This article was originally published by The CITY on Oct. 5, 2022 By Haidee Chu A torn-up bedroom wall and exposed pipes. That is what Joe Yin remembers from several years ago, after the Forest Hills condo unit he lived in was converted — along with most of the building — from rent-stabilized units. It… Read more »
Oct. 5, 2022 By Christian Murray Several elected officials joined residents of a NYCHA complex in Flushing Tuesday to call on the agency to immediately restore gas service in dozens of units that has been down for months. The residents in one building at Bland Houses, located at 133-20 Roosevelt Ave., have been without cooking… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on Oct. 3, 2022 By Claudia Irizarry Aponte Food delivery workers will soon have rest stops to call their own — including charging stations in what are now vacant newsstands, Sen. Chuck Schumer and Mayor Eric Adams announced Monday in City Hall Park next to one of… Read more »
Oct. 3, 2022 By Christian Murray The MTA is installing additional cameras on its bus fleet to ticket drivers who encroach on its bus lanes. The agency said that it will be adding cameras to 300 buses by the end of the year across nine routes in Staten Island, the Bronx, Queens and Brooklyn—on top… Read more »
This article was originally published by Chalkbeat New York on Sept. 28, 2022, By Reema Amin Nearly half of New York City’s third through eighth graders passed their state reading tests last school year, while about 38% passed math, according to scores released by city officials Wednesday. The scores are the first measure of how… Read more »
Sept. 28, 2022 By Christian Murray A Bronx man was sentenced to up to 22 years in prison for a hit-and-run crash that killed a new father in Middle Village in 2020. Ramon Pena, 39, was sentenced today after pleading guilty earlier this month to manslaughter in the second degree for a July 30, 2020,… Read more »
Sept. 27, 2022 By Christian Murray Dozens of elected leaders—including many from Queens—are calling on the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) to hold another public hearing before deciding whether to allow Con Edison to hike electricity and gas bills next year. More than 50 state officials led by State Sen. Mike Gianaris and… Read more »
Sept. 26, 2022 By Christian Murray The police arrested a 16-year-old boy Friday wanted for attempting to stab a fellow teenager in front of school building in Forest Hills early last week. The 16-year-old was charged with attempted assault for allegedly plunging a knife into the chest of a teenage boy last Tuesday at around… Read more »
Sept. 23, 2022 By Max Murray A man attempted to stab a 16-year-old boy in front of a high school in Forest Hills Tuesday, according to police. The suspect allegedly approached the victim—who was at a bus stop following school dismissal– at around 3:50 p.m. in front of Queens Metropolitan High School, located at 91-30… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on Sept. 22, 2022 By Jose Martinez and Haidee Chu Last month, more than a dozen elected officials pressed the city and state to revive a long-dormant stretch of rail line in Queens as a subway extension. Last week, some of those same officials stood alongside Mayor… Read more »