May 21, 2020 By Christian Murray A group of developers looking to build on a 28-acre section of land surrounding Anable Basin provided an overview of their plans at a Community Board 2 Land Use Meeting Wednesday night. The developers announced that they are looking to build 10-to-12 million square feet of space on the… Read more »
May 19, 2020 By Christian Murray The Queens Borough President and Queens District Attorney will be hosting a virtual Memorial Day Observance Ceremony on Thursday. The ceremony, which will be live streamed at www.queensbp.org , will start at 11 a.m. and the public is invited to view. “Queens is eternally grateful to the women and… Read more »
May 17, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Desperate Queens residents have been forming long lines outside a Sunnyside food pantry in recent weeks. The queue for food outside the Mosaic Church Office on 43rd Avenue stretched an entire block Friday and demand is surging, according to local volunteers. “Friday was by far the biggest we have… Read more »
May 18, 2020 By Christian Murray A soccer program headed by Spanish star David Villa that was launched last year to help immigrant children has just begun its second year—although “virtually.” The program provides soccer training and equipment for immigrant children whose parents are being detained by ICE. The children are taught by Villa’s DV7… Read more »
May 16, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced today that some sporting events will now be able to take place and elective surgeries are now permitted in more regions across the state. The announcement comes at a time when many COVID-19 indicators like new hospitalizations and deaths continue to trend downward. The governor… Read more »
May 15, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Governor Andrew Cuomo has extended New York state’s stay-at-home order for another two weeks. The new PAUSE order–which was signed Thursday night–extends the existing May 15 stay-at-home requirement until May 28 for half of the state’s 10 regions, including New York City. The PAUSE order has been in effect… Read more »
May 14, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Two Queens lawmakers argue that the World’s borough is being short-changed by City Hall when it comes to small business aid. State Senator Jessica Ramos and Council Member Costa Constantinides have called on the city to create a new strategy to help small businesses in the outer boroughs recover… Read more »
May 15, 2020 By Allie Griffin The city is closing down the field hospital at the Billie Jean King Tennis Center. The field hospital, which opened April 10, was established to help ease the overcrowding at Elmhurst Hospital as a time when the number of COVID-19 cases were near their peak. The facility treated 79… Read more »
May 14, 2020 By Christian Murray Ten MS-13 members have been charged with a slew of violent crimes ranging from murder to firearms offences, according to federal investigators. The men, nine from Queens and one from California, are allegedly responsible for three murders that took place in the borough, an attempted murder, fire arms offences… Read more »
May 14, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A local relief group that is providing food to needy Queens residents during the COVID-19 shutdown has launched a new job assistance program to help unemployed people get back to work. LIC Community COVID-19 Relief Group, which has served up more than 30,000 hot meals since it formed two… Read more »