July 19, 2021 By Christian Murray A Brooklyn man was fatally struck by a motorist while lying in the middle of a Ridgewood crosswalk early Sunday morning, police said. Jose Luis Flores-Sanchez, 29, was hit at around 2:35 a.m. while he was lying in the intersection at the corner of Menahan Street and Cypress Avenue,… Read more »
This article was originally published by The City on JUL 13, 2021, 8:07PM EDT BY ALLISON DIKANOVIC New York was one of the last states in the country to launch a COVID rent relief program with money from the federal government this spring. And the funds have yet to start flowing. Just to recap: In… Read more »
July 14, 2021 By Christian Murray New York City’s vaccination campaign has prevented as many as 8,300 COVID-related deaths, the City’s Department of Health reported today. The DOH, citing a study conducted by epidemiologists at Yale University, said that the city’s campaign has also prevented 250,000 COVID-19 cases and 44,000 hospitalizations since it began through… Read more »
July 13, 2021 By Christian Murray A 33-year-old woman is dead after losing control of her vehicle on the Clearview Expressway early Tuesday morning and plowing into the back of a tractor trailer that was parked on the side of the highway. Police said that Evelissa Santos Paulino, of Brooklyn, was traveling southbound near Exit… Read more »
July 12, 2021 By Christian Murray A man was punched and kicked inside his own house during a home invasion that took place in Woodhaven Thursday. The victim discovered a man inside his home at around 9:40 a.m. July 8 in the vicinity of Jamaica Avenue and 88th Street. The resident approached the suspect and… Read more »
July 9, 2021 By Ryan Songalia A drop-off site in Queens where residents can dispose of harmful household products re-opens this Saturday after being closed during the pandemic. Batteries, motor oil and transmission fluid and items containing mercury are among the substances that residents can drop off in College Point at the northwest corner of… Read more »
July 8, 2021 By Ryan Songalia Eligible parents will begin receiving a monthly payment starting on July 15 from the federal government. The payment comes in the form of an early child tax credit, which was included as part of the American Rescue Plan that was signed into law by President Joe Biden on March… Read more »
July 7, 2021 By Ryan Songalia A disgraced Queens lawyer has been charged with bilking nearly 20 would-be home buyers out of more than $1 million in down payments. Freddie Berg, of the Berg Law Firm LLC., was arraigned Tuesday in Queens Criminal Court on charges that include grand larceny in the second degree, conspiracy… Read more »
July 7, 2021 By Ryan Songalia A Queens man who pleaded guilty last month for sexually assaulting a 52-year-old woman in Kew Gardens Hills was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Tuesday. Ronald Williams, 24, pleaded guilty to assault and attempted sexual abuse for the 2018 brutal attack of a woman who had just… Read more »
July 6, 2021 By Ryan Songalia The Department of Transportation is holding a series of workshops throughout the five boroughs over the next month to solicit feedback about street redesign and improving public transportation. The meetings stem from a 2019 city law that requires the DOT to come up with a 5-year transportation plan, which… Read more »