April 22, 2021 By Ryan Songalia A new bill that aims to protect workers from contracting airborne illnesses in the workplace—such as COVID-19—passed both the New York State Senate and Assembly this week. Businesses, under the legislation called NY Hero Act, will be required to meet minimum safety standards to reduce the risk to workers… Read more »
April 22, 2021 By Christian Murray A set of six-week old twins were found dead inside an apartment in Woodside Thursday afternoon, police said. Officers made the discovery after being called to an apartment at NYCHA Woodside Houses, located at 31-76 51st St., at around 3:10 p.m. The police found one of the babies inside… Read more »
April 22, 2021 By Christian Murray Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will be hosting an Earth Day celebration at Astoria Park this Saturday just days after reintroducing her signature Green New Deal legislation. The congresswoman will be attending the event where she will be discussing her legislation as well as her opposition to a power plant proposed… Read more »
April 22, 2021 By Christian Murray Fifteen candidates will be running in June’s Democratic primary for the 26th District Council seat currently held by Jimmy Van Bramer, who is term limited. In today’s podcast we speak to Badrun Kahn, who is one of those candidates vying for the seat that covers Sunnyside, Woodside, Long Island… Read more »
April 22, 2021 By Ryan Songalia More than 400 Asian Americans have signed a petition in opposition to the mayoral candidacy of Andrew Yang. The petition, titled Asian and Pacific Islander New Yorkers Against Andrew Yang, went live on Wednesday, with 403 signatories criticizing the Taiwanese-American businessman turned politician. Yang, who leads in the latest… Read more »
April 22, 2021 By Christina Santucci A movie-performance mashup of The Blues Brothers is slated to debut on the Halletts Point peninsula in Astoria later this spring, and viewers can either watch from their cars—or choose to be seated at picnic tables. The shows – which will begin Thursday, May 27 at 7 p.m. and… Read more »
April 21, 2021 By Christian Murray The fate of a block of stores—and the future of a prominent section of Roosevelt Avenue in Woodside—will be up for discussion next week. Community Board 2 will be hosting a public hearing next Wednesday to provide residents with an opportunity to learn about a rezoning application that involves… Read more »
April 21, 2021 By Ryan Songalia Elected officials across Queens praised the verdicts in the Derek Chauvin case Tuesday, but said true justice remains a work in progress. Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer, was found guilty on all three charges related to the May 2020 killing of unarmed Black man George Floyd, including second-degree… Read more »
April 21, 2021 By Ryan Songalia Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiled a new plan Tuesday that will add more cops in high crime areas as a means to combat gun violence. The announcement comes at a time when the number of shootings continues to spike across the city and New Yorkers have been calling for… Read more »
April 21, 2021 By Ryan Songalia Queens Community Board 2 is the latest of the 14 boards in Queens to condemn the recent wave of attacks against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. The board issued a statement Monday condemning the spike in hate crimes, similar to a joint letter released March 11 by Queens Community… Read more »