June 17, 2020 By Allie Griffin New York City is on track to enter Phase Two of the state’s reopening process Monday, with hair salons, barbershops and outdoor dining to reopen. Governor Andrew Cuomo made the announcement today just hours after Mayor Bill de Blasio refused to give a precise date for when the city… Read more »
June 17, 2020 By Christian Murray Community Board 1 unanimously approved the Department of Transportation’s plan for a protected bicycle lane on a stretch of Crescent Street at last night’s monthly board meeting held on Zoom. The DOT presented plans to install a protected bicycle lane on Crescent Street between the Queensboro Bridge and RFK… Read more »
June 16, 2020 By Christian Murray A fire tore through a Sunnyside business on 49th Street this evening. The FDNY said that it received a call at around 8 p.m. about a blaze on the ground floor of a three-story building at 41-09 49th St. The building is occupied by Pronto Car Service on the… Read more »
June 16, 2020 By Christian Murray We spoke to Anthony Miranda, candidate for Queens Borough President, last week. Miranda, a retired police sergeant and the only Latino in the race, is one of five candidates vying for the position in next week’s Democratic primary. We discussed police reform, COVID-19, community boards and jobs. The other… Read more »
June 16, 2020 By Allie Griffin New York City residents may have to wait longer before they can get a haircut or eat out, as Mayor Bill de Blasio warned today it could take longer than expected to reach Phase 2 of reopening. The city is the only region of the 10 regions in the… Read more »
June 16, 2020 By Allie Griffin More than 30 percent of Sunnyside rentals were discounted below the listed rent on StreetEasy in May– as economic uncertainty spurred by the coronavirus pandemic seeps into the New York City real estate market. Sunnyside saw one of the greatest amount of discounted units in Queens, a newly released… Read more »
June 16, 2020 Staff Report The bagel store at the center of a viral video that shows a woman deliberately coughing on another customer has apologized for the incident. New York City Bagel & Coffee House on Broadway–near 30th Street–condemned the woman’s actions in a social media response posted Sunday. “The behavior of the woman… Read more »
June 16, 2020 By Allie Griffin A Woodside site is offering free coronavirus testing to all with little or not wait time, as New York City enters week two of reopening. The testing site, located at 51-30 Northern Blvd. is run by the city’s public hospital system, New York Health & Hospitals. It’s open from… Read more »
June 16, 2020 By Christian Murray The Taste of Sunnyside, which was scheduled to take place in May but was postponed due to COVID-19, is tentatively scheduled to take place on Oct. 4 The event will have a new twist this year, taking on more of a crawl format as opposed to being under a… Read more »
June 15, 2020 By Allie Griffin The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that employers cannot fire workers based on their sexual orientation or gender identity and Queens elected officials are celebrating the historic decision. The Court ruled that an employer who fires an individual merely for being gay or transgender violates Title VII of the… Read more »