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April 13, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A public meeting that was planned to take place in Long Island City Thursday to address the alarming increase in crime is no longer going ahead. The meeting was being organized by Johanna Carmona, who is running for the Assembly District 37 seat, with the express purpose to tackle… Read more »

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This article was originally published by The CITY on April 12, 2022 at 2:56 p.m. By Katie Honan and Jose Martinez, THE CITY A heavily armed gunman set off smoke grenades before spraying 33 bullets into a rush-hour train as it pulled into a Brooklyn subway station Tuesday morning, officials said. It’s the latest high-profile… Read more »

April 12, 2022 By Allie Griffin Assembly Member Brian Barnwell announced via social media Tuesday morning that he will not be seeking re-election. “It is with sadness that I announce that I will not be seeking re-election to the NYS Assembly for a 4th term,” he announced via Twitter. “… It has been a true… Read more »

April 13, 2022 By Allie Griffin Two Sikh men were targeted and attacked in Richmond Hill Tuesday morning in the same location where a 70-year-old Sikh man was assaulted just over a week ago, according to the police. The men, aged 76 and 64, were violently beaten by two men with a wooden stick near… Read more »

April 12, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The police released video Monday of three teens who allegedly broke into an elementary school in Rego Park last month and spray-painted racial epithets on desks and other surfaces inside a number of classrooms. The alleged vandals broke into P.S. 175, located at 64-35 102nd St., on March 26… Read more »

April 7, 2022 By Allie Griffin  Four candidates are hoping to secure a victory in a Queens state assembly race that has been left wide open by the retiring incumbent. Candidates Juan Ardila, Johanna Carmona, Jim Magee and Brent O’Leary have all filed petitions to appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary for the… Read more »

April 7, 2022 By Allie Griffin Council Member Tiffany Cabán, a leading progressive within the City Council, announced Thursday that she has endorsed Juan Ardila for the 37th Assembly seat. Cabán, who represents Astoria and East Elmhurst in the council, is backing the 28-year-old progressive for the seat, which represents Long Island City, Maspeth, Ridgewood,… Read more »

April 7, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A construction worker plummeted to his death at a Ridgewood building site Wednesday. Holger Molino, 45, from Newark, fell down an elevator shaft while on the job at 3-50 St. Nicholas Ave. at around 3 p.m., the NYPD and FDNY said. He was working on a 17-story development that… Read more »

April 7, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The NYPD has allocated a dedicated tow truck to remove vehicles parked illegally in Council Member Robert Holden’s district. Members of the NYPD Transportation Bureau have begun using the tow truck to haul away vehicles parked illegally on crosswalks, sidewalks, in front of fire hydrants and other places where… Read more »