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August 20, 2019

Past NY State Bar President G. Robert Witmer dies

August 20, 2019/ David Brand
Past NY State Bar President G. Robert Witmer dies

“Bob Witmer represented the best of the best in the legal profession. He was a devoted and selfless leader.”

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August 20, 2019/ David Brand/
Communities, Law, news
G. Robert Witmer Jr., Nixon Peabody LLP, NYSBA, New York State Bar Association
August 20, 2019

While MoMA is away, Queens’ museums will play

August 20, 2019/ Guest User
While MoMA is away, Queens’ museums will play

Check out our favorite places to go view some arts that’s beautiful, or bizarre, or sometimes both. 

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August 20, 2019/ Guest User/
news, Western Queens, Entertainment, Features
MoMA PS1, MoMA, Museum of the Moving Image, Socrates Sculpture Park, art
August 20, 2019

How the short-lived V train altered Queens’ subway lines forever

August 20, 2019/ Guest User
How the short-lived V train altered Queens’ subway lines forever

When the V train first debuted in December 2001 it created such a subway shakeup in Queens that the borough has yet to recover from it.

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August 20, 2019/ Guest User/
Communities, Central Queens, eastern queens, Features, news, politics, Western Queens, Transit
V train, Forest Hills, MTA, history, subway, Jamaica, G train, M train, E train, Queens Plaza, Court Square, F train, Queensbridge
August 20, 2019

Queens pols say bus schedule cost-cutting move hurts riders

August 20, 2019/ Guest User
Queens pols say bus schedule cost-cutting move hurts riders

Riders across the city will be left “lost and confused without a physical printout of the bus schedule to guide them,” the lawmakers said.

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August 20, 2019/ Guest User/
Central Queens, Communities, eastern queens, Law, news, northern queens, politics, Southern Queens, Western Queens, Transit, Voices
MTA, Metropolitan Transit Authority, Sarah Meyer, The Bus Turnaround Coalition, Grace Meng, John Liu, Ed Braunstein, Nily Rozic, Adrienne Adams, Karen Koslowitz, Peter Koo, Barry Grodenchik, Costa Constantinides, Donovan Richards, Paul Vallone, Robert Holden, I. Daneek Miller, Antonio Reynoso, Jimmy Van Bramer, Daniel Dromm
August 20, 2019

Queens nonprofits receive cash infusion ahead of 2020 census

August 20, 2019/ Guest User
Queens nonprofits receive cash infusion ahead of 2020 census

Queens funding recipients include Asian Americans for Equality and the CHAZAQ Organization USA. 

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August 20, 2019/ Guest User/
Communities, Central Queens, eastern queens, news, Law, northern queens, politics, Western Queens
2020 Census, Corey Johnson, census, 2020 census question, Trump administration, Donald Trump, Asian Americans for Equality, CHAZAQ
August 20, 2019

US prisons chief fired after Epstein's death

August 20, 2019/ Associated Press
US prisons chief fired after Epstein's death

The bureau has come under intense scrutiny since Epstein's death, with lawmakers and Barr demanding answers about how Epstein was left unsupervised.

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August 20, 2019/ Associated Press/
Crime, Law, news, politics
William Barr, Jeffrey Epstein, Hugh Hurwitz, Metropolitan Correctional Center, Justice Department', Lamine N'Diaye, Ben Sasse, Federal Bureau of Prisons, jails
August 20, 2019

'Middle finger' luxury tower plan tests Ridgewood residents and local councilmember

August 20, 2019/ David Brand
'Middle finger' luxury tower plan tests Ridgewood residents and local councilmember

“We don’t have a big middle finger building yet … That would be our middle finger building.”

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August 20, 2019/ David Brand/
Communities, news, politics, Western Queens, Transit
Food Bazaar, Ridgewood, affordable housing, Avery Hall Investments, apartments, real estate, rezoning, Antonio Reynoso, Ridgewood Tenants Union, Astoria, Target, Elmhurst, M train, L train
August 20, 2019

Disability rights advocates sue NYPD for body cam video of Maspeth woman’s shooting death

August 20, 2019/ David Brand
Disability rights advocates sue NYPD for body cam video of Maspeth woman’s shooting death

The NYPD denied NYLPI’s Freedom of Information Law request for audio and video files of the incident, prompting the lawsuit.

