May 6, 2021 By Ryan Songalia A well-known Queens progressive and an up-and-coming name in left-wing political circles announced that they have cross endorsed one another as they both seek to topple incumbents in upcoming primaries. Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer and Rana Abdelhamid, from Astoria, announced today that they are backing one another in… Read more »
May 5, 2021 By Christina Santucci The Queensboro Dance Festival will kick off later this month and will feature more than 20 outdoor events. The festival will begin on May 15 and will run through Oct. 3. All events will be live streamed. Organizers plan to release information and dates for the performances throughout the… Read more »
May 5, 2021 By Ryan Songalia New York City has unveiled the public school calendar for 2021-2022 and it includes a new holiday and a change to Columbus Day. The Department of Education in making the announcement also said that there would be no snow days in the upcoming school year, noting that students will… Read more »
May 5, 2021 By Allie Griffin The total number of Queens residents killed by COVID-19 is approaching 10,000, although the daily death count is now in the single digits. The borough has had a daily death toll in the single digits for nearly a week — a far cry from the height of the pandemic… Read more »
May 5, 2021 By Christian Murray Baseball fans who are fully vaccinated will soon be able to pack into Citi Field and Yankee Stadium at 100 percent capacity. Gov. Andrew Cuomo made the announcement today that set different rules for spectators who are vaccinated and those who are unvaccinated. New Yorkers who are fully vaccinated… Read more »
May 5, 2021 By Christina Santucci Community Board 1 voted to approve a plan last month that calls for an additional floor to be built at an Astoria middle school. The board, by a vote of 21-17, approved an application filed by Trinity Lutheran Church to add an extra floor to its three-story school building… Read more »
May 4, 2021 By Ryan Songalia A GoFundme page that was launched to help several Sunnyside residents whose apartments were damaged by a fire in March has raised nearly $11,000. The fire broke out on March 23 and several apartments on floors 2 through 4 of the Phipps Garden Apartments complex on 39th Avenue were… Read more »
May 4, 2021 By Ryan Songalia Four Queens-based start-ups were awarded $10,000 each in seed money last week to expand their respective businesses. A children’s center, a tech-design agency, a butcher shop and a design firm all nabbed $10,000 in the 15th annual Queens Economic Development Corporation’s StartUP! Business Competition. The businesses entered into a… Read more »
May 4, 2021 By Ryan Songalia Two city council members seeking higher office exchanged endorsements on Tuesday. Jimmy Van Bramer, who represents the 26th District in western Queens, and Brad Lander of the 39th District in Brooklyn cross endorsed in their races for Queens Borough President and City Comptroller, respectively. Both are term-limited in their… Read more »
May 4, 2021 By Christian Murray A 22-year-old Asian man was assaulted in an unprovoked attack in a Long Island City subway station last month—and police are investigating the incident as a hate crime. Police released video today of the suspect who allegedly approached the victim from behind at the Queens Plaza subway station and… Read more »