Sept. 11, 2020 By Christian Murray The Ridgewood YMCA will be offering parents free childcare on days their kids have to do remote learning. The program, which will be open for students in Queens, is being funded by a $500,000 donation by AT&T and WarnerMedia to the YMCA of Greater New York. The Ridgewood YMCA… Read more »
Sept. 11, 2020 By Christian Murray Council Member Danny Dromm has secured funding to cover the costs of additional trash pick-ups and a sidewalk/street cleaning service in Jackson Heights and Elmhurst. The funds come at a time when the city has slashed the budget, including the Dept. of Sanitation budget that has been cut by… Read more »
Sept. 11, 2020 By Christian Murray The police are looking for a man who smashed a display case in an Astoria jewelry store last week and took off with approximately $20,000 worth of merchandise. The suspect entered K.A. Jewelry, located at 30-04 Broadway, at around 11:20 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 2 and walked up to… Read more »
Sept. 9, 2020 By Christian Murray The police have released video footage of five teenagers wanted for attacking a man and stealing his cellphone on a Manhattan-bound E train in July. The suspects—three men and two women– allegedly approached a 57-year-old man while on an E-train in Queens at around 7:15 p.m. on July 23… Read more »
By Josefa Velasquez, THE CITY This story was originally published on 9/8/20 by THE CITY Nearly six months after COVID-19’s spread caused a statewide shutdown, life in New York City is showing signs of slowly reverting back to pre-pandemic normalcy for some. Retail stores are open again, diners can eat at restaurants, albeit outside, toilet paper is… Read more »
Sept. 8, 2020 By Christian Murray The School Construction Authority has halted work on building new schools throughout the city, officials told Queens Community Board 2 Thursday. The SCA has put the construction of new schools on hold since March and is currently working on getting schools ready for 2020. The agency attributes the stoppage to… Read more »
Sept. 3, 2020 By Christian Murray Council Member Robert Holden, who represents the 30th Council District, considers himself to be a “common sense” elected official—something he says is in short supply among legislators in New York City. Holden, whose district includes Glendale, Middle Village and Maspeth, says that the progressive and socialist policies of Mayor… Read more »
Sept. 5, 2020 By Christian Murray The police are investigating the death of a man found with head injuries outside an Elmhurst bodega this morning. The NYPD responded to a 911 call at around 6:30 a.m. and found an unconscious man in front of 89-45 Elmhurst Ave. with head trauma. The man, believed to be… Read more »
Sept. 5, 2020 By Christian Murray A pedestrian is in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle in the crosswalk while crossing Roosevelt Avenue Friday, police said. The victim, a female, had the signal when she was hit at around 9:50 a.m. by a motorist who was turning left from 56th Street onto Roosevelt… Read more »
Sept. 3, 2020 By Christian Murray Citi Bike is expanding deeper into Astoria, with the bike-share company looking to install docking stations in the Ditmars-Steinway section of Astoria all the way east toward East Elmhurst. The company is soliciting feedback on where to install the docks and has opened a portal for riders to provide… Read more »