Cool down with water mist at Queens Unisphere
Worth a trip! (July 26, 2023) One year later, out of commission after having spent $6.8 million makeover in 2020.
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Capping NYC school class sizes when student population is dropping is to help… you guessed it.
Update July 12, 2023: Co-Sponsor of S9460 (2021-2022) Robert Jackson asked the Independent Budget Office to do an assessment of the bill. its “unintended consequences” is likely 17,700 new teachers on top of the $6.4 billion pay increase. Maximum number of students allowed in each classroom is currently set between 30 and 34 students (kindergarten, … Read more
City Council’s One-Stop-Shop Small Business Portal sounds nice, but it’s another bureaucracy.
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.
Having asylum seekers to wait 150 days for right to work is too long. Mayor Eric Adams said they should not wait that long!
Local Law 11 says anyone with permanent residency or work permit can vote in municipal elections. Republicans have had it ruled illegal, and Mayor Adams’ office is appealing the decision. If successful, voter registration starts January 3, 2023! Mayor Adams’s statement on YouTube 44:00.
Tree, garbage, theft, loud music, parking at 126 and 127 Streets.
The residents feel the City has a lower priority responding to their needs. Illegal activities continue. Tree trimming requires multiple attempts. Double-parking, reserved spots, hydrants, driveway blocking, out-of-state owners… Theft reporting is up to citizens to fix on their own. Response time has not been attentive. Quality of life is dramatically lower than before.
One bench wrongly placed at PS 54 Hillside is causing nothing but trouble.
It was installed about 3 years ago. It has attracted wrong people and wrong activities at the wrong time. Wednesday night boom box music until 2 am, drug use, dog poop, homeless, drinking, all happening at PS 54. It should be removed.
Speed bumps request at 125 Street lost.
Both ends of 125 Street between Jamaica Avenue and 89 Avenue are not thruways, yet cars speed down the one-way street south dangerously. The “mayor” of this block submitted request for two speed bumps 6 years ago, but was told that the request was lost. Also, sewer pipe mid-street is probably broken. DoT came several … Read more
DEP repaired service lines at homes along 124 Street between Jamaica and 89 Avenues in August. Water pressure dropped.
Concerns were raised. Response is lacking.
$500 million 2020, 2022, 2024. Does MTA even care about you and your money???
When the COVID pandemic hit. When you saw nightly subway cleaning. When it announced cost of fare evasion… Solutions? Build taller turnstiles. $ Hike fares in March 2023. $$ Congestion pricing in 2024. $$$ ENOUGH!
You have until September 9 to post a comment on Congestion Pricing.
Click here to post. Click here to read about “Central Business District Tolling Program” and the six rushed public hearings held last week before Labor Day weekend.