July 13, 2021 By Christian Murray A 33-year-old woman is dead after losing control of her vehicle on the Clearview Expressway early Tuesday morning and plowing into the back of a tractor trailer that was parked on the side of the highway. Police said that Evelissa Santos Paulino, of Brooklyn, was traveling southbound near Exit… Read more »
July 9, 2021 By Ryan Songalia A drop-off site in Queens where residents can dispose of harmful household products re-opens this Saturday after being closed during the pandemic. Batteries, motor oil and transmission fluid and items containing mercury are among the substances that residents can drop off in College Point at the northwest corner of… Read more »
July 8, 2021 By Ryan Songalia Eligible parents will begin receiving a monthly payment starting on July 15 from the federal government. The payment comes in the form of an early child tax credit, which was included as part of the American Rescue Plan that was signed into law by President Joe Biden on March… Read more »
July 7, 2021 By Ryan Songalia A disgraced Queens lawyer has been charged with bilking nearly 20 would-be home buyers out of more than $1 million in down payments. Freddie Berg, of the Berg Law Firm LLC., was arraigned Tuesday in Queens Criminal Court on charges that include grand larceny in the second degree, conspiracy… Read more »
July 7, 2021 By Ryan Songalia An annual festival for outdoor enthusiasts will be taking place at Jamaica Bay this Saturday. The Jamaica Bay Festival, organized by the Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy, will provide the public with the opportunity to paddle a kayak, learn how to fish, watch nature, go sailing and participate in various… Read more »
July 7, 2021 By Ryan Songalia A Queens man who pleaded guilty last month for sexually assaulting a 52-year-old woman in Kew Gardens Hills was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Tuesday. Ronald Williams, 24, pleaded guilty to assault and attempted sexual abuse for the 2018 brutal attack of a woman who had just… Read more »
July 6, 2021 By Christian Murray The MTA’s plan to overhaul six dilapidated stations along the 7 line is moving forward, the agency told the Queens Post on Friday. The MTA says that it has completed the design work to rehabilitate the 52nd Street, 61st Street, 69th, 82nd, 103rd and 111th Street stations– with a… Read more »
July 6, 2021 By Ryan Songalia The Department of Transportation is holding a series of workshops throughout the five boroughs over the next month to solicit feedback about street redesign and improving public transportation. The meetings stem from a 2019 city law that requires the DOT to come up with a 5-year transportation plan, which… Read more »
July 6, 2021 By Ryan Songalia The Queens nurse who was the first American to receive a COVID-19 vaccine will serve as Grand Marshal for a parade on Wednesday honoring New York’s essential workers. Sandra Lindsay received the Pfizer vaccine on Dec. 14 at Long Island Jewish Medical Center Queens, where she works as an… Read more »
July 3, 2021 By Christian Murray Donovan Richards has stretched his lead over Elizabeth Crowley in the tight Democratic primary for Queens Borough President. Richards, the incumbent, is ahead of Crowley by 3,313 votes following the implementation of ranked choice voting, according to the results released by the NYC Board of Elections Friday night. However,… Read more »