After a fire that occurred this morning in a home in Queens, eight people, including civilians and police, were transported to the hospital. The incident occurred shortly after 2 in the morning on the second floor of 164-40 73rd Avenue, in the Hillcrest sector. It took the work of about 60 firefighters to control the … Read more
We now move on to talk about the difficult situation experienced by many asylum-seeking families who this week have had to leave the shelter where they were located due to a municipal rule that came into force on Tuesday. These families with children received a notification that has forced them to leave the shelter where … Read more
Reports indicate that the Adams administration would be considering imposing a curfew on migrant shelters throughout the city. This comes after some neighbors complained that migrants go door to door asking for food, clothing and money. During a closed-door briefing on the immigration crisis with local lawmakers on Thursday, the mayor’s director of Asylum Seeker … Read more
Yesterday, Parks Department officers cleared almost all of the souvenir vendors from Washington Street in Dumbo. This is the second eviction of vendors since the order to evacuate bridges and tunnels came into force on January 3. IT MAY INTEREST YOU: Residents of this section of Brooklyn complained about the arrival of these vendors, pointing … Read more
The announcement made by Mayor Eric Adams this Friday restores the cuts that were made in November to summer rising programs. “I am happy that we will be able to restore funding and invest city money in the programs that help children succeed so much,” the mayor said. “Through responsible fiscal management, we can restore … Read more
“A lot of garbage and they are not giving it the priority they gave it before,†said Angela Rodriguez. The garbage problem in New York is a headache shared by many, if not all, New Yorkers. Thus, Mayor Eric Adams announced on Friday that his administration would reverse the 40% cuts to the Department of … Read more
Since the measure proposed by the Department of Transportation went into effect on January 3, which prohibits the presence of street vendors on the city’s bridges, several have moved to the Washington and Prospect streets section in Dumbo right next to the stairs that take you to the Brooklyn Bridge, a very popular point for … Read more
Judge Arthur Engoron, who today will hear final arguments in the fraud case against former President Donald Trump’s family business in New York, received a bomb threat at his home today. Authorities responded to the threat at Judge Arthur Engoron’s home on Long Island, a court official said. As a result, the procedure is not … Read more
Dozens of street vendors who were evicted from the Brooklyn Bridge pedestrian walkway on January 3 have moved to Washington Street in the DUMBO section, hoping to sell their wares to tourists heading from the bridge to the coastal neighborhood . IT MAY INTEREST YOU: This is according to the website Streetblog, which adds that … Read more
The Department of Buildings is investigating the collapse of a crane truck boom in Manhattan. The incident occurred around 2:30 pm on Tuesday at a construction site located between 207th Street and Ninth Avenue in Inwood. Following this incident, five construction workers were sent to the hospital. A person has a serious injury, but it … Read more