Milled section of Jamaica Ave between 121 St and Lefferts Blvd has not been repaved after 6 months.
Other sections of Jamaica Avenue street milled at the same time has been paved back, but not this 3-block stretch. Why?
Are merchants responsible for lifting sidewalk?
Yes, property owners are responsible, but what if the lifting is caused by the vibration of the elevated J Train on Jamaica Avenue?
Weekly compost pick up Queens boroughwide starting October 3, 2022
Mayor Eric Adams’ announcement. Click here to order free bin before October 1, 2022. What to Compost at the Curb ALL LEAF AND YARD WASTE of any kind, like leaves,…
Consumer Price Index for July 2022 at 8.5%
CPI. Do you have the financial cushion to take price-increase hits? What are the adjustments you have made to cope? How long can you go on? How close are you…
MTA Customer Service is getting more inconvenient, worse in waiting and less friendly.
Before COVID, token booth clerks could take cash purchases, transfer card values, and be of service helping straphangers. My mother got a new MTA Reduced-Fare MetroCard. The expiring one has…
“The Constitution does not prohibit legislatures from enacting stupid laws.”
Quote from Chief Justice John Paul Stevens recalling remark from Justice Thurgood Marshall in the New York State Board of Elections, et. al., PETITIONERS v. Margarita Lopez Torres et al.…
Trash piling up for weeks in front of 125-17 Liberty Avenue has been ignored by Department of Sanitation after numerous 311 calls.
According to local merchants, the pile of trash pictured has been there since mid-July. What is the procedure to request a sanitation waste basket at the street corner of 126…
Hookah bars on Liberty Avenue bring unwelcomed noise trash and people from outside of the neighborhood.
Merchants and neighbors complained about late night noise, public urination and defecation, gun shots that damaged properties… What are the rules and consequences to open certain shops and when those…
Inflation as told by one bakery.
Flour up 75%; Coconut oil, 140%; Chicken, 130%. Polystyrene foam is banned statewide as of January 1, 2022. The cost to buy paper for on- and off-premise consumption went from…
Ever sinking pothole at Liberty Avenue and 123 Street
It sinks, city fills and fills and fills again.