Aug. 6, 2021 By Allie Griffin Assembly Member Catherine Nolan announced Thursday that she supports impeaching Governor Andrew Cuomo — in response to a rally calling on her to do so earlier in the day. Local activists and Democratic district leaders rallied outside Nolan’s Long Island City office Thursday morning demanding that she vote to… Read more »
Aug. 5, 2021 By Christian Murray The police have released video footage of a man who ripped a necklace off a 26-year-old woman on a Ridgewood street Tuesday and then took off with it. The woman was robbed while walking her dog in front of 17-39 Bleecker St. at around 9:35 a.m., when a man… Read more »
Aug. 5, 2021 By Allie Griffin A new school serving children on the autism spectrum will open in Long Island City next month. Academy For Young Minds (AYM) will open in a new building located at 11-20 46th Rd. this September. The independent private school is geared towards mid-to high-functioning school-aged children who fall on… Read more »
Aug. 5, 2021 By Allie Griffin The NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) has started work on the fourth and final phase of the Queens Boulevard redesign project, the agency announced Thursday. Crews have begun installing protected bike lanes, a pedestrian path and other traffic safety features along Queens Boulevard from Yellowstone Boulevard to Union Turnpike… Read more »
Aug. 5, 2021 By Christian Murray More than two dozen individuals from three warring gangs were nabbed in a massive take down yesterday at the Ravenswood and Queensbridge NYCHA developments, the Queens District Attorney announced today. Twenty-eight reputed gang members were indicted by a Queens grand jury—variously charged with murder, attempted murder, assault, criminal possession… Read more »
Aug. 5, 2021 By Christian Murray A lawyer was discovered dead inside his Jackson Heights office Thursday morning, and the incident is being treated as a potential homicide, police said. The man was found dead inside his 37-06 82nd St. office, laying on the floor with trauma to his body and face, police said. He… Read more »
Aug. 5, 2021 By Allie Griffin Two young men driving through Astoria were ambushed and stabbed by a pair of assailants on an electric scooter Wednesday night. The two men were driving a black sedan at around 8:30 p.m. down 30th Road near 23rd Street when two men on an electric scooter pulled up alongside… Read more »
Aug. 5, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Undocumented New Yorkers who lost their jobs in the midst of the pandemic and did not qualify for federal unemployment benefits can now apply for financial relief thanks to a new state fund. The fund, called the Excluded Workers Program, provides out-of-pocket workers with a payment of up to… Read more »
Aug. 5, 2021 By Allie Griffin Community board meetings across the city must now be held in person — but one Queens board is refusing to do so given the growing prevalence of the delta variant. The boards have been required to hold in-person meetings since June 25, when Governor Andrew Cuomo ended his executive… Read more »
Aug. 4, 2021 By Christian Murray The federal government has extended the eviction moratorium in areas with high COVID-19 infection levels — which includes the five boroughs. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday issued a new 60-day moratorium in areas that have “substantial” or “high” COVID-19 community transmission rates. The… Read more »