Catalina cleans Legion Triangle section of Rockaway Boulevard and Eldert Lane
“This is not my house,” she said with a smile.
Safety
Bail reform and Congestion Pricing was passed in 2019 when State Senate was controlled by Democrats.
How was New York when the State Senate was controlled by Republicans?
August 18 8:30 pm to 6:00 am Mosquito Spraying by land (adulticide) about Forest Park, Juniper Valley and cemeteries
Mosquitos have started to come out. There seem to be more of them and more aggressive. (Photo: Dave and Eddie’s solution.) NYC’s website on Mosquito Control tracks past spraying, but it should also post number of location of 311 complaints over the years.
Row of cars dumped on Liberty Avenue in front of 106th Precinct vehicles at PO Nicholas DeMutiis Park.
Ironically, PO DeMutiis died when a stolen car rammed into his 1977 Plymouth while on duty on January 25, 1994 at this location. It’s a similar scene by 112 Precinct in Forest Hills under the LIRR trestle along Yellowstone Boulevard.
Bike lanes along Queens Boulevard painted since 2016 did not make the Boulevard safer. How many more businesses may close before DoT’s error is reversed?
Community board and the neighborhood voted against the bike lanes in May 2016, but ex-Mayor de Blasio pushed ahead the stretch from 74th Street and Eliot Avenue until Union Turnpike. Six years later, has the death and accident count changed? Has the business along the bike lane stretch benefited from the bike lane? If not, … Read more
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, flowers, twigs, grass clippings, and more. ALL FOOD WASTE AND FOOD-SOILED PAPER of any kind, everything from fruit and vegetable scraps to bones and shells to moldy … Read more
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 money in it, so I asked my token booth clerk to help. No luck. I could mail it in for a refund or visit a … Read more
“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. 552 U.S. (2008) case. 15 years later, stupid laws in nominating candidates for open seats in the Supreme Court continues.