61-year-old EMT Alison Russo-Elling was stabbed to death September 29th by 34-year-old Peter Zisopoulos. According to records, he threatened Asians in 2018. Hospitals in the city had refused to admit patients they find too disruptive.
Councilwoman Julie Menin’s Int 0116-2022 was passed unanimously by the City Council on September 29. The portal is suppose to be up by November 2023. Instead of adding another layer of bureaucracy before the rules are made clearer, the right way is let the people who run the bureaucracy simplify it themselves first.
New York County Supreme Court Judge Laurence L. Love ruled on September 29. Lines are due before the Albany legislature on or before April 28, 2023. The final bill from Dr. Jonathan Cervas, the Special Master, was $147K for Congressional and State Senate lines. So far, the Independent Redistricting Commission has spent over $4M.
Chancellor David Banks announced on September 29th that NYC Middle Schools could use grades again to determine which students to admit; and for high schools, the top 15 percent of students in each school and citywide will get first priority. Comptroller Brad Lander disagrees. Admission begins October 6 for SHSAT; October 12th for High School; … Read more
Science of the converter. Cars targeted per CarFax. Each converter has about 6 grams (about one-fifth of an ounce) of platinum, palladium and rhodium. Assuming 2 grams per metal, it could fetch about $1,142 at today’s price when it was about $275 in 2018.
At 92 Avenue next to the LIRR Jamaica Yard, cars are dumped here regularly. City does remove them only to be replaced by more vehicles dumped. Sometimes, police have issued violation tickets to cars of law-abiding residents. Because a night club is one block away, KISS at 130-35 91 Avenue, patrons would block residents’ driveway … Read more
To go from Richmond Hill to South Richmond Hill between Lefferts Boulevard and the Van Wyck Expressway, 130th Street running through an industrial area then beneath the LIRR Jamaica Yard is the only option. Cars often speed through this section scaring the few residents living here. When parking, drivers would often ignore driveways blocking homeowners … Read more
Many small landlords depend on rental income to survive. Tenants have used Disaster Emergency Declaration and Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) to live rent free. ERAP has to be investigated.
The City seems not to care about this area. The corner is quiet with a warehouse at Van Wyck Expressway. Dumping is regular. Street lighting is weak. Flooding is an issue. Parked cars are left for months; many have no registration or plates. This corner has two drainage system. The higher drain is connected to … Read more
