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Metropolis Council Member Shekar Krishnan rallied with Uber and Lyft drivers for his laws aimed toward strengthening their job protections. Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. Picture by Lloyd Mitchell A Queens metropolis lawmaker stated on Thursday that he expects his laws, aimed toward strengthening protections for Uber and Lyft drivers from being kicked off the platforms by “deactivations,” to obtain a vote earlier than the present Metropolis Council’s session ends in two weeks. Metropolis Council Member Shekar Krishnan advised New York News he believes the council will take up his invoice, Intro. 276, throughout its final full assembly scheduled for Dec. 18.…

The Interborough Categorical (IBX), the extremely anticipated practice line connecting Brooklyn and Queens, has lastly entered into Section One among its development with the environmental evaluate course of, a lot to the dismay of many Maspeth and Center Village residents. The MTA hosted an open home informational session on Nov. 19 that featured a brief presentation, an array of poster boards displaying a map of the road and about two dozen MTA workers scattered across the basement of Trinity Lutheran Church in Center Village. The affair was a who’s who of Queens movers and shakers, that includes neighborhood board members,…