Feb. 25, 2020 By Allie Griffin The world’s borough is not just diverse in its ethnic makeup — it has great diversity in politics as well, a new study shows. Out of the 3,155 Queens residents who contributed money to a presidential candidate’s campaign last year, nearly a third — 31 percent — gave money… Read more »
Feb. 24, 2020 By Kristen Torres A new initiative announced by the mayor’s office aims to provide more financial relief to small business owners. The de Blasio administration’s Fix It, Don’t Fine It initiative was rolled out last week that aims to eliminate fines for many first time violations and expand the universe of violations… Read more »
Feb. 21, 2020 By Michael Dorgan The police are looking for a man who robbed a cell phone store in Flushing Sunday. The suspect entered T Mobile, located at 135-37 40th Rd., on Sunday Feb. 16 at around 6 p.m. He then proceeded to steal two watches valued at $1,030, according to police. Police have… Read more »
Feb. 19. 2020 By Kristen Torres The city is hiking the fine for alternate side parking violations starting tomorrow, according to the Department of Sanitation. Fines for violators–who fail to move their vehicle to make way for street cleaning–will increase to $65 starting on Feb. 20 in all five boroughs. Currently, drivers who receive tickets… Read more »
Feb. 19, 2020 By Kristen Torres The MTA said on-time performance rates for city subways in January approached a record high. Weekday subway on-time performance was around 83 percent last month—the highest of any January since 2013, the agency reported. There were just 29 major weekday incidents that caused delays throughout the month—a 44 percent… Read more »
Feb. 19, 2020 By Kristen Torres Lawmakers are split on whether or not to back the state’s six-week-old bail reform law, which has ignited fierce debate among elected officials, the police and criminal justice advocates since it went into effect on Jan. 1. The new law eliminated cash bail for most misdemeanor and non-violent offenses,… Read more »
Feb. 17, 2020 By Kristen Torres A Flushing man who killed his former girlfriend last year by shoving her into a suitcase and leaving her to suffocate pleaded guilty to the crime earlier this month, according to federal authorities. Javier Da Silva pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court on Feb. 5 to the charge of… Read more »
Feb. 13, 2020 By Ryan Brady The 109th Precinct in Flushing has not escaped the citywide trend of increasing crime. Deputy Inspector Keith Shine, the commanding officer of the 109th Precinct, told the precinct’s Community Council on Wednesday night that major crime between Jan. 1 and Feb. 12 was up 12 percent compared to the… Read more »
Feb. 13, 2020 By Ryan Brady There have been no confirmed coronavirus cases in New York City. Still, that doesn’t mean the disease hasn’t taken an economic toll here. The Flushing Chinese Business Association estimates business in the neighborhood has decreased by 40 percent because of fears about the outbreak, which originated in China. Now,… Read more »
Feb. 13, 2020 By Ryan Brady The City Council’s Finance Committee on Tuesday unanimously voted for a bill that would significantly expand the Flushing Business Improvement District. The legislation — sponsored by committee Chairman Daniel Dromm, who represents Jackson Heights and Elmhurst — will advance to the full Council. The Flushing BID provides supplemental sanitation… Read more »