Feb. 10, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A group of Queens residents were arrested in a major drug bust in Ridgewood Monday – where authorities seized $12 million worth of heroin, 1,000 fentanyl pills and $200,000 cash. The suspects were nabbed by police after authorities raided an apartment located at 63-16 Forest Ave., which was being… Read more »
Feb. 9, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A local candidate for city council is vowing to introduce legislation that would pay for safety modifications to be installed at the homes of low-income seniors. Aleda Gagarin, who is running as a progressive to represent District 29, plans to call on the city to allocate $50 million to pay… Read more »
Feb. 5, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Police are searching for two armed robbers who burst into a home in Woodhaven Friday and held up six people – including two children. The suspects broke into the house, located on 89th Street near 86th Road, through a basement window at around 2:50 a.m. and pointed a gun… Read more »
Feb. 4, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Love comes in many forms. A Valentine’s Day-inspired initiative kicked off Wednesday that encourages residents to shop locally in order to help small businesses generate some much-needed cash. The city-wide initiative, called the Sweethearts Shop Local Program, calls on the public to show their “love and support” for small… Read more »
Feb. 3, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Council Member Robert Holden is calling on Governor Andrew Cuomo to immediately reopen indoor dining in New York City at 50 percent capacity. Holden penned a letter to Cuomo on Feb. 1 demanding that the governor reconsider his decision to make bars and restaurants wait until Valentine’s Day before… Read more »
Feb. 3. 2021 By Michael Dorgan New York state lawmakers have repealed legislation that critics say has been used by police to target transgender people in the name of curbing illegal prostitution. Lawmakers passed a bill Tuesday that repealed section 240.37 of the penal code which is commonly referred to as the “Walking While Trans”… Read more »
Feb. 1, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Dozens of candidates running for city council have pledged to remove the NYPD from public schools. Approximately 70 candidates, including 22 from Queens, have signed on to a pledge where they would call for the NYPD to be barred from schools if elected. Furthermore, they would also seek to… Read more »
Feb. 1, 2021 By Christina Santucci More than two dozen political candidates from Queens say that gathering signatures to get on the ballot is too dangerous during the pandemic and want city and state officials to suspend the requirement. The group penned a letter Jan. 27 that was sent to the governor, the mayor and… Read more »
Jan. 29, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Police are searching for a man who punched a 63-year-old woman in the face inside a Kew Gardens subway station Wednesday. The suspect approached the woman who was standing on the platform at the Kew Gardens–Union Turnpike station at around 8:30 p.m. before striking her in the face, according… Read more »
Jan. 29, 2021 By Michael Dorgan The City Council passed legislation Thursday that will more than double the number of permits for food vendors in the five boroughs. The bill clears the way for an additional 4,000 street food vending permits to be granted over the next 10 years. The new permits will be on… Read more »