April 14, 2020 By Allie Griffin New York City is continuing to flatten the COVID-19 curve, although it suffered a setback over the weekend with the number of coronavirus patients in the ICU going up, Mayor Bill de Blasio said today. The number of people in the ICU at the city’s public hospitals for coronavirus… Read more »
April 14, 2020 By Allie Griffin New York City will begin making its own coronavirus test kits, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced today. The City’s Economic Development Corporation (EDC) will create a supply chain through New York City-based companies to create the tests and will also buy tests from an Indiana-based firm to reach 100,000… Read more »
April 6, 2020 By Allie Griffin A 42-year-old man was killed in a collision last night after he tried to get onto the Brooklyn Queens Expressway via an exit ramp and was struck while traveling in the wrong direction by a BMW that was getting off the highway. The victim drove his 2005 Honda Accord… Read more »
April 3, 2020 By Allie Griffin The State Attorney General Letitia James is demanding New York Sports Club (NYSC) to stop charging its members while its gyms are closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The gym has continued to charge membership dues and refused to honor cancellation requests — imposing fees and conditions on cancellation… Read more »
March 24, 2020 By Allie Griffin A 35-year-old man was killed in a car crash on the Brooklyn Queens Expressway yesterday. Jesse McCalip, of Staten Island, died of his injuries after his 2020 Hyundai Elantra was struck by another vehicle and slid along the concrete wall of the expressway near Exit 39 – Queens Boulevard… Read more »
March 23, 2020 By Allie Griffin The NYPD is looking for a 22-year-old East Elmhurst woman who went missing during the early hours Sunday. Lilliana Rodriguez was last seen on March 22 at 1:35 a.m. in front of 50-10 64th St. in Woodside, police said. She is a Hispanic woman, about 5’2″ tall, 140 lbs… Read more »
March 19, 2020 By Allie Griffin An employee at the Amazon warehouse in Woodside has tested positive for coronavirus, striking fears among hourly workers on the warehouse floor where social distancing is nearly impossible. The worker tested positive for COVID-19 this week and the warehouse at 1 Bulova Ave. was temporarily closed for cleaning, Amazon… Read more »
March 12, 2020 By Allie Griffin Police are looking for a group of five teenagers who violently robbed another teen and a man in Sunnyside and Woodside on Saturday. The teens first ganged up on a 16-year-old boy near 41-06 50th St. at around 1:23 a.m. in Sunnyside, police said. They punched, kicked and knocked… Read more »
March 2, 2020 By Allie Griffin An Uber driver is clinging to life after being punched in the head by a passenger he picked up outside a Woodside strip club last month. Mohammed Al-Gahaffi, 54, who remains in a coma, picked up a group of six people — including his attacker — in front of… Read more »
Feb. 28, 2020 By Allie Griffin An eyeglass bandit stole glasses right off the face of two teenagers inside the 33rd Street 7 train subway station earlier this month. The woman snatched the glasses off a 19-year-old girl and, moments later, she swiped a pair off a 14-year-old girl’s face inside the Sunnyside/Long Island City… Read more »