When will the Forest Hills Gardens open up Hawthorne Park?
Residents felt it has been closed long enough.
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Speed Cameras: Friend or foe?
Then Governor Cuomo authorized it in 2013 Section 1180-b of New York State’s Vehicle and Traffic Law allowing it in 20 NYC school speed zones. In 2014, it expanded to 140 school speed zones. In 2019, 750 zones. Starting on August 1, 2022, from 6 am to 10 pm to 24/7. Objective: Eliminating traffic deaths…
Zombie Home: 92-16 70 Avenue
Property is passed as life estate, but current owner lives at another property. It is not maintained with poison ivy, protruding bushes, and messy backyard. Neighbors have observed vagrants trespassing.
History could be interpreted differently over time: Lion of Venice
Venice’s winged lion was made in China! Researchers have now showed that it was most likely originally a tomb guardian cast during the Tang dynasty (618-907) using bronze from the lower Yangtze River basin in southeast China. But the question of just how the 2.8-tonne statue made its way across continents to the top of a…
Free naloxone, safer-sex kits, toiletries vending machines in NYC!
Really? My tax dollars are paying for this!!! Will the City track (using video camera preferably) those who use this stuff? Will it help reduce stigma and barriers to service? A few vending machines will cut overdose deaths!? Shouldn’t the City try to discourage and stop users from abusing themselves? Not helping them to continue?
‘Let them work’! is Gov Hochul’s and Mayor Adams’ message…
Now, watch illegal crossing of our border SURGE!!! At $15/hour, New York is their favorite destination. Speaking English is not required! There is more… NYC Local Law 11 allows them to vote!
Mark Graham’s and Bobby Ehrenberg’s selfless transitional housing at 134-04 101 Avenue
Mark and Bobby have been helping people referred by parole officers and attorneys for over a decade without receiving any compensation. Mark has arthritis that is hampering his ability to continue his good deed. Do drop by and thank them for what they do. I did, and I will again.
Zombie Home: 104-19 89 Avenue
No one tends its yards. Tree is overgrown. Rats infestation. Broken street lights. DEP Sanitation ticket on door.
Honesty is not the best policy when it comes to NYC Department of Buildings!
House was built in 1915, and it has no Certificate of Occupancy on file. Current owners bought the house in 2001, and did not do alteration nor construction to the property. A “work without permit” complaint was filed last year against the property and five other properties on the same block. Knowing no work was…
Affordable Connectivity Program ends in April 2024
If you have been receiving a $30 credit for internet, the money is expected to run out comes April 2024. The program was launched on December 31, 2021 as part of the the Internet For All Initiative and the Investment in Infrastructure and Jobs Act that President Biden signed on November 15, 2021.