May. 23, 2023 By Bill Parry
The search is on for three suspects in the fatal shooting of a teenage girl who was shot in the head on May 10 as she sat in a car in St. Albans has died, and the investigation into her death has been reclassified as a homicide.
May. 23, 2023 By Bill Parry With less than a month to go before early voting gets underway in the Democratic primary on June 17, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on May 22 that her re-election campaign is endorsed by the United Federation of Teachers, representing nearly 200,000 members. The union emphasized her work…
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May. 23, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed About 100 people were in attendance at the Douglaston Zion Episcopal Church on Thursday, May 18, for a town hall discussion about an incoming 75-bed transitional housing facility for women over the age of 55 set to open in mid-August. The town hall, sponsored by City Councilwoman Vickie Paladino,…
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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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