April 8, 2020 Staff Report The Queens Economic Development Corporation last week announced the 12 finalists in the 14th annual Queens StartUP! Business Plan Competition, a five-month challenge-and-instruction course sponsored by Resorts World Casino New York City. After attending workshops and a financial bootcamp at Queens Public Library branches, contestants submitted anonymous business plans to… Read more »
April, 7, 2020 By Michael Dorgan The family and friends of a Woodside resident missing for two weeks are making an urgent appeal for information about his whereabouts. Jose Vicente Ortiz, 37, whose last known address was at 41-20 53rd St., has not been in contact with his family since the middle of March when… Read more »
April 7, 2020, By Michael Dorgan Police are looking for a man who burglarized a supermarket in Woodside last month and made off with over $9,000 in cash. On March 18, at around 10:15 p.m., the suspect was inside Key Food, located at 61-10 Queens Blvd., when he forced open the manager’s office door using… Read more »
April 7, 2020 By Allie Griffin Police are looking for a man who broke into a store at a gas station in Long Island City two weeks ago and took off with cash and scratch-offs. The alleged burglar used a rock to smash in the glass door of an ExxonMobil located at 35-15 Greenpoint Ave…. Read more »
April 7, 2020 By Allie Griffin The Corona section of Queens is one of the many hot spots across the five boroughs where the COVID-19 pandemic has taken a hold, according to the latest neighborhood data released by the Department of Health. Three main epicenters have emerged — with one in the Borough Park section… Read more »
April 7, 2020 By Allie Griffin New York State experienced the largest number of COVID-19 deaths yesterday — with 731 succumbing to the deadly virus. The spike was particularly disappointing since it followed two back-to-back days where the number dropped. Governor Andrew Cuomo had hoped that the rate was leveling off and the apex had… Read more »
April 7, 2020 By Christian Murray Mayor Bill de Blasio said today that the city will soon release data that tracks the race and ethnicity of New Yorkers who have contracted COVID-19. De Blasio said that people of color and those who reside in lower-income communities are getting hit harder by the coronavirus than elsewhere…. Read more »
April 7, 2020, By Michael Dorgan A man was struck by a 7 train at the 52nd Street station this afternoon and is not likely to survive, the police said. The 28-year-old victim jumped in front of a Flushing-bound 7 train at around 12:10 p.m. as it pulled into the station, according to the police…. Read more »
April 6, 2020 By Allie Griffin The number of people who are being killed by the coronavirus each day across New York state appears to have leveled off– and Governor Andrew Cuomo says the state may have reached an apex. On both Sunday and Monday, the number of fatalities dipped slightly below 600– down from… Read more »
April 6, 2020 By Michael Dorgan There will be no spring break for students and teachers at New York City schools this year and April 9 and 10 – Passover and Good Friday – will not be considered days off either, the Department of Education officially announced Friday. Spring break was originally scheduled for April… Read more »