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 »
Sept. 15, 2021 By Christian Murray A Manhattan man who was part of a crew involved in a $4 million cargo heist at JFK Airport last year pleaded guilty Tuesday to criminal possession of stolen goods. David Lacarriere, 34, pleaded guilty for his role in a brazen May 17, 2020, theft—where he and his crew… Read more »
Sept. 10, 2021 By Christian Murray A 21-year-old Far Rockaway man who allegedly filed bogus claims to collect more than $150,000 in unemployment insurance has been indicted on grand larceny charges, the Queens District Attorney’s office announced Thursday. Keijohn Graham, of Hanson Court in Far Rockaway, allegedly bilked the system by illegally tapping into the… Read more »
Sept. 9, 2021 By Christian Murray Several state legislators representing districts in Queens are calling on the schools Chancellor to provide public school students with a remote learning option. The Queens officials signed onto a letter penned by Assemblywoman Catalina Cruz Tuesday that urges Chancellor Meisha Ross Porter to offer a remote learning option. “We… Read more »
Sept. 8, 2021 By Christian Murray A teenager was indicted by a Queens County grand jury today on murder and a weapons charge for the 2019 killing of a 14-year-old boy on the basketball courts at Baisley Park Houses in South Jamaica. Sean Brown, a reputed gang member who is currently 18-years old, allegedly gunned… 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 »
Sept. 1, 2021 By Christian Murray A 9-year-old boy was killed by a fire that broke out inside his family’s Ozone Park home during the early hours Wednesday morning. Remi Miguel Gomez Hernandez was found unconscious inside a 3-story housing complex at 81-19 102nd Rd. by firefighters shorty after the fire broke out at around… Read more »
Aug. 31, 2021 By Christian Murray Live jazz is coming back to the Flushing Town Hall. The venue will be holding its popular monthly jazz concerts—in person—starting September at the historic 137-35 Northern Blvd. building. The monthly concerts, officially called the Louis Armstrong Legacy Monthly Jazz Jam, will resume Wednesday, Sept. 8 at 7:00 p.m…. Read more »
Aug. 31, 2021 By Christian Murray Three men attempted to rob a smoke shop in Jamaica at gunpoint Friday night, according to police. Police released video of three men entering the shop at 178-03 Hillside Ave. at around 10 p.m. Aug. 27. One of the men pointed a gun at a worker behind the counter… Read more »
Aug. 31, 2021 By Christian Murray A 28-year-old man was fatally shot in the vestibule of his Hollis apartment building during the early hours Tuesday morning. Broderick Daniels was gunned in the entranceway of his two-story 184th Street building at around 1 a.m. , according to authorities. He was shot multiple times in the torso…. Read more »