3 men arguing while riding the E train. One was threatening showing his knives.
Straphangers stayed away. When one knife was dropped, the man in blue took it and and threw it off the train. What if? It lasted at least 10 minutes before…
Calling for a Bail Reform Commission!
Before Bail Reform was passed in April 2019, Manhattan criminal judge Daniel Conviser, who wrote the Bail Reform Bench Book (July 2019), got it right. It’s Governor Hochul and Democrat…
September 1st was the anniversary of Hurricane Ida when over 3″ of rain fell in less than 1 hour in Queens.
Mayor Eric Adams announced over 2,300 rain gardens built, which let some rain water seeps into ground reducing runoff down the sewer. Will the homeowner be ticketed for trash piled…
Comptroller Lander, focus on helping Ida victims instead of creating new penalties for landlords.
Your “Basement Resident Protection Law” is to empower tenants living in not-to-Building-Department-code basements to sue their landlord. You will make the current housing and homeless crisis even worse! Instead, the…
Two-thirds of Americans (66%) believe that political divisions in this country have gotten worse.
YouGovAmerica did an online survey of 1,500 adult citizens from August 20-23, 2022. As a voter, you can improve the climate in November by voting to have a second opinion.…
Rikers Island is scheduled to close in 2027. With crime and incarceration rising, will the 4 borough jails become extra beds?
Yes, the City is committed to close Rikers. Is this another wrong decision by the Democrats?
Flooding is to be expected at 151 Avenue between 78th and 79th Streets.
There is a damaged catch basin at the top of the 151 Avenue hill on 78th Street. DoT repairs the damage by covering it with asphalt. Down the 151 Avenue…
78 Street (Queens) or Sapphire Street (Brooklyn) in Lindenwood is overlooked by 106 Pct (Q) and 75 Pct (K).
At 153 Avenue, there is no “end of road” warning for those driving westbound on 151 Avenue. An accident in early August damaged 4 parked cars. Package pirates and auto…
Tree Pruning and Lifted Sidewalk
The City has a tree pruning program. This tree at 79 Street near Linden Boulevard is not mapped for pruning even though the owner has made numerous 311 reports. For…
Traffic fixes at 79 Street between Linden Boulevard and 149 Avenue, then 151 Avenue have not been effective.
It’s one way northbound between Linden Boulevard and 149 Avenue, but two-way one block down between 149 Avenue and 151 Avenue. The rational is that the street is narrower where…