Aug. 9, 2021 By Allie Griffin Police are looking for a man who stole an 82-year-old senior’s van in Whitestone last month and crashed it a day later in Rego Park during a police chase. The suspect took off with the vehicle at around 3:55 p.m. on July 7 after the senior left the vehicle… Read more »
Aug. 6, 2021 By Allie Griffin New York City is getting its first curbside charging stations for electric vehicles — but many activists want more stations than what has been allotted for Queens. The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) announced in June that it would install 120 curbside charging ports in 23 neighborhoods… Read more »
Aug. 6, 2021 By Allie Griffin Assembly Member Catherine Nolan announced Thursday that she supports impeaching Governor Andrew Cuomo — in response to a rally calling on her to do so earlier in the day. Local activists and Democratic district leaders rallied outside Nolan’s Long Island City office Thursday morning demanding that she vote to… Read more »
Aug. 5, 2021 By Allie Griffin A new school serving children on the autism spectrum will open in Long Island City next month. Academy For Young Minds (AYM) will open in a new building located at 11-20 46th Rd. this September. The independent private school is geared towards mid-to high-functioning school-aged children who fall on… Read more »
Aug. 5, 2021 By Allie Griffin The NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) has started work on the fourth and final phase of the Queens Boulevard redesign project, the agency announced Thursday. Crews have begun installing protected bike lanes, a pedestrian path and other traffic safety features along Queens Boulevard from Yellowstone Boulevard to Union Turnpike… Read more »
Aug. 5, 2021 By Allie Griffin Two young men driving through Astoria were ambushed and stabbed by a pair of assailants on an electric scooter Wednesday night. The two men were driving a black sedan at around 8:30 p.m. down 30th Road near 23rd Street when two men on an electric scooter pulled up alongside… Read more »
Aug. 5, 2021 By Allie Griffin Community board meetings across the city must now be held in person — but one Queens board is refusing to do so given the growing prevalence of the delta variant. The boards have been required to hold in-person meetings since June 25, when Governor Andrew Cuomo ended his executive… Read more »
Aug. 4, 2021 By Allie Griffin The New York City Council voted last week to extend a number of laws that put caps on third-party delivery apps in an effort to help small businesses recover from the pandemic. The council voted Thursday to extend the laws that prohibit third-party delivery apps from charging restaurants more… Read more »
Aug. 3, 2021 By Allie Griffin Multiple Queens elected officials have called on Governor Andrew Cuomo to resign — or be impeached — after the attorney general announced the findings of an independent report that concluded he sexually harassed nearly a dozen women in violation of state and federal laws. Queens electeds are calling on… Read more »
Aug. 3, 2021 By Allie Griffin “New York’s hometown airline” will stay in Queens and add 1,800 jobs at New York City-area airports, the company announced Tuesday. JetBlue will keep its headquarters in Long Island City when its current lease ends in July 2023, despite earlier reports that the company was considering a move to… Read more »