July 31, 2022 By Czarinna Andres The city’s speed cameras will be in operation 24/7 starting Aug. 1. The 2,000-plus cameras that have been placed across the five boroughs will be snapping photos 24/7 beginning Monday. The City will be issuing $50 tickets to drivers who are pictured going more than 10 miles per hour… Read more »
July 29, 2022 By Christian Murray Two murals have gone up at the entrance to the footpath at Highland Park—a park that is located on the Brooklyn/Queens border and surrounds the Ridgewood Reservoir. The artwork was painted on an onsite shipping container at the park in early July. The artwork aims to highlight the unique… Read more »
July 21, 2022 By Christian Murray Queens Borough President Donovan Richards has reached out to the head of NYC Health + Hospitals requesting that Queens Hospital be renamed in honor of former borough president Claire Shulman. Richards penned a letter to Mitchell Katz, the president and CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals, and said that… Read more »
July 19, 2022 By Christian Murray More than 500 meals were donated to a veterans shelter in Long Island City last week through an initiative that brings Grubhub, local restaurants and community organizations together. Council members Bob Holden and Julie Won joined representatives of Grubhub to donate 500 meals— prepared by the Maspeth restaurant O’Neill’s—to… Read more »
July 19, 2022 By Max Murray Police are looking for a man who robbed a Ridgewood smoke shop at gunpoint late Sunday night and took off with cash and CBD products. The man entered the 816 Seneca Ave. store with a handgun at around 11:10 p.m. and then demanded money. An employee handed him $250… Read more »
July 19, 2022 By Czarinna Andres A well-known shoe retailer is closing at the Queens Place Mall, and it will be replaced by an international grocery store. DSW, which is currently a flagship store along with Target at the 88-01 Queens Blvd mall in Elmhurst, is slated to close next month, with the company’s lease… Read more »
July 18, 2022 By Czarinna Andres The council districts in western Queens will be undergoing significant change if the preliminary maps released by the NYC Districting Commissioner on Friday are to go into effect. The commission released the preliminary maps for all 51 council districts, which aim to reflect the population changes reported in the… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on July 12, 2022 By Shantel Destra and Candace Pedraza The rollout of the monkeypox vaccine in New York City has been riddled with technical difficulties, communication issues and a major shortage of doses. To date New York City has received a total of 7,000 doses. When… Read more »
July 11, 2022 By Christian Murray Three elected officials from Queens have signed on to a letter calling on Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg to drop the murder charge filed against a bodega worker who fatally stabbed a man in what they say was self-defense. Council Members Bob Holden, Vickie Paladino and Joann Ariola are… Read more »
July 8, 2022 By Christian Murray (updated) Council Member Bob Holden is calling for the firing of Queens DOT Commissioner Nicole Garcia arguing that she fails to listen to the concerns of residents and shows contempt for local civic organizations. Holden’s call for Garcia’s ousting comes at a time when the DOT is working on… Read more »