April 1, 2021 By Ryan Songalia Undocumented immigrants and formerly incarcerated inmates in New York state could soon receive unemployment benefits that they had been ineligible for under earlier federal aid packages. State Sen. Jessica Ramos, who represents a portion of western Queens, has been an outspoken advocated for the proposal known as the Excluded… Read more »
March 31, 2021 By Ryan Songalia New York has become state number 15 to legalize recreational pot with Gov. Andrew Cuomo signing the “Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act” into law this morning. The bill cleared both the New York State Senate and Assembly yesterday, and Cuomo pledged last night that he would make it law…. Read more »
March 29, 2021 By Christina Santucci An off-duty firefighter was arrested and charged with assault in connection to a bar fight that left a 55-year-old man dead in Whitestone early Saturday. Firefighter Justin Deieso, 35, allegedly punched Whitestone resident Devin Deegan during a scuffle at the back of Terrace Inn Bar on Francis Lewis Boulevard,… Read more »
March 24, 2021 By Christina Santucci A fundraiser set up to help three men who were wrongfully convicted of a 1996 double homicide and spent 24 years behind bars has raised more than $40,000. The funds are being distributed among George Bell, Rohan Bolt and Gary Johnson who had been wrongfully convicted of killing Ira… Read more »
March 24, 2021 By Christian Murray The police are looking for a man who made a number of anti-Asian statements towards a 35-year-old woman yesterday while she was on a 7 train near the Main Street Flushing station. The victim was subjected to the racist taunts while she was sitting across from the alleged bigot… Read more »
March 23, 2021 By Christian Murray The NYPD Hate Crime Task force is investigating an incident in Flushing where a man smacked an electronic device out of an Asian man’s hands and hurled a number of racist epithets at him. The incident took place in front of 41-25 Kissena Ave. at around 5:20 p.m. on… Read more »
March 23, 2021 By Christian Murray The police are looking for a bike-riding pervert who allegedly rode up behind two women—on two separate occasions—in College Point earlier this month and grabbed or smacked them on the buttocks. The man, in the first incident, allegedly approached a 28-year-old woman on his bike while she was walking… Read more »
March 21, 2021 By Christian Murray The race to be the next mayor of New York City is heating up and last week we talked to one of the candidates–Maya Wiley. Wiley will be competing in the Democratic primary on June 22 against Eric Adams, Scott Stringer, Andrew Yang, Shaun Donovan, Kathryn Garcia, Ray McGuire… Read more »
March 22, 2021 By Christina Santucci The LaGuardia AirTrain is one step closer to becoming a reality – with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) publishing its final environmental impact statement last week detailing the $2-billion project. The AirTrain – first proposed by Governor Andrew Cuomo in 2015 – aims to link the airport with the… Read more »
March 17, 2021 By Christian Murray A Brooklyn-based pharmacist with drug stores in Gravesend and Flushing has been indicted for ripping off Medicaid and Medicare in order pay for a luxury lifestyle that included the purchase of a 2020 Porsche. Robert John Sabet, 44, was indicted in Brooklyn federal court Monday for healthcare fraud, paying… Read more »