Forest Hills Resident Climbs Unisphere to Highlight Climate Crisis

Oct. 22, 2019 By Allie Griffin

Construction of a new Rego Park library to replace the current library building will begin in 2021, four years after the plan was first announced.

Oct. 22, 2019 By Allie Griffin

Straphangers can turn a nightmare into cash by finding the dirtiest, most disgusting, trash-filled subway car and submitting a photo of it to the city’s transit workers labor union competition. 

Oct. 17, 2019. By Shane O’Brien and Christian Murray

The New York City Council voted in favor of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan to close Rikers Island Thursday overcoming fierce opposition from community boards and neighborhood groups.

Oct. 17, 2019 by Christian Murray

Michelin has released its picks for the 2020 Bib Gourmand award, a recognition designated to 133 restaurants this year where diners can eat quality food for a good value.

Oct. 15, 2019 By Shane O’Brien 

The size of the proposed new jail in Kew Gardens has been reduced yet again as the City Council prepares to vote on Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan to shut down Rikers Island and replace it with four borough-based jails by 2026.

Oct. 14, 2019. By Shane O’Brien 

The city has lowered the estimated 2026 jail population yet again and officials say that the lower number could result in smaller borough-based jails.

Oct. 11, 2019 By Allie Griffin

A 6-year-old boy was assaulted by an emotionally disturbed homeless man right outside his grandfather’s Kew Gardens home yesterday.

Oct. 11, 2019. By Shane O’Brien 

The City Council, backed by the mayor, took action yesterday to make sure that Rikers Island will be shut permanently.

Oct 9, 2019 By Shane O’Brien

A number of immigration organizations and some elected officials are holding three days of rallies across Queens and Brooklyn in opposition to the mayor’s borough-based jail plan.

Oct. 8, 2019 By Allie Griffin

The city issued more than $10 million in speed camera violations in Queens alone in the first six weeks after the program’s expansion this summer.