MTA: Say Goodbye to the MetroCard Bonus, But Transit Fare Will Stay the Same
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Riders will also have to say goodbye to MetroCard bonuses, the break on fares that comes when they refill their cards with $5.50 or more.
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MTA to Cut Staff and Costs Amid ‘Significant Financial Stress’
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In addition to layoffs, the MTA said it would implement a hiring freeze, reduce contractor costs and get tougher on fare evaders.
Read MoreQueens Chamber Hosts ‘Eat and Greet’ With John Liu
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The event takes place at Ben’s Deli in Bayside and will enable local business leaders to meet with Liu, chair of the Senate's committee on NYC Education.
Read MoreRep. Meng Joins Congregation Ohr Natan to Mark Druzhba Anniversary
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During her speech, Meng denounced incidents of anti-Semitic graffiti found at nearby PS 139 in Rego Park and praised the NYPD’s response.
Read MoreFood Waste Wasters Squander City Savings
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The nonpartisan budget analysts found that just 1.7 percent of the city’s 1 million tons of organic waste is recycled in fiscal year 2017.
Read MoreCohen Threatened to Sue Schools That Released Trump’s Grades
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Trump attended Kew-Forest School in Forest Hills from kindergarten through seventh grade, but it is unclear whether Cohen threatened the prep school.
Read MoreJumaane Williams Is NYC's New Public Advocate
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The feverish campaign featured 16 candidates.
Read MoreMCI Fight Gains Steam in Albany and Queens
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“The Major Capital Improvement program is responsible for hundreds of millions of dollars in rent increases on rent regulated tenants.”
Read MoreIslander Neighbors, Old and New, Consider Belmont Park Project’s Impact
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“A project of this size and this scope can greatly affect the quality of our community.”
Read MoreState Lawmakers to Introduce Bills Decriminalizing Sex Work
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“Ultimately, sex work is work.”
Read MorePetitioning Begins Tomorrow for DA Primary
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”Are you a Queens resident? Are you a Democrat? Can you sign this?”
Read MoreQueens Leaves Its Mark on Feverish Race For Advocate
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The borough is home to the two most ideologically opposed candidates and two others who fall somewhere in between.
Read MoreNew Senior Staffers Join Borough Hall Team
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Shurn Anderson became the new director of Economic Development, Brent Weitzberg takes over as director of Health and Human Services and Seniors and Anayeli Gomez-Brittain will serve as Katz’s policy advisor.
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Wishing For More Fish In The Sea As Queens Marine Wildlife Dwindles
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In the Rockaways, seine fishing, which uses a large fishing net called a seine, has led to the overfishing of the Atlantic menhaden.
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