New York sheriffs busted an illegal party with 300 maskless guests in Queens restaurant Sueño Americano
on Sunday morning
Police charged five people with misdemeanors and tweeted that it was a violation of emergency orders.health code violations and liquor licensing laws
Current New York restrictions prevent indoor gatherings of more than ten people, to try and curb the rise of the virus, with fines of up to $15,000
Police have broke up multiple illegal parties in Queens, the Bronx and Brooklyn in the last few months including raves, karaoke and community gatherings
According to government figures Queens has any average of 981 cases a day
‘Like an Earthquake’: Gas Explosion Rips Through a Bronx House
Ten people suffered minor injuries in the blast, which knocked a door off its hinges and across the street and blew windows out of their frames.
Investigators at the scene of an explosion in the Bronx, which may have been caused by a gas plumbing system.Credit.Dakota Santiago for The New York Times
Feb. 18, 2021
Ten people were hurt, none of them seriously, when a gas explosion ripped through a three-story house in the Bronx on Thursday, officials said.
The explosion’s force blew one of the house’s doors off its hinges and across the street, where it hung from telephone wires in the frigid air as night fell and investigators scoured the building and the area around it.
The cause of the blast Thursday afternoon that injured six children and four adults was still under investigation on Friday.But city Buildings Department inspectors found gas lines, water pipes and laundry equipment were illegally installed in a ground-floor garage of the building.
When it comes to new building filings in the city, 2021 is off to a somewhat slow start.
The city’s 10 biggest new building applications filed in January totaled about 2 million square feet about 1 million square feet less than was filed in December.
Six of the top 10 projects were mixed-use buildings, while three were schools.
Manhattan, Brooklyn and Bronx each had three of the month’s biggest filings, while Queens, which dominated in December, had only one plan ranked 8th that made the top 10.
Here’s the full list:
1. 520 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan
Rabina Properties filed plans to build a 70-story mixed-use skyscraper at Fifth Avenue and East 43rd Street in Midtown. The 452,134-square-foot building would include 98 residential units across 35 floors, with 24 stories dedicated to office space. Several floors would feature amenities like a solarium and private dining. KPF is listed as the architect of record.