June 19, 2019 By Christian Murray A Brooklyn resident was sentenced to up to 10 years in jail Tuesday after being found guilty of a ‘jail bail’ scam that conned $20,000 cash from an elderly California man. George Etienne, 27, a resident of E. 40th Street, was sentenced to five to 10 years in prison… Read more »
June 19, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan The New York City Council’s Black, Latino/a, Asian Caucus (BLAC) and Progressive Caucus united yesterday to voice their support for Education Chancellor Richard Carranza after a letter, signed by seven City Council members and two Assembly members, was sent to Mayor Bill de Blasio on Saturday condemning Carranza’s alleged… Read more »
June 18, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Assembly Member Catherine Nolan expressed concerns over the proposed southbound bus lane on Fresh Pond Road in a letter to Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Polly Trottenberg. The bus lane, first announced by Mayor Bill de Blasio in April as part of the Better Buses Action Plan, would see… Read more »
June 18, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Queens Borough President Melinda Katz announced today that she has allocated $65 million for capital projects throughout Queens in fiscal year 2020. The $65 million, to be used to upgrade and improve 80 different projects in Queens, is part of the $92.8 billion Fiscal Year 2020 budget agreement reached by… Read more »
June 18, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law Monday a bill that will allow undocumented immigrants to obtain a driver’s license. Cuomo signed the bill shortly after it passed narrowly in the state senate yesterday, by a vote of 33 to 29. The bill passed the Assembly last week. The Driver’s… Read more »
June 18, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Governor Andrew Cuomo announced yesterday an agreement with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority that would add 500 officers to the city’s transit system to crack down on the increasing number of fare evasions and assaults on transit workers. “This year we succeeded in making historic reforms to the MTA and… Read more »
June 18, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Police are searching for two men wanted for an assault and robbery that took place in Glendale earlier this month. The incident began around 4:10 a.m. on June 9, when the 39-year-old victim was inside of a taxi that had stopped at Cypress Avenue and Clover Place. The two… Read more »
June 17, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Council Member Robert Holden chastised Education Chancellor Richard Carranza for his alleged racially divisive actions in a letter penned to Mayor Bill de Blasio. The letter, co-signed by six Council Members and two Assembly Members, claims that Carranza is focused on “ethnicity rather than efficacy.” “Since coming to New… Read more »
June 17, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Police are searching for a man wanted in an assault that took place in Ridgewood earlier this month. On Thursday June 6, around 9 a.m., the 37-year-old victim got into a verbal dispute with an unidentified suspect, who then punched the victim in the face and fled the scene… Read more »
June 14, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan The Department of Transportation will be hosting a free bike helmet fitting and giveaway at Juniper Valley Park later this month. The event, sponsored by Council Member Robert Holden, will take place on Saturday June 22, beginning at noon. DOT representatives will be on site at the park near… Read more »