Sept. 20, 2022 By Christian Murray The MTA released the results of it’s Spring 2022 bi-annual survey Monday that revealed that only 48 percent of subway riders are either satisfied or very satisfied with service. The results were based on a survey where the MTA gathered feedback from riders who rely on New York City… Read more »
Sept. 19, 2022 By Christian Murray Community boards throughout New York City will now have to meet in person. Gov. Kathy Hochul lifted the state’s emergency powers related to the COVID-19 pandemic last week and the change means that all city agencies—including community boards—must hold their meetings in person. The change will mean that all… Read more »
Sept. 13, 2022 By Czarinna Andres The city has launched an initiative to vaccinate raccoons against rabies. The Dept. of Health, the Parks Dept. and wildlife biologists with the U.S. Department of Agriculture began distributing individual baits Monday containing an oral rabies vaccine in wooded areas in Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan and Staten Island. The campaign… Read more »
Sept. 12, 2022 By Christian Murray The Queens Night Market returns to Flushing Meadows Corona Park for the fall season this Saturday. The event, which features food vendors from around the world who sell their native cuisine, will take place every Saturday through Oct. 29 from 5 p.m. to midnight. The season concludes with a… Read more »
Sept. 8, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Two Queens council members have called on the Parks Dept. to nix the Trump Organization’s license to operate a golf course in the Bronx – and to cancel a Saudi-backed women’s international golf tournament at the venue next month. Council Speaker Adrienne Adams and Councilmember Shekar Krishnan say that… Read more »
Sept. 7, 2022 By Christian Murray The state’s mask mandate for public transit has been lifted, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday. Hochul said the state will immediately end masking rules on subways, buses, Metro-North and the Long Island Rail Road. The new policy also applies to airports, for-hire vehicles, correctional facilities, detention centers and homeless… Read more »
Aug. 31, 2022 By Michael Dorgan State Senator Joseph Addabbo has sought to clarify details about a new law that he sponsored that bans the sale of whipped cream cartridges to individuals under the age of 21. The law, which convenience stores in New York state have just started enforcing, is designed to prevent under 21s… Read more »
Aug. 30, 2022 By Max Murray The police are looking for a man who allegedly pushed a 68-year-old woman down a flight of stairs at the Union Turnpike-Kew Gardens subway station last week. The suspect allegedly approached the woman while she was exiting the station at around 9:35 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 22. Without provocation,… Read more »
**Warning: Graphic content, viewer discretion is advised** Aug. 29, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Disturbing footage has been posted online showing an innocent disabled man being fatally hit by an unhinged hit-and-run driver who mounted a sidewalk in Far Rockaway Saturday morning. The horrifying video, which was uploaded to Twitter Sunday, captures the irate driver plowing… Read more »
Aug. 25, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Mayor Eric Adams, Assemblymember Jenifer Rajkumar and several other Queens lawmakers held a rally outside a South Richmond Hill temple Wednesday where a statue of Mahatma Gandhi was recently destroyed by vandals. The rally took place in front of the Hindu temple Tulsi Mandir, located at 103-26 111 St.,… Read more »