Dec. 21, 2021 By Christian Murray New York Attorney General Letitia James is calling on the public to watch out for price gouging when it comes to buying COVID-19 at-home test kits. James said that her office has received complaints of COVID-19 testing products being sold at double or triple their retail price. A standard… Read more »
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City Offers New Yorkers $100 to Get Booster Shot

Dec, 21, 2021 By Christian Murray Procrastination pays. Mayor Bill de Blasio announced today that New Yorkers who get the booster shot at a city run or SOMOS vaccination site will get $100—starting today. The incentive, which comes as the city is waging battle against the omicron variant, will be offered through Dec. 31, he… Read more »
Shocking Video Shows Woman Being Gunned Down Outside Jamaica Home Friday

Dec. 20, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Police have released a chilling video of a woman being fatally gunned down outside her home in Jamaica Friday morning. The video footage captures Dawn Peterson, 39, being shot multiple times by a suspect at around 6:20 a.m. in front of her house, located at 155-37 Foch Blvd. The… Read more »
Jackson Heights Man Who Plotted Attack on Times Square Pleads Guilty to Gun Charges

Dec. 20, 2021 By Christian Murray A Jackson Heights man who bought firearms with the intention of carrying out a mass shooting in Times Square pleaded guilty in federal court last week to gun-related charges. Ashiqul Alam, 25, who is a citizen of Bangladesh, admitted Friday that he had purchased a firearm with an obliterated… Read more »
Man Sexually Assaults 51-Year-Old Woman at Knifepoint in Elevator of Forest Hills Building: NYPD

Dec. 20, 2021 by Allie Griffin A 51-year-old woman was sexually assaulted by a man at knifepoint in the elevator of her own building in Forest Hills Friday. The suspect followed the victim onto an elevator inside an apartment building near 62nd Drive and 108th Street at about 12:10 p.m. He allegedly brandished a knife… Read more »
Driver Dead After Losing Control of Vehicle on Jackie Robinson Parkway Friday

Dec. 20, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A motorist is dead after he lost control of his car and struck a tree on the Jackie Robinson Parkway Friday night, according to police. The 26-year-old man was killed when he failed to properly navigate the roadway while driving a 2013 silver Infiniti G37X westbound on the parkway… Read more »
New York City Banned Gas in New Buildings. Here’s What You Need to Know

This article was originally published by The CITY on Dec.15, 2021, 7:50 p.m. By Samantha Maldonado The City Council on Wednesday passed a bill making New York the largest city in the United States to effectively ban the use of gas in new buildings and to turn to electricity for power. More than 50 municipalities… Read more »
Queens Council Member Adrienne Adams Set to be the City’s First Black Council Speaker

Dec. 17, 2021 By Allie Griffin Southeast Queens Council Member Adrienne Adams has — once again — declared victory in the council speaker race. Adams announced Friday that she expects to have a majority of votes when the new council casts its ballots for speaker early next month. She has secured at least 33 members’… Read more »
City to Distribute 500,000 At-Home Rapid Tests and One Million Masks as COVID Cases Rise

Dec. 17, 2021 By Allie Griffin The city will distribute 500,000 at-home rapid tests and one million masks to residents across the five boroughs as COVID-19 cases climb rapidly, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Thursday. The announcement came at the same time that health officials released data showing that the seven-day average for new cases… Read more »
Middle Village Man to Do Prison Time for Making Online Threats to Kill U.S. Senator

Dec. 17, 2021 By Christian Murray A Middle Village man who posted online statements about leading an armed group of “patriots” to Washington and killing a U.S. senator has been sentenced in Brooklyn federal court to 33 months in prison. Eduard Florea, 41, was sentenced Thursday after pleading guilty in August to a weapons charge… Read more »