Nov. 3, 2020 By Allie Griffin There are no known plans of acts of violence or unrest in New York City ahead of today’s election results, Mayor Bill de Blasio said. The mayor said during a press briefing Tuesday that there are no major protests scheduled thus far, but that the city is prepared for… Read more »
Nov. 2, 2020 By Christian Murray The presidential election may be front and center but the New York City mayoral race is beginning to take shape. Today we talk to Shaun Donovan, one of the many candidates looking to be the next mayor. He will be competing in the Democratic primary in June 2021 against… Read more »
Nov. 2, 2020 By Allie Griffin The New York City Parks Department is calling for proposals for a bicycle rental program at Flushing Meadows Corona Park and Forest Park. The department issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the development, operation and maintenance of bike rental stations on Thursday. The Parks Department is also seeking… Read more »
Nov. 2, 2020 Staff Report The entries are in. Now it’s time to vote. Dozens of Queens residents uploaded photos of their Halloween costumes for the inaugural #bewitchinQueens costume competition. The Queens resident with the most popular costume—or “likes” —will win a $250 VISA gift card; with the runner up getting a $150 VISA card;… Read more »
Nov. 2, 2020 Staff Report The entries are in and the voting is taking place. Nearly a dozen people entered their homes for the inaugural #bewitchinQueens Halloween house contest. The residents with the spookiest house–with the most “likes” — will win a $500 VISA gift card; with second prize being $250 VISA card; and third… Read more »
Nov. 2, 2020 By Allie Griffin A man on a moped pulled up beside a livery cab and shot a passenger through the cab window in Elmhurst early Sunday. The suspect, who was on the moped with another man, rode up alongside the livery cab and opened fire when the vehicle stopped at a red… Read more »
Nov. 2, 2020 By Allie Griffin A Brooklyn man will serve prison time after he drove drunk and crashed into another car — seriously injuring the driver and killing a passenger and two dogs in that vehicle— along the Van Wyck Expressway in 2018, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Friday. Alex Elicier, 31, was… Read more »
Oct. 30, 2020 By Allie Griffin State Sen. Michael Gianaris, who represents western Queens, introduced legislation today to almost double the number of early voting sites in the state. The bill comes after an analysis of early voting sites in New York City found the number of registered voters assigned to an early voting site… Read more »
Oct. 30, 2020 By Allie Griffin Queens food pantries are seeing food supplies dwindle at the same time that the number of families in need of food is increasing. Pantry organizers are calling on elected officials to act on the urgency of the situation as the city heads into its ninth month of the pandemic… Read more »
Oct. 30, 2020 By Allie Griffin Police are looking for a man who spat at and punched a woman in the head onboard a Manhattan-bound E train Thursday. The man spat in the face of the 32-year-old woman as the train approached the 74th Street-Roosevelt Avenue subway station just before 10 a.m. and began to… Read more »