Andrew M. Cuomo and lawmakers agreed on Monday to a broad package of changes to gun laws that would expand the state’s ban on assault weapons and would include new measures to keep guns away from the mentally ill. The state Senate, controlled by a coalition of Republicans and a handful of Democrats, approved the [...]
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Across social media, Queens reacts to the Sandy Hook shooting
As the nation begins to process the shooting that killed on Friday 27 victims, including 20 children, at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, Queens residents and institutions express their condolences, their concerns, and their frustrations:
High-level support for Major League Soccor stadium
New Queens Soccer Stadium Has Bloomberg, Cuomo Support: Gothamist – “The push for a new 25,000-seat soccer stadium in Flushing Meadows has the support of two big New York pols.” Both Mayor Bloomberg and Governor Cuomo have expressed a desire for the stadium to be built, which would making NYC a two-soccer team town. But [...]
Sergeant shot in Queens released from hospital
Wounded NYPD Sergeant Out Of Hospital – NBC News New York – The wounded sergeant is the 10th member of the NYPD shot while on the job this year, according to the department. The NYPD sergeant who was shot in both legs while chasing a suspect down a narrow alley this week is out of [...]
Queens Today: Bayside assemblyman criticizes MTA surcharge
Lawmaker rips new MetroCard surcharge as ‘unfair’ to northeast Queens – NY Daily News – ”Assemblyman Edward Braunstein blasted the MTA on Tuesday, saying the $1 surcharge to encourage riders to re-use the cards is unfair to bus riders in his district.” Many riders buy their MetroCards at Long Island Rail Road station vending machines where cards [...]
Top 10 best Kosher restaurants and cafes in Queens
I’m a Jewish New Yorker from Queens which means two things: one, people assume I’m bad at geography (which is true) and two, I am a terrible cook because there are so many Kosher restaurants in the city that I never felt any need to learn to. And while I am no expert food critic, [...]
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