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Brooklyn Paper
Published September 10Hurry up and wait: MTA chair says IBX won’t begin moving riders for at least five years, even as design phase speeds up
The Interborough Express (IBX) — a new light rail line between Brooklyn and Queens — will take at least five years to complete, MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber said this week. The transit boss floated the rough timeline for building the IBX to reporters while dropping by a…
Long Island Press
Published September 10Blakeman rallies with supporters in Queens in bid for governor
A growing coalition of Queens Republican, Jewish and community leaders is looking to turn grassroots energy into action as the campaign season moves into its critical final stretch before Election Day. That effort was on full display on Tuesday, Sept. 8, at Oasis Cafe in Bayside…
Brooklyn Paper
Published September 09Hochul, MTA unveil new IBX renderings, say project is moving faster than expected
Brooklyn and Queens transit riders can finally see the MTA's vision for its Interborough Express light rail project coming into focus, according to Gov. Kathy Hochul and the MTA. The governor and the agency released new renderings on Wednesday for how the new stations will look…
Queens Ledger
Published September 09Queens Faces “Operation Rotten Apple”
The Department of Homeland Security is ramping up ICE raids in some of Queens’ most diverse neighborhoods. Here’s how the surge is affecting immigrant communities. BY ROMAN BROSZKOWSKI & COLE SINANIAN news@queensledger.com Federal agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
Gothamist
Published September 09New renderings of the MTA's IBX project serving Brooklyn, Queens are out
A newly released rendering of the Interborough Express linking Brooklyn and Queens via light rail. Here's an early look at what some stations on the Interborough Express could look like. [ more › ]
Yonkers Times (Rising Media Group)
Published September 08Best Home Care Agencies in New York: 2026 Comparison
A Queens family picked their agency off a top ten list, signed, and found out three weeks later that the agency had no aides available in their neighborhood. The coverage map said all five boroughs. The reality was two offices and a waiting list. By then the discharge had…
Brooklyn Paper
Published September 08Brooklyn company, two Queens men indicted over alleged sale of fake construction safety cards
A Brooklyn company allegedly sold construction workers a shortcut to the job site — fake safety certifications for $500 that prosecutors say were issued without workers completing the required training. Redcode Inc., which has a location on McDonald Avenue in Brooklyn and another…
THE CITY
Published September 07On Labor Day, Mamdani Debuts ‘Worker Power’ Office to Support Union Organizing
Workers without unions will soon be able to leverage the resources of City Hall to help organize and have a voice on the job. On Labor Day, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a new executive order to create the new Office of Worker Power, which will help workers connect with union…
Long Island Press
Published September 03Elderly woman scammed out of nearly $1 Million, scammer arrested
A Queens woman has been arrested after allegedly scamming a 70-year-old woman out of nearly $1 million over the phone. Fnu Tierigeli, 32, was arrested in Hicksville at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 2, after Nassau County detectives said the 70-year-old woman received a call that…
Gothamist
Published September 02Family of woman shot to death in Queens seeks justice as NYPD searches for her fiancé
Melanie Apostol at left, and her sister Angelique Apostol Police are looking for Mark Washington in connection with the June murder. [ more › ]
THE CITY
Published September 02From Parking Lot to Memorial? Queens Borough Prez Wants City to Buy Paved-Over Black Cemetery
Queens Borough President Donovan Richards is calling on the city to purchase the site of a historic burial ground in Elmhurst, Queens, that was turned into a parking lot and transform it into a memorial for the enslaved and formerly enslaved New Yorkers buried there. Richards…
Queens Ledger
Published September 02Met Park Casino Polls Leave Queens Residents Head-Scratching as Construction Advances
BY COLE SINANIAN cole@queensledger.com “Does anyone in your household engage regularly in gambling, betting, sports betting, or other kinds of wagering?” Queens residents were asked this question and 80 others relating to their thoughts on Steve Cohen’s $8 billion Metropolitan…