Sept. 9, 2020 By Allie Griffin New York City restaurants will be able to serve patrons indoors at the end of the month, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday. Indoor dining will resume in the city beginning Sept. 30 at a reduced capacity, Cuomo said. Restaurants will be able to seat patrons inside at 25 percent… Read more »
Sep. 9, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A new art project paying homage to public service workers has gone up at subway stations across the city and at the Queens Museum in Corona. The art initiative displays a message of thanks aimed at city staff – particularly sanitation and transit workers – who have kept basic… Read more »
Sept. 9, 2020 By Christian Murray A 23-year-old man was fatally shot inside the NYCHA Queensbridge Houses development Tuesday night. Dahmel Miller, of Fort Greene Brooklyn, was shot in the stomach and buttocks at around 9:25 p.m. inside a hallway at the 40-12 Vernon Blvd. public housing development, according to police. The victim was transported to… Read more »
Sept. 9, 2020 By Allie Griffin Governor Andrew Cuomo said New York City must create an enforcement mechanism before indoor dining can make a return. The city must create a plan to enforce and inspect restaurants for COVID-19 compliance before indoor dining can reopen in the Big Apple, he said Tuesday. “If we have the enforcement… Read more »
Sep. 8, 2020 By Michael Dorgan City Comptroller Scott Stringer has announced that he will run in the Democratic Primary for New York City Mayor in 2021. The city’s top fiscal watchdog made the announcement Tuesday and offered a vision for the city’s economic recovery–with a focus on riving small businesses, trimming the budget and… Read more »
Sep. 9, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A GoFundMe was launched Saturday by the father of a man gunned down in Long Island City last week. Latchman Sewsankar, the father of the victim Vickram Sewsankar, is raising funds to cover the funeral costs of his son who was fatally shot on Borden Avenue, near 2nd Street,… Read more »
Sept. 8, 2020 By Allie Griffin New York City has fallen behind on its goal to offer 100,000 free childcare seats when schools reopen for blending learning — with the mayor now saying only 30,000 seats will be available on Sept. 21, the first day of school. The city will build out the program to… Read more »
Sept. 8, 2020 By Allie Griffin Three Queens public schools have been closed for ventilation issues and will remain closed until the systems are made safe for children and teachers, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza announced Tuesday. The schools are among 21 schools spread throughout 10 buildings citywide that were shuttered… Read more »
Sept. 8, 2020 By Christian Murray The School Construction Authority has halted work on building new schools throughout the city, officials told Queens Community Board 2 Thursday. The SCA has put the construction of new schools on hold since March and is currently working on getting schools ready for 2020. The agency attributes the stoppage to… Read more »
Sept. 8, 2020 By Allie Griffin A 65-year-old Bayside man died in the hospital after his motorcycle and another motorcycle collided in Astoria Saturday. Stylianos Berios was riding his 2003 American Ironhorse motorcycle southbound on 31st Street, when a 30-year-old man driving a green 2011 Kawasaki motorcycle northbound on the street, made a left turn… Read more »