March 24, 2021 By Allie Griffin New Yorkers who have vaccine appointments at Aviation High School in Long Island City must go to a different location to get the shot. Appointments that had been scheduled for Aviation High School will instead take place at 5-17 46th Rd., the NYC Health Department announced earlier this week…. Read more »
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Fundraiser for Three Men Who Spent 24 Years Behind Bars After Being Wrongfully Convicted Reaches Over $40k
March 24, 2021 By Christina Santucci A fundraiser set up to help three men who were wrongfully convicted of a 1996 double homicide and spent 24 years behind bars has raised more than $40,000. The funds are being distributed among George Bell, Rohan Bolt and Gary Johnson who had been wrongfully convicted of killing Ira… Read more »
Parents Get Second Opportunity to Send Kids Back to In-Person Class This School Year
March 24, 2021 By Allie Griffin Public school parents have another opportunity to send their kids back to in-person classes for the remainder of the school year, starting today. The city has opened a second opt-in period to students who enrolled in full remote learning to switch to the hybrid learning model in which students… Read more »
Candidate Forum Scheduled for April 7, Meet The Democratic Candidates Vying for Western Queens Council Seats
March 24, 2021 By Christian Murray The Queens Post in conjunction with Sunnyside Community Services and Jacob A. Riis Neighborhood Settlement is hosting a virtual forum for the city council candidates of District 22 and District 26. The candidates will be face to face at the live event that will take place at Sunnyside Community… Read more »
Woman Subjected to Anti-Asian Taunts and Violence on 7 Train
March 24, 2021 By Christian Murray The police are looking for a man who made a number of anti-Asian statements towards a 35-year-old woman yesterday while she was on a 7 train near the Main Street Flushing station. The victim was subjected to the racist taunts while she was sitting across from the alleged bigot… Read more »
Man Shot Dead Near Woodside Houses, Second Fatal Shooting Outside Complex in a Month
March 23, 2021 By Christian Murray A man was fatally shot outside the Woodside Houses NYCHA development this afternoon, the second fatal shooting to take place by the complex in less than a month. The police said that a 30-year-old man was shot five times in the lower body at around 1:13 p.m. in front… Read more »
Queens Council Member Ulrich Calls on Schools Chancellor to Loosen School Closure Guidelines
March 23, 2021 By Allie Griffin Council Member Eric Ulrich is calling on Department of Education to change its protocols on school closures–to prevent school buildings from shutting down and reopening so frequently. Ulrich penned a letter to Schools Chancellor Meisha Ross Porter urging her to reconsider the current DOE policy that requires school buildings… Read more »
Op-Ed: We Need to Pass the New York Health Act Now
March 23, 2021 Op-Ed By Brent O’Leary In our second year of pandemic life, having lost over half a million Americans lives, we face a cycle of surge and mutation alongside a significant burden of illness and deaths for years to come. There has never been a more compelling time for health reform. We need… Read more »
Woman Sexually Assaulted and Robbed at Gunpoint in Woodside: NYPD
March 23, 2021 By Christian Murray A woman was sexually assaulted and robbed at gunpoint behind a rear yard in Woodside last week, according to police. The victim, 36, was walking in the vicinity of 70th Street and Roosevelt Avenue at around 1:15 a.m. on Monday, March 15, when a man displayed a gun and… Read more »
PODCAST: We Talk to Maya Wiley, Candidate for New York City Mayor
March 22, 2021 By Christian Murray The race to be the next mayor of New York City is heating up and last week we talked to one of the candidates–Maya Wiley. Wiley will be competing in the Democratic primary on June 22 against Eric Adams, Scott Stringer, Andrew Yang, Shaun Donovan, Kathryn Garcia, Ray McGuire… Read more »