July 30, 2020 By Allie Griffin A group of small business owners from across the borough came together on the steps of Queens Borough Hall Wednesday to demand more financial help from legislators as they try to keep their businesses afloat amid the pandemic. The mom-and-pop shop owners are struggling to pay their rent from… Read more »
July 30, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A Glendale pastor has been arrested for exchanging sexually explicit text messages and pornographic images with a minor from Westchester. Francis Hughes, 65, who served at St. Pancras Church, located at 72-22 68th St., allegedly sent the 15-year-old boy a picture of his private parts and discussed performing sexual… Read more »
July 30, 2020 By Allie Griffin Six more bars and restaurants in Queens have lost their liquor licenses to ongoing state suspensions amid the coronavirus pandemic. Over the last few weeks, Governor Andrew Cuomo and the State Liquor Authority (SLA) have cracked down on bars and restaurants that blatantly disregard the state’s social distancing rules… Read more »
July 29, 2020, By Michael Dorgan Vehicle thefts are on the rise in northern Queens and drivers are making it easy for criminals. The number of reported vehicle thefts in the eight precincts that make up Queens North has jumped by 32 percent this year, according to official police data. Queens North consists of the… Read more »
July 29, 2020 By Christian Murray New York & Company, a retail clothing chain, will permanently close at least four locations in Queens, according to various store employees throughout the borough. The Astoria, Jamaica, Ridgewood and Bayside stores are all slated to close, according to employees at the respective locations. The only other store in… Read more »
July 29, 2020 By Christian Murray The Long Island City condo market is currently in a state of flux. The market was showing signs of softening before the pandemic struck and analysts were also noting that a large supply of units were coming online. The New York Times did a story on July 3 discussing… Read more »
July 27, 2020 By Michael Dorgan The St. Sebastian’s Parish Center in Woodside has laid off all of its workers and is in the process of reviewing its entire operation. The parish center, which provides athletic facilities and programming to the community at 39-60 57th St., closed in March due to the statewide shutdown. The… Read more »
July 28, 2020 By Allie Griffin State officials suspended the liquor licenses of a dozen New York City establishments — all in Queens — over the weekend, as they continue to crackdown on COVID-19 violations. The State Liquor Authority (SLA) ordered the suspensions of 12 eateries across Astoria, Jackson Heights, Corona and Ozone Park during… Read more »
July 28, 2020 By Allie Griffin The moped-sharing company Revel has shut down its service in New York City today after a second fatal crash occurred in ten days. Revel announced it would shut down service in the city until further notice just hours after a 32-year-old man died by crashing a Revel scooter into… Read more »
July 28, 2020 By Allie Griffin A 32-year-old Brooklyn man died when he lost control of a Revel scooter in Rego Park early Tuesday morning. Jeremy Malave, of Cypress Hills, was driving one of the rental scooters northbound on Woodhaven Boulevard near 67th Drive around 3:15 a.m. when he ran into a light pole in… Read more »