March 26, 2020 By Christian Murray The MTA has cut service as ridership has reached historic lows as most people– with the exception of essential workers– are staying home. MTA Chairman and CEO Patrick Foye announced Tuesday that the agency was implementing the MTA Essential Service Plan, a reduced schedule that is in line with… Read more »
March 25, 2020 By Michael Dorgan The leader of a local dog group is pleading with canine owners who use Lou Lodati Park dog run to follow social distancing guidelines – or else the run may have to be shut down temporarily. Rick Duro, the president of Sunnyside United Dogs Society who oversees the dog… Read more »
March 26, 2020 By Allie Griffin New York City will release 300 more inmates from Rikers Island amid fears of the coronavirus spreading across the sprawling jail facility. The move comes after the mayor announced last week that 40 inmates from Rikers Island were set to be released on Friday. On Sunday he announced a… Read more »
By Yoav Gonen, THE CITY This story was originally published on 3/25/20 by THE CITY The city’s public Elmhurst Hospital in Queens has been overrun with seriously ill coronavirus patients — including 13 who died in a 24-hour span, officials said Wednesday. A spokesperson for the city public hospital systems said Elmhurst is “at the… Read more »
March 25, 2020 By Allie Griffin New York City parks and playgrounds will continue to remain open — as long as people adhere to social distancing rules and avoid group sports, Governor Andrew Cuomo said today. Cuomo asked the City Council and Mayor Bill de Blasio to come up with a plan to patrol city… Read more »
March 25, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Help is on the way for Sunnyside and Woodside residents who have found themselves on the breadline following the coronavirus shutdown. Starting today, a new food distribution center will open at the Mosaic Church Office, located at 46-01 43rd Ave. in Sunnyside, providing free food for those hit by… Read more »
March 24, 2020 By Allie Griffin The rate of new coronavirus cases is doubling every three days in New York State and the apex of the crisis is expected to hit in about two-to-three weeks, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced today. The State has failed to slow the spread of the virus, despite a near shutdown… Read more »
March 24, 2020 By Christian Murray Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Friday that the City has adjusted the traffic light sequences on 43rd Avenue to cycling speed as part of the Vision Zero Program. He made the announcement while outlining a number of transportation measures the city is taking as it battles the spread of… Read more »
March 24, 2020 By Allie Griffin Queens has the largest number of cases of coronavirus in New York City — which has become the epicenter of the pandemic in the U.S., according to New York City data released last night. There were 3,848 cases of COVID-19 in the World’s Borough as of 5 p.m. Monday…. Read more »
March 24, 2020 By Allie Griffin A 35-year-old man was killed in a car crash on the Brooklyn Queens Expressway yesterday. Jesse McCalip, of Staten Island, died of his injuries after his 2020 Hyundai Elantra was struck by another vehicle and slid along the concrete wall of the expressway near Exit 39 – Queens Boulevard… Read more »