Aug. 11, 2020 By Christian Murray Council Member Donovan Richards announced his support last week for the YourLIC development plan proposed for the Long Island City waterfront. Richards, who is likely to be the next Queens Borough President come Jan. 1, said that he supports the overarching plan that involves the development of a 28-acre… Read more »
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Man Wanted For Choking and Robbing Two Women in Their 70s in Queens: NYPD
Aug. 11, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Police are searching for a man who allegedly choked and robbed two elderly women in their Queens apartment lobbies in two separate incidents. The suspect first struck on July 28 when he followed a 72-year-old woman into her apartment building in the vicinity of 64th Avenue and 98th Street… Read more »
74 Percent of NYC Students Will Return to Class Part-Time in September: De Blasio
Aug. 10, 2020 By Allie Griffin Roughly 74 percent of New York City public school students will return to class part-time in September, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced today. Roughly 736,000 students will attend class in-person for a least part of the week. These students will head to their school building for instruction one to… Read more »
Hundreds March Through Corona Sunday, Demand Billionaires Pay More Taxes
Aug. 10 2020 By Michael Dorgan More than 300 people marched through Corona Sunday demanding that New York’s billionaires pay more taxes to help the cash-strapped state get through the current economic crisis. The protesters were calling on the ultra-rich to pay more to ensure that the state isn’t forced to cut services given the… Read more »
More Than 5,000 Queens Households Still Have No Power, Almost a Week After the Storm
Aug. 10, 2020 By Allie Griffin More than 5,000 Queens households have been without power for almost a week after Tropical Storm Isaias toppled hundreds of trees and took down power lines in the borough. There are still 5,729 customers without power in Queens as of noon Monday, according to the Con Edison outage map…. Read more »
Vacate Order Lifted from Flushing Mall That Allowed Customers Inside Mall Interior
Aug. 10, 2020 By Allie Griffin The City Department of Buildings (DOB) lifted a vacate order it placed on a popular Asian shopping mall in Flushing that violated state-mandated COVID-19 regulations last week. The department placed a vacate order on the New World Shopping Center, located at 136-20 Roosevelt Ave., after inspectors found people throughout… Read more »
Gov. Cuomo Scorns Queens Restaurants and Bars for Violating COVID-19 Regulations
Aug. 10, 2020 By Allie Griffin Governor Andrew Cuomo scorned his hometown Sunday as Queens establishments once again racked up the most COVID-19 rule violations over the weekend. The State Liquor Authority (SLA) and State Police task force issued violations to 26 Queens bars and restaurants that weren’t in compliance with state-mandated coronavirus regulations on… Read more »
Vanguard Dermatology Opens Jackson Heights Office
Aug. 3, 2020 Sponsored Story Vanguard Dermatology, a leading dermatologist practice with locations throughout New York City, has opened a Jackson Heights office and is now accepting patients. The office, located at 37-58 91st St., opened the first week of July and replaces the Vanguard Elmhurst office on Junction Boulevard since the practice outgrew the… Read more »
Second Man Arrested in Fatal Shooting of Corona Man
Aug. 10, 2020 By Christian Murray A second suspect has been arrested for the June killing of a Corona man. Kevin Guerra, 21, of East Elmhurst, was arrested Friday and charged with murder, criminal use of a firearm and criminal possession of weapon in connection to the June 30 shooting of Dante Sartillian, 21, police… Read more »
Rally Demanding Billionaires Pay More Taxes To Be Held in Corona Sunday
Aug. 8, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A rally is taking place in Corona Sunday calling for New York’s billionaires to pay more taxes to help the state recover from the COVID-19 economic downturn. The “Barrios Not Billionaires” march is being organized by Make the Road New York and will kick off near Corona Plaza at… Read more »