Dec. 20, 2021 By Christian Murray A Jackson Heights man who bought firearms with the intention of carrying out a mass shooting in Times Square pleaded guilty in federal court last week to gun-related charges. Ashiqul Alam, 25, who is a citizen of Bangladesh, admitted Friday that he had purchased a firearm with an obliterated… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on Dec.15, 2021, 7:50 p.m. By Samantha Maldonado The City Council on Wednesday passed a bill making New York the largest city in the United States to effectively ban the use of gas in new buildings and to turn to electricity for power. More than 50 municipalities… Read more »
Dec. 17, 2021 By Christian Murray A Middle Village man who posted online statements about leading an armed group of “patriots” to Washington and killing a U.S. senator has been sentenced in Brooklyn federal court to 33 months in prison. Eduard Florea, 41, was sentenced Thursday after pleading guilty in August to a weapons charge… Read more »
Dec. 15, 2021 By Christian Murray The MTA will be constructing elevators at the Steinway Street M/R subway station—although it will be several years before they are completed. State Sen. Michael Gianaris, who has been calling for elevators at the station for years, made the announcement Tuesday and said that the MTA has finally provided… Read more »
This article was originally published by Chalkbeat New York on Dec.14, 2021, BY Christina Veiga New York City officials unveiled long-awaited details on how middle and high schools will accept students for the coming year: Middle schools will continue a pause on academic screens, and high schools will dramatically streamline their competitive admissions criteria, education… Read more »
Dec. 14, 2021 By Christian Murray The police are looking for a suspect who allegedly shot a 29-year-old man in the leg outside a nightclub in Astoria early Sunday morning. The suspect allegedly got into a dispute with the victim at around 3:40 a.m. outside of Alpha Lounge, located at 40-06 Astoria Blvd South, which… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on Dec.12, 2021, 9:40 p.m. BY KATIE HONAN When Huge Ma shuttered his TurboVax website this spring after helping connect countless New Yorkers to COVID-19 vaccine appointments, he found himself starting to “think more about my place in the world.” Two million people had visited his website… Read more »
Dec. 8, 2021 By Christian Murray Elected officials and school administrators held a ceremonial ground breaking Wednesday to celebrate the start of construction of a 3,066-seat high school on Northern Boulevard in Woodside. The massive school, which will be six stories and contain 94 regular classrooms, will be the largest ever constructed by the School… Read more »
Dec. 7, 2021 By Christian Murray The fate of the two remaining parcels that are part of the massive Hunters Point South affordable housing development are about to be up for debate. The NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), which oversees the development of affordable housing, will be issuing a request for proposal… Read more »
Dec. 6, 2021 By Christian Murray Two Queens elected leaders are urging the NYC Schools Chancellor not to end geographic priority in the high school admissions process. Assemblyman Edward Braunstein (D-Bayside) and State Sen. John Liu (D-Bayside) sent a letter Friday to Schools Chancellor Meisha Porter in response to the Department of Education’s proposal to… Read more »