The new 5-year UFT Contract will add $6.4B
According to Comptroller’s office, Department of Education gets $31.5 billion in 2022, so the new contract will add 20% more pay for the same 120,000 teachers!
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Sukhi Singh: A man of faith could not be trusted.
He bit my handshake of friendship. I was served court papers Tuesday, June 13. Queens Supreme Court Kerrigan ruled “Mad as Hell” and “Medical Freedom” off in a 10-minute hearing 3 days later. The Judge asked Candidate Singh’s attorney what was the reason for his action… Only Sukhi and God know the truth.
Scooter-share coming to Queens. Why no one is addressing safety?!
“Transportation desert”? “Transportation deprived?” The residents prefer it that way! Eversince E-Bike and Moped were legalized by Albany and City Council in 2020, sidewalks are no longer safe. Since no licensing is required, owners could not be identified. Typical City regulations: Cyclists have rights. How about their victims? Are citizens allow to carry speed gun…
2 houses, 2 owners; 1 lot divided down the middle
The 100′ x 80′ lot on Burns Street was divided in half in 2015 due to mortgage default. The side owned by the original owner is maintained as best as she could, but the other side is dilapidated. Since the divided property is still technically one lot, owner continues to pay 100% of the real…
Cars got booted during the June 11 Forest Hills Street Fair
Burns Street south of the LIRR belongs to the Forest Hills Gardens Corporation, a private community. Without any warning or caution signs, at least a dozen of cars were observed booted in a short period of time. One driver said she was away for only 15 minutes. Some people waited inconveniently for more than 30…
Really?! Metropolitan Avenue and 71 Street
The storm sewer intake is dangerously exposed for at least a year, and the contractor that patched the street on June 8, 2033 could not add a few extra cubic feet of asphalt? Resolution: It was filled in on June 14, 2023.
1′ over 10 years: Fence height dispute at 94-32 114 Street
NYC Buildings code allows front yard fence not over 4 feet. A 5′ brick fence dispute was file in 2013. Owner spent 10 years of her life, and had to hire architects, contractors, expeditors for failing to remove one foot of height the proper way. In the meantime, her next door neighbor and other houses…
Mayor Eric Adams declared State of Emergency October 2022 when asylum seekers broke 17,000
Mayor Adams asked for $1 billion in aid then. Unlike COVID-19, there is no updated reporting of migrant numbers. We don’t know how the City account for them, and how many are here. We just know Mayor Adams wants over $4 billion + in aid. Over 11 million Ukrainians were displaced during the war. Only…
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?
LIRR Trestle along Bessemer and Babbage Streets
This stretch between 84 Avenue and Hillside Avenue has been left on its own for over 50 years. Kids walk along the rail tracks; trees are overgrown; space underneath has been used for parking, partying, car fixing, drag racing, including illegal/ex-illegal activities. How can the area be made more welcoming and neighbor friendly?