June 22, 2020 By Allie Griffin Playgrounds opened for New York City children today, but Big Apple pups will have to wait longer to play inside public dog runs. Playgrounds reopened today as the city entered Phase Two of the reopening plan, while other defined spaces inside city parks remain closed — including dog runs… Read more »
June 22, 2020 By Allie Griffin A NYPD officer has been suspended after placing an African-American man in an apparent chokehold on the Rockaway boardwalk Sunday. The officer from the 100th Precinct was suspended without pay for allegedly using the banned practice when arresting the man at 8:45 a.m. near Beach 113th Street and Ocean… Read more »
June 19, 2020 By Allie Griffin A Bayside resident was assaulted by an alleged bigot at a local 7-Eleven last week and the whole incident was caught on tape. Sungmin Kwon, a South Korean student at Queens College, was picking up snacks at the convenience store, located at 218-01 Northern Blvd., on June 13 when… Read more »
June 19, 2020 By Allie Griffin A street in Jamaica will be painted with the words “Black Lives Matter,” Mayor Bill de Blasio announced today. De Blasio said 153rd Street between Jamaica Avenue and Archer Avenue will be painted with the message — a rallying cry in protests against police brutality and the killing of… Read more »
June 19, 2020 By Allie Griffin A street safety advocacy group is calling on the mayor to redistribute a portion of the NYPD budget to the Department of Transportation (DOT) and shift traffic enforcement away from police officers. Transportation Alternatives released a report Friday in which its members argue that police enforcement of traffic laws… Read more »
June 18, 2020 By Allie Griffin Queens leaders celebrated the Supreme Court’s decision today blocking President Donald Trump from ending the DACA program. The Court ruled, 5-4, that Trump cannot terminate the “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals” or DACA program that protects people unlawfully brought into the country as young children from deportation. The news… Read more »
June 18, 2020 By Allie Griffin New Yorkers will be able to dine out at their local restaurants Monday, as New York City begins the next phase of reopening. Mayor Bill de Blasio confirmed today that the five boroughs will enter Phase Two of the state’s reopening plan Monday, noting that restaurants will be able… Read more »
June 18, 2020 By Allie Griffin A robber shot a 43-year-old man in Corona Sunday and took off with the man’s backpack. The unidentified perpetrator approached the victim from behind at about 3:50 p.m. near Horace Harding Expressway and Calloway Street, police said. He then knocked the man to the ground and shot him once… Read more »
June 18, 2020 By Allie Griffin Two people were shot near the Woodside Houses Monday, including a bystander. Three men fired several rounds near Broadway and 51st Street just before 8 p.m. The bullets struck a 31-year-old man in the back and grazed a bystander, a 44-year-old woman, in the back, police said. An ambulance… Read more »
June 18, 2020 By Allie Griffin A burglar allegedly stole several thousand dollars from an Astoria Popeyes Monday. The man climbed onto the roof of the fried chicken chain restaurant, located at 32-78 48th St., and broke in from above at about 4:25 a.m., police said. Inside, he grabbed $4,600 from cash registers and ran… Read more »