Sept. 30, 2019 By Allie Griffin The fast fashion chain Forever21 filed for bankruptcy protection Sunday and announced it would close a number of stores in the U.S. and other countries. The company announced that it will shut up to 178 stores in the U.S. and up to 350 overall, according to the New York Times, but the… Read more »
Sept. 30, 2019 By Christian Murray Council Member Francisco Moya introduced a bill last week that aims to protect for-hire drivers from unaffordable and predatory lease agreements. If passed, the legislation would place a ceiling on the amount drivers working for ride-sharing apps like Uber and Lyft would have to pay to lease a vehicle…. Read more »
Sept. 30, 2019 By Allie Griffin New York City together with the state has invested $1 million for legal services for immigrants who are facing imminent deportation, the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA) announced last week. The investment will support the work of the new Rapid Response Legal Collaborative (RRLC), a coalition of immigrant… Read more »
Sept. 30, 2019. By Shane O’Brien Police are looking for two men who attacked a worker and stole $25 from a spa in Jackson Heights last week. The incident took place in Rumba Salon at 76-07 Roosevelt Ave. on Wednesday, Sept. 25 at around 10:55 a.m., according to the NYPD. The two suspects approached a… Read more »
Sept. 30, 2019 By Allie Griffin A motorcyclist is dead after colliding into another vehicle early Sunday morning in East Elmhurst. At 4:39 a.m. Sunday, police responded to a motor vehicle collision at 83rd Street and 31st Avenue, where they found a 25-year-old man lying on the road with trauma about his head and body… Read more »
Sept. 30, 2019 By Allie Griffin A 22-year-old man was fatally stabbed in North Corona just after midnight Sunday, according to the NYPD. Around 12:38 a.m., police responded to a 911 call and found Roque Alvarez Montes unconscious and unresponsive near 37th Avenue and 97th Street — just steps from his home. He had stab… Read more »
Sept. 30, 2019. By Shane O’Brien The New York City Council passed a bill on Wednesday introduced by Council Member Costa Constantinides that aims to ease congestion in the city by having city agencies make deliveries at night. The bill, one of a series passed Wednesday as part of Climate Week, will force city agencies… Read more »
Sept. 27, 2019 By Allie Griffin An alleged prostitute from Rego Park was arraigned this morning on charges of distributing fentanyl that lead to the overdose death of man at a Queens Boulevard motel in July. Angelina Barini, 41, was indicted Aug. 26 with distributing fentanyl that killed an unnamed Queens man on July 11… Read more »
Sept. 25, 2019. By Shane O’Brien Elected officials and activists rallied outside a Jackson Heights restaurant Tuesday where a gay couple was attacked by at least five men earlier this month. Assembly Woman Catalina Cruz and members of activist group Make the Road New York gathered at Pollos Mario, a Colombian restaurant located at 81-01… Read more »
Sept. 25, 2019. By Shane O’Brien Local officials took part in a ceremonial groundbreaking Tuesday as work begins on the overhaul of the seating area at One Room Schoolhouse Park, a historic greenspace located on the border of East Elmhurst and Jackson Heights. Council Member Costa Constantinides was joined by NYC Parks Queens Borough Commissioner… Read more »