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Queens pol pushes back against MTA plans to redesign borough bus routes
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2024. Donate today. A New York state senator is putting pressure on the MTA to incorporate more local feedback into a pending redesign of Queens’ bus routes. The MTA announced plans for a major redesign of Queens bus routes last...
Police: Duo stole 280 iPhones worth $117K in NJ smash and grab
A Passaic man has been accused of helping steal a massive amount of iPhones from an Essex County wholesale electronics store three months ago. On April 18 around 2:24 a.m., Fairfield police were sent to investigate an alarm going off at United Tower Associates, which also operates as Digital World Shop, along Bloomfield Avenue.
Little League NYS All-Star 11s baseball: South Shore cruises into winners’ bracket final
South Shore Little League’s 11-year-old baseball squad has prided itself all summer on pitching and defense. The combo has been the ignitor behind the team’s District 24 and Section 3 South banners so far and it held up in a tight 2-1 NY State tournament opening win over White Plains on Saturday.
NYPD: Man, 35, reported missing from Mariners Harbor
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a 35-year-old man from Mariners Harbor who was reported missing. Darnell Louden was last seen leaving his Harbor Road residence on Sunday just before 3 p.m., according to a statement from the NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Public Information.
PS 25 students donate animal banner artwork to be displayed at Staten Island Zoo
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — It’s always good news when individuals step to the plate to benefit a Staten Island not-for-profit organization. No truer words were spoken last week, when the Staten Island Zoo became the recipient of original banner artwork, hand painted and donated by students from PS 25 South Richmond High School Seaview Academy.
Attempted murder suspect in stabbing of MTA bus driver walks free after grand jury doesn’t indict him in time
The attacker who allegedly stabbed a Brooklyn MTA bus driver in a broad-daylight fit of rage last month was charged with attempted murder – but walked free because a grand jury did not indict him in time, according to cops and prosecutors. Malachi Houston, 27, was arrested July 8...
NYC councilman slapped with ethics complaint for mocking colleague who allegedly bit cop
These were some biting accusations. A New York City councilman was slapped with an ethics complaint for allegedly mocking a fellow council member accused of biting a cop during a protest against a homeless shelter. Brooklyn Councilman Justin Brannan allegedly referred to Councilwoman Susan Zhuang as “Susan Fang” and brought...
Manhattan is becoming a ‘buyer’s market’ — blame people fleeing to Florida
From Delaware, Mr. Weir on our universities’ religious hate: “Our forefathers formed this nation under Judeo-Christian beliefs. And came here thanks to ‘In God We Trust.’ We have gotten off our sacred trust.”. NYC’s Clotilde: “We’re now fighting ‘the immense sanctimony of posterity’ that we impose,...
West Side pols oppose Hudson Yards casino they fear would ‘alter’ the High Line ‘experience’
Two state legislators representing Manhattan’s West Side are opposing Related Companies/Wynn’s plan to erect a glittering casino in Hudson Yards near the High Line. “I’ve been clear: I’m philosophically opposed to a casino on the west side of Manhattan. The community has been against it, and unless that changes, I’m a no,” said Assemblyman Tony Simone.
Former NYC prison to turn into affordable housing units
A former prison in Manhattan that has been shut down since 2012 might finally be repurposed. The Bayview Correctional Facility on West 20th Street could be converted into 124 affordable housing units, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday.
Another baby has died in NJ this week after being left in hot car
EAST HANOVER — Another infant has died after being left in a car in New Jersey. Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll said East Hanover Police were called after a 6- month-old girl was noticed inside a vehicle parked in a parking lot on South Ridgedale Avenue at Route 10 in East Hanover around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 17. She was pronounced dead at a hospital.
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