Christine Chung, Author at THE CITY - NYC News

Street Food Vendor Permits to Expand by Thousands as Council Readies Vote

Jan. 25, 2021, 11:09 a.m.Jan. 25, 2021, 11:09 a.m.

A bill expected to next week would get many vendors off a years-long waiting list and finally working legally. But pandemic-slammed restaurant owners say the extra competition would further hurt their businesses.

animals

Dog Rescues Curbed by Surging Global Travel Costs Driven by Pandemic

Jan. 13, 2021, 9:18 p.m.Jan. 14, 2021, 8:00 a.m.

NYC groups that organize animal adoptions from around the world say COVID-19 travel restrictions have made international transportation costly where not impossible.

Campaign 2021

Queens Council Candidate Slams Campaign Finance Board for Nixing Immigrants’ Small Donations for Matching Funds

Jan. 11, 2021, 10:20 p.m.Jan. 11, 2021, 10:20 p.m.

Moumita Ahmed charges the CFB unfairly singled out her Bangladeshi neighbors for extra scrutiny that’s delaying her financial as she runs to succeed Rory Lancman.

Trump istration

NYC Congressional Reps Describe ‘Sheer Insanity’ as Insurrectionists Stormed Capitol

Jan. 6, 2021, 8:59 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:47 a.m.

Reps. Ritchie Torres, Grace Meng and Nydia Velazquez detail being thrust into the frightening chaos on a day when the final stamp on Joe Biden’s election got stampeded by rioters acting in the name of Donald Trump, a son of Queens.

Hunger

Fridges Feeding the Hungry Weather Growing Pains With Creative Alliances

Dec. 14, 2020, 10:22 p.m.June 10, 2024, 1:25 p.m.

A pandemic-spurred movement has seeded 70 community refrigerators and counting on sidewalks throughout the city — but still not nearly enough to meet neverending demand. Now some established food pantries are aiding the effort.

Uncategorized

Flushing Waterfront Development Clears Key Council Vote After Securing Union , Over Local Objections

Dec. 9, 2020, 10:30 p.m.Dec. 9, 2020, 10:39 p.m.

Activists who protested luxury project in Queens neighborhood with widespread rent struggles say they’re disappointed at reversal by elected officials who’d urged a no vote without more affordable housing.

Housing

Eviction Moratorium Exception: Nearly 100 Basement Apartments Hit With Vacate Orders During Pandemic

Nov. 29, 2020, 8:07 p.m.Nov. 30, 2020, 5:42 a.m.

Enforcement against illegal dwellings is pushing out tenants, many of them immigrants, just when sheltering at home has become urgent.

Queens

Flushing Council Candidates Split on Contentious Waterfront Development

Nov. 19, 2020, 4:30 a.m.Nov. 19, 2020, 5:37 a.m.

Dueling protests highlight Queens divide over 29-acre hotel and apartment megaproject set to transform a former industrial zone.

Housing

Tapped-Out Tenants Take Charge as Landlords Pursue End Runs Around Eviction Moratorium

Nov. 12, 2020, 12:04 a.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:46 a.m.

Harassment and lockouts pressure renters to leave their homes — but renters are fighting back with a little help from their friends. One way: “stoop court” sessions.

Board of Elections

Inside the Board of Elections’ Long Absentee Ballot Count

Nov. 10, 2020, 9:39 p.m.Nov. 10, 2020, 9:39 p.m.

More than 713,000 mailed votes received must now be tallied, with several races in the balance. A new bill would speed up the process going forward.

Christine Chung

Street Food Vendor Permits to Expand by Thousands as Council Readies Vote

Dog Rescues Curbed by Surging Global Travel Costs Driven by Pandemic

Queens Council Candidate Slams Campaign Finance Board for Nixing Immigrants’ Small Donations for Matching Funds

NYC Congressional Reps Describe ‘Sheer Insanity’ as Insurrectionists Stormed Capitol

Fridges Feeding the Hungry Weather Growing Pains With Creative Alliances

Flushing Waterfront Development Clears Key Council Vote After Securing Union , Over Local Objections

Eviction Moratorium Exception: Nearly 100 Basement Apartments Hit With Vacate Orders During Pandemic

Flushing Council Candidates Split on Contentious Waterfront Development

Tapped-Out Tenants Take Charge as Landlords Pursue End Runs Around Eviction Moratorium

Inside the Board of Elections’ Long Absentee Ballot Count

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