March 22, 2021 By Allie Griffin New Yorkers as young as 50 years old will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine beginning tomorrow morning, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Monday. Cuomo lowered the current vaccine-eligibility age — which is 60 in New York State — by ten years. He first lowered it from 65 years old… Read more »
March 22, 2021 By Allie Griffin A group of six people surrounded a 49-year-old man onboard a 7 train last week and stole his iPhone in Corona. Four men and two women gathered around the man on the train just before 1 a.m. on March 14. One of men pushed him into a seat, while… Read more »
March 19, 2021 By Allie Griffin Council Member Costa Constantinides has endorsed Donovan Richards–the incumbent–in the Queens Borough President race. Constantinides, who unsuccessfully competed for the borough president spot last year, said Richards has performed well since he took office last year–following his victory in the special election. “Since taking office in December, he has… Read more »
March 19, 2021 By Allie Griffin A pop-up COVID-19 vaccination site will open in Corona tomorrow– just days after local leaders called on the city and state to open more sites. Health providers will administer the vaccine Saturday at Aliento de Vida Church, located at 103-12 Roosevelt Ave., from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Appointments… Read more »
March 19, 2021 By Allie Griffin U.S. Senator Charles Schumer urged the CEO of JetBlue to keep more than a thousand Long Island City-based corporate jobs in New York City after it was reported Tuesday that the airline was considering a move to Florida. Schumer put in a phone call to CEO Robin Hayes after reading… Read more »
March 18, 2021 By Allie Griffin An East Elmhurst man was arrested Wednesday, nearly a year after he crashed his car into another vehicle in Maspeth, killing a 35-year-old father of two. Galib Dervisevic, 21, was collared on charges of criminally negligent homicide, reckless driving and speeding–for the March 23, 2020 collision that left Staten… Read more »
March 18, 2021 By Allie Griffin Selvena Brooks-Powers announced today that she has won the special election for Council District 31. Brooks-Powers said that she had crossed the 50 percent threshold to become the winner of the election after the city Board of Elections (BOE) counted and tallied votes Thursday, in accordance with the new… Read more »
March 18, 2021 By Allie Griffin More than $2 million in public campaign funds was distributed Monday among 33 candidates in Queens who are running to represent various districts in the borough. The candidates, who each received varying amounts, were awarded the money by the NYC Campaign Finance Board (CFB) through the city’s matching funds… Read more »
March 18, 2021 By Allie Griffin Two Council District 26 candidates are holding a vigil Thursday in remembrance of Asian Americans killed in bias attacks over the past year — including the victims of the Atlanta area shooting Tuesday night. Julie Won and Steve Raga, two Asian American candidates, are hosting the vigil at Bliss… Read more »
March 17, 2021 By Allie Griffin The city is deploying members of the NYPD counter-terrorism unit to Asian neighborhoods across the city after a gunman shot and killed eight people–including six Asian Americans–at three Georgia spas Tuesday night. Mayor Bill de Blasio — who called the mass shooting “nothing less than domestic terrorism” — said… Read more »