Oct. 7, 2020 By Christian Murray The owners of Queens’ first ever professional soccer franchise have revealed the club’s logo. The logo for the Queensboro FC aims to reflect the hallmark elements that define the borough, which consists of approximately 90 neighborhoods, 2 million residents and immigrants from more than 150 nations. The centerpiece of… Read more »
Oct. 7, 2020 By Allie Griffin Nonessential businesses must close tomorrow in specific sections of Queens and Brooklyn that are undergoing a spike in COVID-19 cases, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced today. The businesses in the coronavirus hotspots must shut their doors–and restaurants are only permitted to be open for takeout–for at least two weeks…. Read more »
Oct. 7, 2020 By Christian Murray and Michael Dorgan Revved up engines, screeching tires and the din of loud music booming out of car windows are among the sounds that are waking up residents throughout Sunnyside late at night. The noise stems from drag racers who have been tearing up and down the streets and… Read more »
Oct. 7, 2020 By Allie Griffin A motorcyclist is dead after colliding with a car in Woodside Tuesday night. The biker, a 38-year-old man, was riding his 2009 Honda motorcycle eastbound on 31st Avenue at around 11 p.m. when a driver in a 2014 Nissan Pathfinder traveling westbound made a left hand turn in front… Read more »
Oct. 6, 2020 By Allie Griffin Governor Andrew Cuomo unveiled a plan today to close nonessential businesses and enforce other restrictions in COVID-19 clusters popping up statewide. The news came after Mayor Bill de Blasio said he would close down the businesses in hotspot ZIP codes — including Kew Gardens, Kew Gardens Hills and Far… Read more »
Oct. 5, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Queens Council Member Bob Holden is looking to repeal recently-passed legislation that bans the NYPD from using chokeholds. Holden said the anti-chokehold legislation – which made it a misdemeanor when cops use methods of restraints like chokeholds and kneeling on a suspect’s back – hampers officers from doing their… Read more »
Oct. 6, 2020 By Allie Griffin Police are investigating the cause of death of a 39-year-old man who was found lifeless lying on the kitchen floor of his Elmhurst home Saturday morning. The NYPD responded to a 911 call at around 10:30 a.m. and found Santos Quiej unconscious and unresponsive, lying face down on the… Read more »
Oct. 5, 2020 By Allie Griffin Two Queens karaoke bars were shut down over the weekend for violating city COVID-19 regulations. New York City Sheriff Deputies shuttered two karaoke spots in Flushing after finding dozens of patrons inside each establishment. The officers first shut down the Platinum Lounge, located at 41-16 Fuller Pl, on Friday… Read more »
Oct. 5, 2020 By Michael Dorgan The third annual Astoria Film Festival launched Thursday and it will include an expanded line up of movies made by emerging local and international filmmakers. The festival will include a mix of nearly 100 short films and web series that can be viewed virtually and at various locations throughout… Read more »
Oct. 5, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A woman is dead and two others are in critical condition after a seaplane they were traveling in crashed into a concrete pier in Whitestone Sunday. Maggie O Neill, 61, died after the single-engine Cessna slammed into a pier at Riverside Drive and 158th Street at around 3 p.m…. Read more »