Feb. 21, 2020 By Allie Griffin Mayor Bill de Blasio was booed and heckled by community members at a Forest Hills town hall hosted by Council Member Karen Koslowitz Wednesday night. Concerned community members hammered de Blasio on topics such as bail reform, local homeless shelters, the incoming Kew Gardens jail, bike lanes, diversity at… Read more »
Feb. 20, 2020 By Christian Murray The New York State Department of Transportation will be closing both the Exit 13S ramp from eastbound Grand Central Parkway to southbound Van Wyck Expressway and the Exit 13W ramp from eastbound Grand Central Parkway to westbound Jackie Robinson Parkway, on or about Saturday morning, Feb. 22 from midnight… Read more »
Feb. 19, 2020 By Allie Griffin Construction is slated to begin on the final phase of the Queens Boulevard redesign project this summer — two years behind schedule. The Department of Transportation (DOT) said it will begin phase four of the project — which will go from Yellowstone Boulevard to Union Turnpike — this summer… Read more »
Feb. 19. 2020 By Kristen Torres The city is hiking the fine for alternate side parking violations starting tomorrow, according to the Department of Sanitation. Fines for violators–who fail to move their vehicle to make way for street cleaning–will increase to $65 starting on Feb. 20 in all five boroughs. Currently, drivers who receive tickets… Read more »
Feb. 19, 2020 By Kristen Torres Lawmakers are split on whether or not to back the state’s six-week-old bail reform law, which has ignited fierce debate among elected officials, the police and criminal justice advocates since it went into effect on Jan. 1. The new law eliminated cash bail for most misdemeanor and non-violent offenses,… Read more »
Feb. 19, 2020 By Allie Griffin A teenage boy’s phone was stolen while he was waiting on the Union Turnpike – Kew Gardens subway platform last week. The teen, 18, was waiting on the southbound E train platform at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 10 when a man snatched his cell phone and fled, police… Read more »
Feb. 17, 2020 By Allie Griffin Police are looking for a man who punched a female NYPD School Safety Agent in the face at a Rego Park school last week. The man began talking to the safety agent inside P.S. 175, located at 64-35 102nd St., on Friday, Feb. 14 at 8 a.m. and then… Read more »
Feb. 14, 2020 By Allie Griffin Rego Park and Forest Hills residents packed a community board meeting Wednesday night to denounce the MTA’s Queens bus network redesign draft plan. The residents decried the loss of bus stops and cuts to existing bus lines under the contentious plan that overhauls the complete bus network in the… Read more »
Feb. 13, 2020 By Kristen Torres A newly constructed eastbound Union Turnpike bridge over Grand Central Parkway is set to open Friday, according to the state’s Department of Transportation. The new bridge will be opening to drivers at midnight on Feb. 14, weather permitting, and is located just west of the existing entrance ramp. The existing… Read more »
Feb. 12, 2020 By Allie Griffin Mayor Bill de Blasio and local elected officials will be hosting a Council District 29 town hall in Forest Hills next week. The town hall will be on Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 6:30 p.m. at Russell Sage JHS 190, located at 68-17 Austin St. Doors open at 5:30 p.m…. Read more »