April 9, 2020 Staff Report The coronavirus shutdown has turned the usually bustling Queens Boulevard into something out of a dystopian movie. Any evening along the famed thoroughfare would be accompanied by honking cars, trucks and people scrambling to and from the subway. But not anymore. On Tue March 7, at around 8:50 p.m. Sunnyside resident,… Read more »
April 8, 2020 By Allie Griffin The state’s shutdown that began last month to contain the spread of the coronavirus is working, Governor Andrew Cuomo said today — but still, more and more New Yorkers are dying each day. The dramatic measures that have brought the state to a near halt are “flattening the curve… Read more »
April 8, 2020, By Michael Dorgan A man is dead after he was struck by a 7 train at the 90th Street subway station this afternoon, MTA officials and the police said. The man is the third person to have been hit by a 7 train in the space of a week. Police said that… Read more »
April 8, 2020 By Michael Dorgan, A Sunnyside woman who lost her job last month following the outbreak of COVID-19 is in need of cash and her repeated attempts to file for unemployment have resulted in nothing more than jammed phone lines and automated messages. Pamela Wittmeier, 56, said that she has been trying to… Read more »
April 8, 2020 By Christian Murray Nearly one-quarter of Americans are unable pay their April housing bill, according to a new study released by the real estate firm Apartment List. The study, based on a survey of more than 4,100 people nationwide, revealed that 25 percent of renters say that they are unable to pay… Read more »
April 8, 2020 By Allie Griffin The coronavirus is disproportionately killing Hispanic and Black New Yorkers across the five boroughs, according to newly released data. Hispanic and Latino people account for 34 percent of all COVID-19 related deaths in New York City, while they make up about 29 percent of the city’s population, according to… Read more »
April 8, 2020 Staff Report The Queens Economic Development Corporation last week announced the 12 finalists in the 14th annual Queens StartUP! Business Plan Competition, a five-month challenge-and-instruction course sponsored by Resorts World Casino New York City. After attending workshops and a financial bootcamp at Queens Public Library branches, contestants submitted anonymous business plans to… Read more »
April, 7, 2020 By Michael Dorgan The family and friends of a Woodside resident missing for two weeks are making an urgent appeal for information about his whereabouts. Jose Vicente Ortiz, 37, whose last known address was at 41-20 53rd St., has not been in contact with his family since the middle of March when… Read more »
April 7, 2020, By Michael Dorgan Police are looking for a man who burglarized a supermarket in Woodside last month and made off with over $9,000 in cash. On March 18, at around 10:15 p.m., the suspect was inside Key Food, located at 61-10 Queens Blvd., when he forced open the manager’s office door using… Read more »
April 7, 2020 By Allie Griffin Police are looking for a man who broke into a store at a gas station in Long Island City two weeks ago and took off with cash and scratch-offs. The alleged burglar used a rock to smash in the glass door of an ExxonMobil located at 35-15 Greenpoint Ave…. Read more »