Author: michaeldorgan

Holden Introduces Package of Bills Aimed at Tackling Noise Pollution and Other Quality of Life Issues

April 15, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Queens Council Member Robert Holden introduced a series of bills Thursday aimed at improving the quality of life for New York City residents. The bills aim to combat everything from noise pollution to sidewalk obstructions—to the unauthorized towing of vehicles. The legislation would also require film crews to provide… Read more »

Teen Burglars Spray Racist Graffiti Inside Rego Park School: NYPD

April 12, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The police released video Monday of three teens who allegedly broke into an elementary school in Rego Park last month and spray-painted racial epithets on desks and other surfaces inside a number of classrooms. The alleged vandals broke into P.S. 175, located at 64-35 102nd St., on March 26… Read more »

Flushing Branch of the Queens Public Library to Fully Reopen on April 25

April 11, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The Flushing branch of the Queens Public Library (QPL) is scheduled to fully reopen later this month after being closed for more than two years. The branch, located at 41-17 Main St., will open on April 25 with all in-person library services being made available to the public, the… Read more »

Construction Worker Falls to His Death at Ridgewood Building Site

April 7, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A construction worker plummeted to his death at a Ridgewood building site Wednesday. Holger Molino, 45, from Newark, fell down an elevator shaft while on the job at 3-50 St. Nicholas Ave. at around 3 p.m., the NYPD and FDNY said. He was working on a 17-story development that… Read more »

Businesses Destroyed in Flushing Blaze Last Week Can Tap Into Newly-Established Emergency Loan Fund

A large fire tore through a Flushing mall early Thursday that houses 30 kiosks (Photo FDNY)

March 23, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Two non-profits with a large presence in Flushing have come together to support more than 30 businesses that were destroyed by a large fire on Main Street last week. Asian Americans for Equality (AAFE) and the Renaissance Economic Development Corp. (REDC), two Manhattan-based organizations with offices in Flushing, have… Read more »