March 8, 2021 By Allie Griffin The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has added COVID-19 vaccination sites to its live subway map to help eligible New Yorkers plan their route to get the shot. The new feature allows straphangers to easily find the vaccination sites closest to subway stops and plan their trips accordingly. Each vaccination… Read more »
March 8, 2021 By Allie Griffin New York City high schoolers will be welcomed back to the classroom at the city’s public schools later this month, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced today. Roughly 55,000 high school students who signed up for in-person learning in the fall will return to school buildings, starting on March 22… Read more »
March 8, 2021 By Christina Santucci Queens Borough President Donovan Richards visited the site of last-week’s four-alarm fire Sunday afternoon and met with some of the 15 Jackson Heights shop owners whose businesses were damaged in the massive blaze. Richards toured the area along with a representative from the city’s Department of Small Business Services… Read more »
March 6, 2021 By Christian Murray A crowd of more than 125 people congregated under the 46th Street–Bliss train station Saturday to express their outrage about the spike in Anti-Asian violence–and to make clear that there is a united front of residents in Sunnyside who aim to stamp it out. The event was organized by… Read more »
March 8, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Police are searching for a woman who allegedly snatched a wallet from a straphanger inside the 74th Street–Roosevelt subway station in January – and then used the victim’s debit card to buy items at a liquor store. The thief approached a 52-year-old woman inside the station on Jan. 15… Read more »
March 5, 2021 By Allie Griffin Three Queens men who were wrongfully convicted in a 1996 double homicide returned home to their families today after nearly a quarter century behind bars. A Queens Supreme Court judge vacated the convictions of George Bell, Gary Johnson and Rohan Bolt Friday in the murders of an Astoria business… Read more »
March 5, 2021 By Christian Murray A long-time Jackson Heights resident with a background in politics and public relations is running to be the next city council member for the 25th District. Alfonso Quiroz, who lives on 34th Avenue with his husband Jeff Simmons, enters the race with a long history of civic leadership. He… Read more »
March 5, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A four-alarm fire tore through a commercial building in Jackson Heights Thursday night damaging several storefronts. The blaze began at around 10:50 p.m. inside a restaurant located at 37-54 74th St., according to the FDNY. The fire, which started in the basement area at Prince Kebab & Chinese Restaurant,… Read more »
March 5, 2021 By Allie Griffin An 11-year-old girl from Jackson Heights formed an organization last year to help feed her neighbors in need. Bella Solomon launched Little by Little with the help of her twin sister, with the aim of fighting food insecurity by supporting local food pantries in Queens and beyond. The name… Read more »
March 5, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A teenager from Middle Village has become the first player from Queens to be recruited by the borough’s new soccer franchise Queensboro FC. Piero Elias, 18, signed with the academy team and is set to make his debut when the club kicks off its United Soccer League (USL) campaign… Read more »