Adult homes in Queens are now forced to evict hundreds of mentally ill residents and shut out new entrants under a new state policy. Privately run adult homes in the state, including nine in Queens and nearly 50 in the city, will have to cut their mental health population down to 25 percent, according to [...]
In the months following Sandy, the Rockaway peninsula has yet to completely bounce back. A new documentary explains why, and where to go from here. “We need to make people understand what works in Rockaway,” said John Cori, who is featured in the upcoming film, “John Cori Warned You.” Cori stars with his partner and [...]
Have you tried lately to commute to south Queens via public transportation? There is a phrase to describe it: nearly impossible. With gas prices still hovering near the $4 a gallon mark, politicians and civic leaders may have a solution. We support the proposal by Assemblymember Phil Goldfeder to reinstate the Rockaway line of the [...]
Recent collisions between birds and airplanes departing city airports could give a much-needed “all clear” for negotiations between the Port Authority and wildlife conservation groups. While recent uproar mainly surrounds possible runway expansion plans at JFK, in-flight crashes with birds came under scrutiny when a Los Angeles-bound flight was quickly grounded after a bird was [...]
Politicians and residents are worried that another year of swelling water bills will leave denizens drowning. For the 16th consecutive year, New York City residents will be paying more for their water bill if the Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) proposed rate increase is adopted. Assemblymember David Weprin called the hikes “déjà vu all over [...]
Rockaway residents roving across the Cross Bay Bridge will now be reimbursed for their travels from April 1 and on, according to the MTA. The Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge Residency Rebate Program recently passed the state budget, said Assemblymember Phillip Goldfeder. But while the discount program was expected to go into immediate effect once [...]
According to published reports, Peninsula Hospital will shut its doors for good on Monday, April 9. Hospital officials did not yet confirm, and local leaders could not verify the rumored sudden termination. Peninsula has already submitted a closure plan to the state Department of Health (DOH), which as of April 3 was still under review, [...]
