May 4, 2021 By Allie Griffin The popular New York City music festival Governors Ball has found a new home in Queens this year after it was canceled in 2020 due to COVID-19. The three-day event also known as Gov Ball will be hosted at Citi Field in September for the first time in its… Read more »
Author: Allie Griffin
Third Annual Sunnyside Spa and Salon Fest Returns With $30 Deals All Week
May 4, 2020 By Allie Griffin The third annual Sunnyside Spa and Salon Fest hosted by the Sunnyside Shines Business Improvement District kicks off this Friday ahead of Mother’s Day. The weeklong event, which runs through Sunday, May 16, offers a variety of $30 deals at participating personal care businesses like spas, salons, barber shops… Read more »
Man Breaks Into Ridgewood Home, Steals Safe Containing $3K Cash: NYPD
May 4, 2021 By Allie Griffin A burglar broke into a Ridgewood home Saturday and stole a safe containing thousands of dollars. The man climbed through a basement window of a house near 60th Place and Grove Street at 6 p.m., police said. He grabbed a safe that had approximately $3,000 inside and fled, police… Read more »
Most COVID-19 Restrictions to be Lifted This Month, 24/7 Subway Service to Resume
May 3, 2021 By Allie Griffin New York State will reopen to near pre-pandemic levels and 24/7 subway service will resume later this month. Capacity restrictions on most businesses will be lifted altogether on May 19 and overnight subway service will return on May 17, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Monday. Businesses such as restaurants, museums,… Read more »
Many Undocumented Workers May Struggle to Tap Into Excluded Workers Fund
May 3, 2021 By Allie Griffin A number of undocumented workers who were unemployed during the pandemic face obstacles in tapping into a $2.1 billion state fund that was recently established to help them. Many lack a tax identification number that is issued by the IRS — which is one way they can prove eligibility… Read more »
Man Groped 14-Year-Old Girl Inside Woodhaven Boulevard Station: NYPD
May 3, 2021 By Allie Griffin Police are looking for a man who groped a 14-year-old girl inside the Woodhaven Boulevard station in Elmhurst Sunday. The young teen was entering the turnstile for the southbound R line at 5:15 p.m. when the stranger grabbed her buttocks, police said. The station is located by the Queens… Read more »
COVID Remembrance Day to Honor Thousands of Queens Residents Killed by Virus
April 30, 2021 By Allie Griffin Queens residents along with elected officials will come together Saturday to remember the more than 8,000 people who called the world’s borough their home that were killed by COVID-19. The deceased will be honored by friends and family members during the “Queens Covid Remembrance Day” ceremony from 2 p.m…. Read more »
Reckless Driver Smashes into Outdoor Dining Setup in Astoria, Kills Man on Scooter
April 30, 2021 By Allie Griffin A reckless driver struck a scooter, plowed into multiple cars and careened into an outdoor dining structure in Astoria last night—killing one man and injuring a woman. The out-of-control driver, a 60-year-old woman, was allegedly speeding in a 2013 Mercedes Benz C-300 northbound on 35th Street around 7:45 p.m…. Read more »
City Council Passes Bill to Ensure Open Streets Are Permanent
April 30, 2021 By Allie Griffin The City Council passed a bill Thursday to ensure that the Open Streets program is a permanent fixture in New York City for years to come. The bill, sponsored by Manhattan Council Member Carlina Rivera, codifies and expands upon the initial program that closes streets to through traffic for… Read more »
De Blasio Sets Goal for New York City to “Fully Reopen” on July 1
April 29, 2021 By Allie Griffin New York City plans to “fully reopen” on July 1, more than a year after the pandemic halted life in the city that never sleeps. “It’s time to set a goal for a full reopening in New York City and that goal is July 1,” Mayor Bill de Blasio… Read more »