A driver was arrested following a horrific Ed Koch-Queensboro Bridge crash during the Labor Day weekend that left a pedestrian dead, police announced Monday. Police arrested 71-year-old Abdul Hakim of Jackson Heights for allegedly leaving the scene of an accident that resulted in the death of an Upper East Side resident, 36-year-old James Mossetty. The tragic incident occurred at York Avenue near East 72nd Street at around 5 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 30, when officers from the 19th Precinct rece...| amNewYork
Dressed in her Sunday best in the form of a colorful, floral dress and a yellow hat and coat, Louise Stamp took the bus to church on Aug. 31, as she does each weekend. But this was also the first day of new bus routes across Queens, as she offered her opinion not on a Sunday sermon, but the Sunday commute to church. “I personally don’t have a problem with it,” Stamp said in Long Island City about the changes. “Actually, one of the bus routes truly works in my favor, so I’m looking f...| amNewYork
Advocates for New York City retirees are preparing to rally at City Hall on Tuesday to push for a local law that would preserve the healthcare they and their families depend on. The rally is part of ongoing efforts to stop Mayor Eric Adams’ attempts to switch the city’s quarter-million retired municipal workers to a private Medicare Advantage plan. What makes this protest interesting is that it will occur a day after Adams’ 65th birthday, Sept. 1. He is now the general age when most A...| amNewYork
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is set to approve a $1.97 billion contract to bore tunnels and start construction on two new Harlem subway stations,| amNewYork
NYC officials said the 34th Street busway plan is part of the Adams administration's Midtown South Mixed-Use Plan.| amNewYork