Aug. 19, 2021 By Allie Griffin Local leaders will host a vigil in Queens Village tonight for the victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti. Queens Borough President Donovan Richards is hosting the vigil alongside Haitian Americans United for Progress (HAUP) and Assembly Member Clyde Vanel at 8 p.m. outside the nonprofit’s headquarters at 209-5… Read more »
Aug. 19, 2021 By Allie Griffin Police are asking for the public’s help to find a senior from Sunnyside who has been missing for nearly three days. Marcos Peralta, 85, was last seen at his home on 45th Street near 47th Avenue on Tuesday at 9:30 a.m., police said. Peralta is described as a Hispanic… Read more »
Aug. 18, 2021 By Allie Griffin A group of Queensbridge residents are suing the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) for allegedly failing to mitigate hazardous living conditions like asbestos, mold, lead paint and more inside their apartments in the housing development. Eleven tenants of the largest public housing development in North America filed a… Read more »
Aug. 18, 2021 By Allie Griffin A Queens Community Board 7 member was thrown off the board earlier this week after his last-ditch attempts to remain were dashed. Community Board 7 voted to oust John Choe from the board despite his attempts to convince the board of his innocence and efforts to get Queens Borough… Read more »
Aug. 17, 2021 By Allie Griffin A worker was rushed to a hospital after suffering burns at a building in Sunnyside Tuesday. The man was working inside 39-35 47th Ave. — where AMS Dental Laboratory Inc. is located according to online listings — when he was burned at around 11 a.m. It’s unclear at this… Read more »
Aug. 17, 2021 By Allie Griffin The state is establishing a fund in order to buy economically-distressed hotels and convert them into permanent housing for the homeless and people in need. Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law Friday a bill called the “Housing Our Neighbors with Dignity Act” (HONDA), which calls for the creation of… Read more »
Aug. 16, 2021 By Allie Griffin Business owners who operate a bar, restaurant, gym or similar establishment must require their customers and workers to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination in order to gain entry starting Tuesday, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced today. The businesses that fail to comply with the vaccine mandate will face fines… Read more »
Aug. 16, 2021 By Allie Griffin Queens council candidates who won hard-fought primary elections in June are now starting to focus on the November general elections. Winners of the Democratic primaries who secured victories against often-long lists of candidates will now need to beat off Republican nominees and other challengers in the Nov. 2 general… Read more »
Aug. 16, 2021 By Allie Griffin The population of Queens swelled by nearly 8 percent in the last 10 years, new data from the U.S. Census shows. The number of borough residents increased to 2,405,464 in 2020 — up 7.83 percent from 2010 when the last census was conducted. “The large jump in our borough’s… Read more »
Aug. 13, 2021 By Allie Griffin All students, teachers and support staff at Catholic schools in Queens and Brooklyn will be required to wear masks inside school buildings when classes resume next month. The Diocese of Brooklyn, which covers both Brooklyn and Queens, announced the mask requirement Thursday ahead of the first day of school… Read more »