Anchor Inn motel, the 122 male migrants were transferred to a new shelter in Staten Island on May 14 in order to make room for migrant families. Among those sent to Staten Island were six migrants who had already…
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May. 22, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld The MTA on Monday proposed raising subway, bus, and paratransit fares to $2.90 by Labor Day — the first time the base fare would go up since it went to $2.75 in 2015. The 15-cent fare hike, which is not finalized, will be subject to public hearings in…
May. 22, 2023 By Bill Parry Resorts World New York City recently sponsored the third Big Apple Honor Flight, the mission that transports veterans from the five boroughs to Washington, D.C., on one-day trips to visit the memorials built in their honor. The day trips are provided at no cost to the veterans and top…
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May. 22, 2023 By Anthony Medina The New York Lottery announced a top-prize winning ticket for the May 20 Take 5 Midday drawing was sold in Ridgewood. The winning ticket, worth $19,326.50, was sold at Drink Wine N Liquor INC, on 4705 Metropolitan Ave. in Ridgewood, according to the New York Lottery. TAKE 5 numbers…
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May. 22, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Cord Meyer Development Company will present seven car shows from the Queens Classic Car Club throughout the summer at the Bay Terrace Shopping Center. Shows will run every other Tuesday from May 30 to Aug. 22, from 5 to 9:00 p.m. There is no registration required. In addition to…
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May. 22, 2023 By Bill Parry Police from the 107th Precinct in Fresh Meadows and Transit District 20 are looking for three brutes who allegedly beat up an F train rider and attempted to rob him in the Sutphin Boulevard subway station earlier this month. As the 43-year-old victim was entering the mezzanine at the…
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May. 22, 2023 By Bill Parry A St. Albans man was fatally injured when he wiped out on his motorcycle on North Conduit Avenue in Ozone Park on Friday, May 19. Police from the 106th Precinct in Ozone Park responded to a 911 call of a motor vehicle accident involving a motorcycle just after noon…
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