This article was originally published by The CITY on Oct. 3, 2021, 9:21 PM EDT BY JOSEFA VELASQUEZ When the state’s new Independent Redistricting Commission split along party lines and put out dueling maps in mid-September, attention focused on clashing visions for congressional boundaries with the House of Representatives up for grabs last year. Not as… Read more »
Sept. 27, 2021 By Christian Murray The police are looking for a pervert who allegedly placed his cellphone under a woman’s skirt while on an escalator at the Myrtle/Wyckoff Avenues subway station last week. The suspect allegedly approached a 25-year-old woman from behind as they were both going up an escalator at around 1:30 a.m…. Read more »
Sept. 17, 2021 By Christian Murray Mayor Bill de Blasio sent out a strong message Thursday to the owners of illegal dirt bikes and off-road vehicles who are tempted to operate one of them in New York City: “Don’t even think about it,” he said. “Because the NYPD will find it and will crush it.”… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on Sept. 16, 2021, 8:50 PM EDT BY CHRISTINE CHUNG, JOSEFA VELASQUEZ AND ALLISON DIKANOVIC Two weeks after the remnants of Hurricane Ida tore through the city, killing 13 people, basements across the city are still drying out as many New Yorkers struggle to recover from the punishing storm. With millions… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on Sept. 15, 2021, 1:19 PM EDT BY Rachel Holliday Smith As people slowly return to Manhattan’s commercial centers and climate change keeps punching the city in the gut, the push for so-called congestion pricing to help reduce traffic-related emissions is gathering steam. The idea’s been kicked… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on Sept. 3, 2021, 6:10 PM EDT BY Katie Honan A stormwater risk map issued by the city in May showed serious possible flooding at homes where 10 people drowned in their basement apartments when record-breaking rainfall pummeled the city Wednesday night. The interactive map, released in… Read more »
Aug. 31, 2021 By Christian Murray TF Cornerstone has extended the deadline for applicants looking to snag an affordable housing unit in one of its towers on the Long Island City waterfront. The developer announced Tuesday that applications are now being accepted through Sept. 13 to enter the lottery for one of its 534 affordable… Read more »
Aug. 30, 2021 By Christian Murray The public will get a chance in September to weigh in on the state’s plan to charge motorists a toll to enter Manhattan below 60th Street. The MTA announced last week that it is holding 13 virtual meetings between mid-September and mid-October where it will discuss its congestion pricing… Read more »
Aug. 26, 2021 By Christian Murray More than 700 people have signed up to participate in the sixth annual LIC Waterfront 5K. The family-friendly run/walk – scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 18 at 9 a.m. – is being held to raise money for the Hunters Point Parks Conservancy. The event is for both runners and walkers, and… Read more »
Aug. 25, 2021 By Christian Murray Gov. Kathy Hochul announced yesterday that that there have been nearly 55,400 COVID-19 deaths in the state— 12,000 more than what her predecessor had been publicizing, the Associated Press has reported. Hochul said Tuesday that the revised figure—up from the 43,400 that Andrew Cuomo had reported on Monday—is based… Read more »