Oct. 22, 2021 By Allie Griffin An Astoria assembly member has joined a hunger strike taking place outside City Hall in support of taxi drivers fighting for debt relief. Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani and more than a dozen yellow cab drivers are on day three of a hunger strike they started Wednesday to demand the… Read more »
Oct. 22, 2021 By Christian Murray Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Tuesday that her office filed a motion to overturn a 1995 conviction of a man found guilty of robbery. Katz filed the motion after her Conviction Integrity Unit discovered that the Assistant District Attorney at the time tainted the jury pool by improperly… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on Oct. 5, 2021, 7:45 p.m. BY Rachel Holliday Smith and Samantha Maldonado The city is not just choosing a new mayor in November. This fall, New York voters must also decide on five proposed changes to the state constitution. Five ballot proposals are up for a vote… Read more »
Oct. 21, 2021 By Allie Griffin About 80 people will partake in a group bike tour Saturday to explore cultural sites and local eateries through multiple northwest Queens neighborhoods. Citi Bike, On — a running apparel and shoe company —, MoMA PS1, local community group Homecoming and Queens-based food influencer Jaeki Cho have organized the… Read more »
Oct. 21, 2021 By Allie Griffin The three candidates running to represent the 22nd Council District in northwest Queens offered insight into their views on numerous issues during a forum Tuesday night hosted by the Queens Post. Tiffany Cabán, who won the Democratic primary; Republican Felicia Kalan and Green party candidate Edwin DeJesus answered questions… Read more »
Oct. 21, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A New York City barbeque joint will open at the former Studio Square location in Astoria Sunday. Pig Beach BBQ, a Brooklyn-based brisket and ribs eatery, will occupy a sprawling 28,000 square foot space at the venue, located at 35-33 36th St. It will be the company’s first Queens… Read more »
Oct. 21, 2021 By Max Parrott The city Department of Transportation Wednesday marked the completion of 4 miles of protected bike lanes on Northern Boulevard with the release of a bike safety study that touts the benefits of both protected and painted bike lanes. The new study, entitled “Safe Streets for Cycling: How Street Design… Read more »
Oct. 20, 2021 By Christian Murray A man was found dead with a laceration to his face behind a block of stores in Flushing this morning. Police received a call at around 3:50 a.m. that there was an unconscious man at the rear of 147-14 Northern Blvd. Upon arrival, officers from the 109th NYPD Precinct… Read more »
Oct. 19, 2021 By Allie Griffin Apartment rentals in Queens are largely going for less than they were before the pandemic threw the market in a tailspin, a new real estate report shows. Rent prices continue to trend upward but have yet to reach pre-pandemic costs in the vast majority of Queens neighborhoods, a market… Read more »
Oct. 20, 2021 By Allie Griffin All city workers must get vaccinated for COVID-19 or face unpaid leave under a new mandate Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday. The mandate requires city employees — including police officers, firefighters and sanitation workers — to get at least one dose by 5 p.m. on Oct. 29. It… Read more »