Feb. 17, 2021 By Michael Dorgan The New York State Attorney General Letitia James is suing Amazon for allegedly failing to keep its employees safe from COVID-19 – including workers at its facility in Queens. James filed a lawsuit against Amazon Tuesday, accusing the tech giant of “repeatedly and persistently” failing to take measures to… Read more »
Feb. 17, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Applications are now being accepted for a scholarship program that was set up to honor the life of a boy with Autism who tragically drowned more than seven years ago. The annual scholarship was established in 2016 and is named after Avonte Oquendo, who disappeared after he wandered away… Read more »
Feb. 16, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Amazon is opening a new facility in Long Island City – although it won’t be a sprawling new headquarters like the one it proposed to build two years ago. The tech giant announced today that it will be opening a new delivery station on 21st Street later this year,… Read more »
Feb. 15, 2021 By Michael Dorgan The Department of Transportation has unveiled plans to install a permanent two-way protected bike lane along Northern Boulevard that would better connect cyclists in Woodside to the Queensboro Bridge. The plans, which were presented to Community Board 1’s Transportation Committee Wednesday, would see a permanent two-way bike lane stretch… Read more »
Feb. 15, 2021 By Michael Dorgan An online job fair is scheduled to take place Thursday to help out-of-work residents find employment as the one-year anniversary of lockdown restrictions grows near. The virtual fair, which is being hosted by Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, will kick off via Zoom on Feb. 18 at 2 p.m…. Read more »
Feb. 11, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A Long Island City resident who was a personal shopper for comedian Kevin Hart was charged Wednesday for making more than $1 million in unauthorized credit card purchases. Dylan Jason Syer, 29, allegedly used Hart’s card to buy fine art, designer watches and other luxury items without the comedian’s… Read more »
Feb. 11, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A Long Island City warehouse manager has been busted for trying to sell millions of fake N95 protective masks – at inflated prices – to unsuspecting members of the public and frontline workers. Zhi Zeng, 33, was arrested Tuesday for running a massive counterfeit mask operation out of a… Read more »
Feb. 10, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A large mural is going up in Astoria that pays tribute to a New York man who died while on a hunger strike in an Egyptian prison. The artwork features a painting of Moustafa Kassem – an Egyptian-born American citizen who died while in an Egyptian jail in 2019…. Read more »
Feb. 10, 2021 By Michael Dorgan The police released video footage Tuesday of a group of suspects who allegedly beat up and robbed a woman in Jackson Heights last month. The suspects attacked a 47-year-old woman who was standing on the sidewalk at the intersection of 90th Street and Northern Boulevard on Jan. 12 at… Read more »
Feb. 8, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Chuck Schumer have announced that $260 million will be made available to cover funeral costs for low-income families who lost a loved one to COVID-19 last year. On average, around $7,000 will be made available to the families of deceased New York coronavirus victims… Read more »