This article was originally published by The City on June 28 at 11:17 a.m. EST BY ANN CHOI AND JOSEFA VELASQUEZ At least 1 million New Yorkers — nearly three of ten registered voters — participated in the primary election, a far stronger showing than when the mayor’s job and most City Council seats were last up… Read more »
June 29, 2021 By Allie Griffin A free Independence celebration with live music and fireworks will light up Astoria Park tonight. The Central Astoria Local Development Coalition Inc. is hosting its early Independence Day celebration on the Astoria Park Great Lawn, on Shore Boulevard between the Hell Gate Bridge and the pool, tonight. An all-women… Read more »
June 28, 2021 By Allie Griffin Nearly every Queens Public Library (QPL) branch across the borough will reopen in-person services beginning next month in a move to return to pre-pandemic service. All library branches were temporarily closed last year to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. QPL has gradually phased in in-person services since last summer… Read more »
June 28, 2021 By Allie Griffin A free summer concert series is returning to Jackson Heights this weekend after going remote last year. “Summer Sundays in The Park” will again feature live music from local artists on Sundays at 6 p.m. in Travers Park, from July 4 through Aug. 29. The series — organized by… Read more »
June 28, 2021 By Allie Griffin Workers have broken ground on a community space and parking garage near Queens Borough Hall — the first major step in the construction of a borough-based jail in Kew Gardens, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Friday. The new facility, which will be 105 feet tall, will include a 25,000-square-foot… Read more »
June 26, 2021 By Christian Murray Police have released video footage of a man who allegedly forced a 31-year-old woman at gunpoint to perform a sex act on him in Jackson Heights earlier this month. The suspect approached the woman just after 2 a.m. on June 18 near 78th Street and Roosevelt Avenue and displayed… Read more »
June 28, 2021 By Christian Murray The police have arrested a California man who allegedly shot and killed a Queens man in North Corona in 2018. Charles Williams, 35, of Carmichael, Calif., has been charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon for the Sept. 30, 2018 death of Daryl Whitfield, 26, of Jamaica…. Read more »
June 27, 2021 By Christina Santucci Queens Borough President Donovan Richards has formed a task force of elected officials, city agencies and community leaders to address quality of life issues in College Point. The group met for the first time earlier this month to discuss matters including an ongoing sewer construction project in the neighborhood,… Read more »
June 25, 2021 By Allison Griffin The outcome as to who will be the next borough president is likely to be determined by western Queens voters—the supporters of Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer. The nail-biting borough president race is currently a near-tie with only 2,076 first-choice, in person votes separating incumbent Queens Borough President Donovan… Read more »
June 25, 2021 Op-Ed By: Council Member Daniel Dromm I founded Queens Pride 29 years ago to be a welcoming space for all the borough’s diverse communities. Through the years, I excitedly watched as this colorful celebration, with a serious political message, grew. It seems every country is now represented. The transgender presence, always there… Read more »