March 1, 2022 By Allie Griffin A coalition of advocates, legal aid organizations and civil rights groups are calling on state lawmakers to pass a Queens legislator’s bill to decriminalize unlicensed massage parlors. Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas, community advocates and local massage workers came together at the Flushing Worker’s Center in Flushing Friday to bring… Read more »
Mar. 1, 2022, By Michael Dorgan A Florida man has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for making racist threats against a black former basketball coach who fatally punched a white tourist in Long Island City in 2018. Michael Feeney, 61, a retiree from Palm City, was sentenced in Brooklyn Federal Court Friday for… Read more »
March 1, 2022 By Christian Murray The number of Queens residents who applied to be on a local community board in 2022 was the second highest year on record. Queens Borough President Donovan Richards announced Monday that his office received 884 applications from residents seeking an appointment to one of the borough’s 14 community boards… Read more »
Mar. 1, 2022 By Allie Griffin A 62-year-old Asian American woman from North Corona has died three months after she was brutally beaten by a man with a rock. GuiYing Ma succumbed to her injuries on Feb. 22, her family announced yesterday. Ma suffered severe head injuries when a man beat her with a large… Read more »
March 1, 2022 By Christian Murray Catholic Schools in Brooklyn and Queens will no longer be requiring students to wear face masks—both indoors and out–beginning Wednesday. The announcement came Monday, just one day after Governor Kathy Hochul said that the statewide school mask mandate would be lifted on Wednesday March 2. The state policy, however,… Read more »
Feb. 28, 2022 By Christian Murray A man was struck by a M train in Astoria Monday and is in critical condition, according to police. The victim was hit at around 3:15 p.m. at the Steinway Street station by a northbound M train, according to a NYPD spokesperson. Police said that the man, who hasn’t… Read more »
Feb. 27, 2022 By Christian Murray A 57-year-old homeless man was arrested Sunday for the gruesome hammer attack of a woman at the Queens Plaza subway station Thursday night. William Blount, 57, who resides at a Manhattan homeless shelter, was arrested on charges of attempted murder, robbery, and assault for allegedly hitting a woman as… Read more »
Feb 27, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The St. Pats For All Parade is coming back as an in-person event this year. Dozens of groups have registered to march for what is Sunnyside and Woodside’s largest annual event. The parade was replaced with a virtual celebration last year due to COVID-19 restrictions. Several Irish cultural groups,… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on Feb. 25, 2022 at 4:14 p.m. By Samantha Maldonado, THE CITY It could be doom for the vroom. That’s what officials and light sleepers are hoping for when a state law aimed at deterring noisy, souped-up vehicles goes into effect this spring, coupled with an ongoing… Read more »
Feb. 25, 2022 By Christian Murray A large Filipino restaurant chain that is popular for it’s unbattered, deep-fried chicken is opening its first New York City location in Woodside. Max’s Restaurant, which has 200 locations in the Philippines and 20 in North America, is opening a restaurant at 40-09 69th St., where Rosario’s Ihawan was… Read more »