Aug. 25, 2020 By Allie Griffin A development company has filed a land use application to construct a 16-story mixed-use building on a large triangular lot in Rego Park that includes a synagogue and the Tower Diner. RJ Capital Holdings, under the name Trylon LLC, filed the application in June for the triangular plot at… Read more »
Aug. 29, 2020 By Allie Griffin The MTA warned of huge service reductions, fare hikes and mass layoffs if the federal government doesn’t step in and provide aid to the cash-strapped agency. The MTA needs $12 billion in federal funding immediately to avoid “draconian” and “unthinkable” measures to alleviate its massive deficit caused by the… Read more »
Aug. 26, 2020 By Allie Griffin The city began inspecting air ventilation systems at classrooms Tuesday, with less than three weeks before public schools reopen, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced yesterday. Every classroom and space inside a school building will be inspected by a team of independent engineers, joined by the Department of Buildings and… Read more »
Aug. 25, 2020 By Allie Griffin Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney penned a letter to the City University of New York (CUNY) urging the administration to reverse its decision to layoff nearly 3,000 employees. CUNY decided to not renew the contracts of about 2,800 employees — mostly adjunct professors and part time staff members — across its… Read more »
Aug. 25, 2020 By Allie Griffin Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday that schools can apply to the City to hold classes outside in schoolyards, local parks and closed streets to limit the spread of coronavirus. Schools that don’t have usable outdoor space within their campuses, as well as schools in neighborhoods that were hit… Read more »
Aug. 24, 2020 By Allie Griffin The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released the draft environmental impact statement for the proposed $2 billion LaGuardia AirTrain plan Friday and has opened the public comment period. The FAA posted the draft review for the proposed 1.5-mile AirTrain from Willets Point to LaGuardia Airport online and concluded that the… Read more »
Aug. 24, 2020 By Allie Griffin The Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a serial 7-train window smasher. There have been more than 70 incidents involving broken subway windows since May, according to MTA and NYPD officials. The damage totals more than $300,000, MTA Chairman… Read more »
Aug. 18, 2020 By Allie Griffin Nearly 30 percent of Queens residents who have been tested for coronavirus antibodies appear to have been infected with the deadly virus at some point, new data shows. The NYC Health Dept released data today that revealed that 28 percent of the 477,450 Queens residents who have been tested… Read more »
Aug. 18, 2020 By Allie Griffin Four Queens lawmakers have launched a petition calling for the city to clamp down on a Kew Gardens flophouse that has become a hotspot for illegal activity and shootings. Assembly Member Daniel Rosenthal, State Sen. Leroy Comrie, Council Member Karen Koslowitz and Rep. Grace Meng are calling for the… Read more »
Aug. 17, 2020 By Allie Griffin Civic leaders and Kew Gardens residents are holding a protest Sunday to call on city hall to shutter a Queens Boulevard hotel where two shootings have taken place over the past two months. The Queens Coalition for Solidarity, a local civic group, will rally Sunday to demand the city… Read more »