Aug. 6, 2019 By Allie Griffin A Glendale street nicknamed “Lake Edsall” due to constant flooding has been returned to dry land with the city recently installing new catch basins and curbs along the roadway. “It looked like a lake. We called it Lake Edsall,” said Helga Weyer, who has lived on the corner of… Read more »
Aug. 6, 2019 By Allie Griffin Rats love Ridgewood and it was the most popular neighborhood for them in the borough last year based on complaints, according to a newly released study by Renthop. In 2018, there were 179 rodent complaints in Ridgewood, up 4.7 percent from 171 in the year prior, according to the… Read more »
Aug. 5, 2019 By Max Murray Eleven affordable housing units are available for rent in Bushwick — with monthly rent starting at $1,850. The eleven units are spread across two pairs of buildings; 127 & 129 Troutman St. and 79 & 81 Stanhope St. The units are being awarded via lottery, with applications now open… Read more »
Aug. 2, 2019 by Allie Griffin While Amazon backed out of Long Island City, the e-commerce giant is eyeing another Queens neighborhood — this time for a distribution facility, according to a recent report. The company is looking into leasing an industrial site at 55-15 Grand Avenue in Maspeth Crain’s first reported, citing “sources familiar with the… Read more »
Aug. 2, 2019 By Allie Griffin. The working homeless population that was living within Maspeth’s Holiday Inn Express has officially been removed, according to Council Member Robert Holden. In May, the state Supreme Court ruled in favor of the hotel’s property owner, KCM Realty Company who filed a lawsuit against the practice. The company claimed… Read more »
Aug. 2, 2019 By Allie Griffin A Ridgewood man has been sentenced up to 14 years in prison for sex trafficking a 13-year-old girl after pleading guilty to the charge. Eddy Florence, 34, forced his victim to have sex with strangers for money over a period of several weeks and pocketed the cash for himself… Read more »
Aug. 2, 2019 By Allison Griffin Classrooms in nearly 50 different elementary schools in Queens tested positive for lead, according to new data released by the Department of Education Wednesday night. Inspectors hired by the DOE found lead-based paint in 48 borough schools where children below the age of six study, according to the data…. Read more »
July 29, 2019 By Allie Griffin The police are looking to locate a man who allegedly stole jewelry from older women in Ridgewood by offering to clean or fix their precious metals, but instead running off with the loot. From early May through last Monday, the suspect stole jewelry from individuals throughout Manhattan, the Bronx… Read more »
July 29, 2019 By Allie Griffin The Board of Elections unanimously certified the election results in the contested Queens District Attorney Democratic Primary race today, naming Borough President Melinda Katz victorious over public defender Tiffany Cabán. Despite the board’s certification, the race is far from over, as Cabán’s campaign continues to contest more than 100… Read more »
July 25, 2019 Staff Report Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced a $58.4 million plan to improve bike safety throughout the city, following a rash of cyclist deaths this year, including two in a 24-hour period just this week. The wide-ranging plan includes a number of infrastructure, enforcement, policy and outreach measures. It plans to… Read more »