Oct. 21, 2021 By Max Parrott The city Department of Transportation Wednesday marked the completion of 4 miles of protected bike lanes on Northern Boulevard with the release of a bike safety study that touts the benefits of both protected and painted bike lanes. The new study, entitled “Safe Streets for Cycling: How Street Design… Read more »
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Queens Rental Prices Are Still Below Pre-Pandemic Levels in the Majority of Neighborhoods: Report
Oct. 19, 2021 By Allie Griffin Apartment rentals in Queens are largely going for less than they were before the pandemic threw the market in a tailspin, a new real estate report shows. Rent prices continue to trend upward but have yet to reach pre-pandemic costs in the vast majority of Queens neighborhoods, a market… Read more »
All City Employees Must Be Vaccinated for COVID-19 Under New Mandate
Oct. 20, 2021 By Allie Griffin All city workers must get vaccinated for COVID-19 or face unpaid leave under a new mandate Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday. The mandate requires city employees — including police officers, firefighters and sanitation workers — to get at least one dose by 5 p.m. on Oct. 29. It… Read more »
Street Vendor Scavenger Hunt to Kick Off in Corona Plaza Next Month
Oct. 19, 2021 By Allie Griffin An inaugural street vendor scavenger hunt will kick off in Corona Plaza next month in an effort to support the city’s local vendors. The five-borough scavenger hunt, organized by the Street Vendor Project of the Urban Justice Center, will challenge participants to visit vendors and complete a number of… Read more »
New Playing Field Dedicated to Irish Sports Opens in College Point
Oct. 19, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Members of a local Irish sports club and elected officials cut the ribbon Saturday to mark the opening of a newly developed playing field in College Point. Frank Golden Park, located between 138th Street and 132nd Street, has undergone a major overhaul with a large section of the 11.42-acre… Read more »
Following Inequitable COVID-19 Health Outcomes, City Declares Racism a Public Health Crisis
Oct. 19, 2021 By Max Parrott More than a year after communities of color in Queens bore some of the most deadly impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the New York City Board of Health has passed a resolution that declares racism a public health crisis. The resolution begins by recognizing the history “of structural racism… Read more »
LaGuardia Community College Launches Campaign to Raise $15 Million for Student Grants and Scholarships
Oct. 18, 2021 By Allie Griffin LaGuardia Community College has launched a fundraising campaign with a $15 million goal to help pay for student grants and scholarships. The “Tomorrow Campaign” aims to help current and future students at the two-year college in Long Island City get the education and training they need to advance their… Read more »
Variety Boys and Girls Club Gets $2.7 Million from City to Build a New Community Center in Jackson Heights
Oct. 18, 2021 By Allie Griffin The city has awarded $2.7 million to the Variety Boys and Girls Club of Queens for a new community center in Jackson Heights, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday. “We’re providing $2.7 million for a new community center because it’s so important for our young people to have a… Read more »
Renewable Energy Plan for Ravenswood Generating Station Fails to Win Approval
Oct. 18, 2021 By Ta’Leah Van Sistine Resident association leaders are “upset” and “disappointed” that a proposal to convert Ravenswood Generating Station into a renewable energy hub was not approved last month by state officials. “We deserve to have clean air. We deserve to have clean energy,” said Stephanie Chauncey, the PSA 9 police council… Read more »
Threatening to Report a Person to ICE Will Soon be Illegal Under New State Law
Oct. 15, 2021 By Allie Griffin A new state law will soon make it illegal to threaten to report someone to ICE as a form of blackmail. The legislation, which Gov. Kathy Hochul signed into law last week, classifies such threats as extortion or coercion under New York law and therefore a crime. “New York… Read more »