Feb. 19, 2020 By Kristen Torres The MTA said on-time performance rates for city subways in January approached a record high. Weekday subway on-time performance was around 83 percent last month—the highest of any January since 2013, the agency reported. There were just 29 major weekday incidents that caused delays throughout the month—a 44 percent… Read more »
Feb. 19, 2020 By Kristen Torres Lawmakers are split on whether or not to back the state’s six-week-old bail reform law, which has ignited fierce debate among elected officials, the police and criminal justice advocates since it went into effect on Jan. 1. The new law eliminated cash bail for most misdemeanor and non-violent offenses,… Read more »
Feb. 18, 2020 By Michael Dorgan The long-awaited movie theater planned for Queens Boulevard is about to get bigger. The developers of a 12-story mixed use building slated to go up at 38-01 Queens Blvd. said that the building will contain 10 Regal Cinema movie screens instead of earlier plans that would have contained eight…. Read more »
Feb. 18, 2020 By Allie Griffin Two men robbed a McDonald’s in Sunnyside at gunpoint during the early hours Sunday morning, after climbing through the drive-through window and forcing a worker to hand over cash. The suspects entered the drive-through in a black sedan at about 4 a.m. at the 38-02 Queens Blvd. McDonald’s. The… Read more »
Feb. 17, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Construction has begun on a $3.2 million revamp to a Woodside park that will feature a new basketball court, children’s play areas and other amenities. Renovations on Hart Playground, located at 65th and 37th Ave., got underway last month and are slated to be done by January 2021. The… Read more »
Feb. 17, 2020 By Kristen Torres A former sanitation employee who spent 20 years working for the city is putting his hat in the ring to challenge State Senator Michael Gianaris in this year’s Democratic primary. Ignazio “Izzy” Terranova retired from the city’s Department of Sanitation after a decades-long career in 2019. His inspiration to… Read more »
Feb. 17, 2020 By Kristen Torres A man approached a woman inside a Dunkin’ Donuts store in Woodside earlier this month and threatened to kill her and her dog if she didn’t hand over $20, police said. The suspect walked up to a 42-year-old woman inside the 61-12 Roosevelt Ave. store on Feb. 6 around… Read more »
Feb. 14, 2020 By Michael Dorgan The police are looking for a suspect who struck a man in the head with a beer bottle inside a Sunnyside restaurant earlier this month. The attack took place on Feb. 2, at Bajeko Sekuwa New York, located at 43-16 Queens Blvd. at around 1:45 a.m. Police said that the… Read more »
Feb. 12, 2020 By Kristen Torres The City Council passed landmark legislation Tuesday that would force drivers who rack up tickets for running red lights or speeding to take a traffic safety course– or else risk getting their car impounded by the Sheriff’s Office. Council Member Brad Lander, who represents parts of western Brooklyn, sponsored… Read more »
Feb. 12, 2020 By Kristen Torres Police are looking for a Long Island City man who was last seen on a bus in Brooklyn Monday night. Nicolas Montiel, a 67-year-old man who lives on Greenpoint Avenue, was last seen on Feb. 10 around 10:45 p.m. aboard the B62 bus at the intersection of Manhattan Ave…. Read more »