Jan. 20, 2021 By Allie Griffin Queens Council Member Robert Holden is calling on the City Council to establish a committee to protect New Yorkers’ furry friends. Holden, who represents Middle Village, Maspeth, Glendale, Ridgewood, Woodside and Woodhaven in the City Council, penned a letter Tuesday to Speaker Corey Johnson to call for the creation… Read more »
Jan. 20, 2021 By Allie Griffin A South Richmond Hill woman was arrested for shoving a straphanger into a moving train car at a Manhattan subway station Tuesday. Linda Chavez, 33, allegedly pushed a 31-year-old woman into an oncoming 6 train as it approached the Lexington Avenue/59th Street station at around 5:40 p.m., police said…. Read more »
Jan. 20, 2021 By Allie Griffin The Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens has switched from taking bets to taking appointments for the COVID-19 vaccine. The first floor of the South Ozone Park arena has been converted to a COVID-19 vaccination facility, where eligible New Yorkers began receiving the shot on Monday. The racetrack, located at 110-00 Rockaway… Read more »
Jan. 19, 2021 By Allie Griffin A candidate for the city council seat representing Kew Gardens Hills has come under fire for an alleged anti-Semitic tweet she posted nearly five years ago. Moumita Ahmed, who’s running for the District 24 seat, allegedly replied to a Feb. 22, 2015 tweet that included a photoshopped image of… Read more »
Jan. 19, 2021 By Allie Griffin New York City’s supply of the COVID-19 vaccine will run out by Friday, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced today. The city’s supply of life-saving doses will begin to dry up on Thursday and health officials will be forced to cancel appointments that are scheduled for Friday and beyond, de… Read more »
Jan. 18, 2021 By Allie Griffin A New York-based power company is rebranding its Long Island City subsidiary–Ravenswood Generating–as it looks to convey its commitment to clean energy production. LS Power is renaming Ravenswood Generating — which operates New York City’s largest power generator, Ravenswood Generating Station — to Rise Light & Power. Ravenswood Generating… Read more »
Jan. 18, 2021 By Allie Griffin Flushing Assembly Member Ron Kim has endorsed Andrew Yang for New York City mayor. The progressive state lawmaker officially backed Yang — who recently ran for the Democratic nominee for president — on Friday after the pair toured Queens’ largest food pantry together. The two men visited La Jornada… Read more »
Jan. 18, 2021 By Allie Griffin A 70-year-old Oakland Gardens woman was charged with attempted assault for poisoning her husband. Suncha Tinevra, of 223rd Place, was arraigned at Queens Criminal Court Friday night on charges of attempted assault, reckless endangerment and criminal possession of a weapon. Tinevra allegedly spiked her husband’s coffee with insect killer… Read more »
Jan. 18, 2021 By Allie Griffin A Queens Village man has been charged with murder for allegedly stabbing his 72-year-old father to death. Jaimie Walker, 30, was arraigned Saturday night at Queens Criminal Court on murder and weapon possession charges. Walker, of Hempstead Avenue, allegedly stomped on his father’s head, choked him and then stabbed… Read more »
Jan. 15, 2021 By Allie Griffin More than 50 new Citi Bike docking stations will be installed in Astoria in coming weeks as the bike-share company expands its network deeper into Queens. The expansion will extend Citi Bike’s service area north of Ditmars Boulevard and east of Steinway Street. There will be 52 docking stations… Read more »