June 21, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan The Department of Transportation (DOT) will go ahead with a planned curbside bus lane on Fresh Pond Road despite significant pushback from residents, business owners and elected officials. A representative from the DOT said Wednesday that the agency is moving forward with the plan to install a bus lane… Read more »
June 21, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan For the 17th year in a row, Relay for Life will return to Middle Village in support of the American Cancer Society. The overnight event will kick off on Saturday June 22 in Juniper Valley Park with an opening ceremony beginning at 4 p.m. on the park’s running track…. Read more »
June 21, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Police are searching for a man wanted for robbing a liquor store in Ridgewood earlier this week. On Tuesday, June 18, around 1 p.m., the suspect walked into Forest Liquors House, located at 66-22 Forest Ave. and was browsing around the store. The man then forced his way behind… Read more »
June 20, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan The New York City Council finalized its $92.8 billion budget for fiscal year 2020 on Wednesday and Council Member Robert Holden walked away with a record breaking $11 million in capital funding for District 30—a $3.6 million increase from the previous year. The district will also receive more than… Read more »
June 19, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan The 104 Precinct honored a heroic civilian during last night’s Community Council precinct meeting for saving the life of a 5-year-old girl in Middle Village last month. On May 23, the young girl was riding her scooter down Eliot Avenue around 3 p.m. when she fell off, became unconscious… Read more »
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 »