Feb. 21, 2020 By Allie Griffin P.S. 174 William Sidney Mount will get more than 400 additional seats added to its student body by 2024, helping to relieve an over-crowded school district. The Rego Park elementary school, located at 65-10 Dieterle Crescent, will get a 432-seat addition, the mayor announced at a town hall meeting… Read more »
Feb. 21, 2020 By Allie Griffin Two Queens neighborhood associations have filed suit against New York City to challenge the mayor’s plan to construct a 19-story jail in Kew Gardens. Queens Residents United and the Community Preservation Coalition jointly filed an Article 78 proceeding in New York Supreme Court Tuesday. An Article 78 suit is… Read more »
Feb. 21, 2020 By Allie Griffin The Department of Education has extended the timeline for a controversial plan to integrate and diversify the Queens public school district spanning from Forest Hills to Jamaica following heavy criticism from parents. The DOE extended the planning process for the District 28 Diversity Plan through December 2020 and added… Read more »
Feb, 21, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Forest Hills Stadium is bringing back a popular ticket program for the 2020 season that will allow patrons to gain access to shows for as little as $19.23. The “1923 Club” season ticket program – which is named in recognition of the year the stadium opened – will allow… Read more »
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 »