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August 20, 2019/ David Brand/
Crime, Law, news, Western Queens
disability rights, New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, NYPD, body cameras, Miguel Richards, shooting, mental illness, mental health
August 20, 2019

‘Who is the victim, the shooter or the shot?’ Jamaica playwright asks

August 20, 2019/ Guest User
‘Who is the victim, the shooter or the shot?’ Jamaica playwright asks

Yogi “Y?” Guyadin’s new play explores the dynamics between victims and perpetrators through the lens of gun violence.

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August 20, 2019/ Guest User/
Crime, Communities, eastern queens, Education, Entertainment, Features, news, Law, Voices
Y?, Yogi “Y?” Guyadin, shooter, gun violence, Jamaica, QCA, Queens Council on the Arts, Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning, ICE, jail
August 19, 2019

Health Department to combat mosquitoes across Queens

August 19, 2019/ Guest User
Health Department to combat mosquitoes across Queens

Low concentrations of insecticides will be dispensed from trucks in parts of Fresh Meadows, Hollis, Sunnyside, Glendale, Maspeth and Middle Village.

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August 19, 2019/ Guest User/
Central Queens, eastern queens, news, Health
West Nile Virus, mosquitoes, Health Department, Fresh Meadows, Hollis, Sunnyside, Glendale, Maspeth and Middle Village
August 19, 2019

East Elmhurst woman convicted of assaulting probation officer

August 19, 2019/ Guest User
East Elmhurst woman convicted of assaulting probation officer

The officer testified that some of the woman’s animals were malnourished, and that there was feces on the floor of her house.

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August 19, 2019/ Guest User/
Central Queens, news, Law
East Elmhurst, Elizabeth Grant, animal abuse, animal cruelty, Daniel Lewis, animals
August 19, 2019

Queens survivor sues Rockefeller University for ignoring sex abuse by notorious doctor

August 19, 2019/ David Brand
Queens survivor sues Rockefeller University for ignoring sex abuse by notorious doctor

“At 5, he didn’t have a voice. He was powerless and now he’s taking the power back.”

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August 19, 2019/ David Brand/
Crime, Law, news, politics, Voices
Reginald Archibald, Queens Supreme Court, Rockefeller University, sex abuse, childhood sex abuse, Child Victims Act, Jeff Herman, W.F.L., CVA
August 19, 2019

US Open returns to Flushing Meadows as qualifiers begin

August 19, 2019/ Rachel Vick
US Open returns to Flushing Meadows as qualifiers begin

Wednesday’s activities include Queens Day, highlighting the competition’s home borough and celebrating the community’s culture with performances and exhibitions from local groups. 

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August 19, 2019/ Rachel Vick/
eastern queens, news, Sports
tennis, Serena Williams, U.S. Open, USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows Park, Flushing, Corona
August 19, 2019

Arbitration Day revives centuries-old interborough dispute

August 19, 2019/ David Brand
Arbitration Day revives centuries-old interborough dispute

Where, exactly, does one county end and the other begin? 

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August 19, 2019/ David Brand/
Central Queens, Education, news, Western Queens
Arbitration Rock, Ridgewood, Newtown, Greater Ridgewood Historical Society, history
August 19, 2019

NYPD cop fired for using banned chokehold that led to Eric Garner’s death

August 19, 2019/ David Brand
NYPD cop fired for using banned chokehold that led to Eric Garner’s death

“What I learned is that we wouldn’t let this linger for five years. It’s too long.”

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August 19, 2019/ David Brand/
Communities, Features, Law, news
daniel pantaleo, eric garner, nypd, james o'neill, donovan richards, committee on public safety, ccrb, Civilian Complaint Review Board
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