May 14, 2019 By Christian Murray City Planning’s predictions as to the outcome of neighborhood rezonings will be put under the microscope if a number of bills sponsored by Council Member Francisco Moya become law. The bills would require city agencies to review past neighborhood rezonings to see how accurate City Planning’s projections were with… Read more »
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Cuomo Signs Bill to Install an Additional 600 Speed Cameras in School Zones
May 13, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law Sunday a bill that will bring about a major expansion of the city’s speed camera network in school zones across the five boroughs. The legislation, passed by the State Senate and Assembly in March, is an extension of a previously passed 2013 bill… Read more »
NBC Releases Trailer of Kal Penn’s Show ‘Sunnyside’
May 13, 2019 Staff Report NBC announced its fall schedule on Sunday and provided viewers with a glimpse of Kal Penn’s sitcom, “Sunnyside.” The network released a trailer yesterday, although it didn’t feature any prolonged shots of the neighborhood. The show, which will air at 9:30 p.m. on Thursdays, will put Sunnyside in the limelight…. Read more »
Woman Stabbed and Robbed on Queens Boulevard: NYPD
May 13, 2019 By Meghan Sackman A woman was stabbed and robbed on Queens Boulevard outside of a KFC in the early hours of Sunday, police say. The 41-year-old woman was walking on Queens Boulevard on May 12 around 2:55 a.m., across from the KFC located at 57-17 Queens Boulevard, when an unknown man approached her… Read more »
P.S. 150 to Get Hydroponics Science Lab, Van Bramer Announces Participatory Budgeting Results
May 10, 2019 By Christian Murray Residents voted to spend $450,000 on local libraries, $400,000 on tech upgrades to neighborhood schools and $200,000 on a hydroponics science lab at a Sunnyside school—among other projects–when they went to the polls last month to determine how $1 million-plus of city funds should be spent in the district…. Read more »
Bronx Man Sentenced up to Seven Years for Using Stolen I.D. to Buy Lexus at Northern Blvd. Dealership
May 10, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan A Bronx man has been sentenced to 3 1/2 to seven years in prison for using a stolen identity to purchase a $70,000 Lexus from a Long Island City car dealership. Josue Aguilar, 28, was sentenced yesterday after pleading guilty to second degree larceny in March of this year…. Read more »
MTA Completes 7-Train Upgrade, Touts Improved Service
May 10, 2019 By Christian Murray The MTA announced yesterday that it has completed another technological upgrade to the 7 line that it believes will result in faster and more reliable service. The latest upgrade, called “Automatic Train Operation,” will see trains programmed to a provide optimal cruising speeds, acceleration and braking that will lead… Read more »
Van Bramer Blasts Drivers Who Park in Bike Lanes and on Sidewalks, Calls for Higher Fines and Cameras
May 9, 2019 By Christian Murray Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer joined forces with members of Transportation Alternatives in Long Island City this morning to condemn motorists who block sidewalks, bike lanes and crosswalks—and to call on the NYPD to ticket these drivers. Van Bramer also announced his support for a pilot program that would bring… Read more »
Sunnyside Attorney Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Asylum Application Fraud
May 9, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan A Sunnyside-based immigration attorney has been sentenced to five years years in prison for operating a asylum fraud scheme, the Department of Justice announced yesterday. Andreea Dumitru Parcalaboiu, 43, was convicted in November of last year of having submitted more than 100 asylum applications where she knowingly included false… Read more »
Kosciuszko Bridge to Fully Open in September, Project to be Completed Four Years Ahead of Schedule
May 7, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan The second span of the inter-borough Kosciuszko Bridge will open in September, which will mark the completion of the bridge four years ahead of schedule, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced at a press conference yesterday. The bridge will provide the Brooklyn Queens Expressway with five Queens-bound traffic lanes and four… Read more »