This article was originally published by Chalkbeat New York on May 24, 2022, BY Christina Veiga New York City is piloting a curriculum on Asian American history this fall, with a wider rollout planned for 2024, officials announced Thursday. The lessons are part of the city’s roughly $200 million investment in Universal Mosaic, a curriculum… Read more »
May 25, 2022 By Michael Dorgan There are four candidates running in the Democratic primary for the 37th Assembly seat and last night they squared off in a forum that was organized by the Queens Post and Sunnyside Community Services. The event was held at Sunnyside Community Services and approximately 100 people attended. The crowd… Read more »
This article was originally published by Chalkbeat New York on May 24, 2022, BY Christina Veiga The sites of new gifted classrooms were announced Tuesday, part of an expansion pushed by Mayor Eric Adams and Chancellor David Banks. Officials are adding more than 1,000 seats, most of them as new programs that start in third… Read more »
May 23, 2022 By Christian Murray Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez released a list of nine candidates she is endorsing for state assembly—with one candidate from Queens. Juan Ardila, who is running to represent the 37th Assembly District that covers western Queens, has got the backing of Ocasio-Cortez—as part of a group of candidates that make up… Read more »
May 20, 2022 By Christian Murray A Queens man has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for shooting a UPS delivery driver in 2020, after being enraged that the deliveryman had blocked traffic. Jahsheen Osbourne, 21, of 148th Street in South Jamaica, was sentenced Thursday after pleading guilty earlier this month to attempted murder… Read more »
May 20, 2022 By Christian Murray The city’s speed cameras are likely to be in operation 24/7 starting July 1—now that an agreement has been struck between state lawmakers and the mayor’s office. Mayor Eric Adams issued a statement Thursday saying that state legislators plan to introduce legislation that will permit speed cameras to be… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on May 19, 2022 The clock is ticking on the final days of a likely-to-expire tax break real estate developers rely on to build new apartments — and the rush is on to get foundations in the ground before June 15, when 421-a will end unless the… Read more »
May 19, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The average price for a gallon of regular gas broke the $5 mark in Queens today—for the first time ever. The pain at the pump for Queens drivers was evident this morning at the BP station on Queens Boulevard in Long Island City where it was $5.03 for a… Read more »
May 18, 2022 By Christian Murray A woman who got into a vehicle in Manhattan—thinking it was a car service taking her to Brooklyn—was taken for a wild ride to Forest Hills during the early hours Sunday where she was sexually attacked by the driver. The woman, 33, found herself in the vehicle after attempting… Read more »
May 18, 2022 By Christian Murray Police are looking for three men who allegedly robbed a Maspeth smoke shop at gunpoint Saturday and took off with thousands of dollars of merchandise and cash. The three suspects entered the at 64-25 Grand Ave. store at around 1:30 p.m., with two of them displaying a gun as… Read more »