Aug. 31, 2021 By Allie Griffin A NYPD officer taunted a subway rider at an Astoria station Saturday morning after the straphanger snapped a photo of the cop without a mask covering his face. Alex Fermin took a photo of two officers who had their masks under their chins inside the 46th Street station and… Read more »
Aug. 30, 2021 By Christian Murray The public will get a chance in September to weigh in on the state’s plan to charge motorists a toll to enter Manhattan below 60th Street. The MTA announced last week that it is holding 13 virtual meetings between mid-September and mid-October where it will discuss its congestion pricing… Read more »
Aug. 30, 2021 By Allie Griffin The Democratic congressmembers who represent several districts in New York City are calling on Gov. Kathy Hochul to extend the state’s eviction moratorium that is set to expire Tuesday. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, whose district covers eastern Brooklyn and a portion of southern Queens, penned a letter to Hochul Saturday… Read more »
Aug. 30, 2021 By Ryan Songalia A community-led group will be highlighting the culinary diversity of the area mid-September with a guided takeout restaurant crawl – with some of the proceeds to benefit a local food pantry. Participants will sample the culinary offerings of the Jackson Heights neighborhood on a tour that spans less than… Read more »
Aug. 30, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A new restaurant specializing in hand-pulled noodles from northwestern China is coming to Long Island City. Dun Huang, which offers a wide range of noodle bowls and Chinese-style meat dishes, is scheduled to open within two months at 27-35 Jackson Ave., according to a store worker. The company is moving… Read more »
Aug. 30, 2021 By Allie Griffin Hundreds were evacuated from subway trains late Sunday night after a power surge shuttered service on half of the subway system. About 550 New Yorkers who were on trains stuck between stations had to leave the train cars and trudge through subway tunnels after the signaling system went down… Read more »
Aug. 27, 2021 By Allie Griffin As many as 800,000 New York City residents will lose their unemployment benefits after Labor Day, according to a new report. An estimated 750,000 to 800,000 city residents will stop receiving them after Sept. 6, according to a study released Thursday by The New School’s Center for New York… Read more »
Aug. 27, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A 10-day film festival will return to Forest Hills next month featuring more than 120 films. Festival of Cinema NYC will bring independent movies from around the world and will run from Sept. 24 through Oct. 3 at the Regal UA Midway. The festival will screen movies, documentaries, short… Read more »
Aug. 27, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A number of western Queens leaders who have helped residents in need during the pandemic were honored at an event in Astoria Wednesday. The event, called Western Queens Heroes of COVID-19, was organized by State Sen. Michael Gianaris and took place at Rainey Park – a waterfront park located… Read more »
Aug. 26, 2021 By Christian Murray An alleged sex worker pleaded guilty to charges today in Brooklyn federal court in relation to the death of two men in two separate incidents in Queens. Angelina Barini, 43, pleaded guilty to two counts of distributing narcotics that caused death, along with a slew of other drug-related charges,… Read more »