Dec. 15, 2020 By Allie Griffin The city has ordered eateries to shut down their roadway dining setups on Wednesday in anticipation of the major snow storm. The Sanitation Department (DSNY) has ordered restaurants to close their dining areas located along the roadway by 2 p.m., when a “snow alert” goes into effect Wednesday. Sidewalk… Read more »
Dec. 15, 2020 By Allie Griffin Police are looking for a man who allegedly tore down an autumn display outside Council Member Francisco Moya’s Corona office building earlier this month. The suspect allegedly ripped down seasonal decorations that were mounted onto the outside wall of Moya’s office building, located at 106-01 Corona Ave., on Saturday,… Read more »
Dec. 14, 2020 by Allie Griffin Jackson Heights Council Member Daniel Dromm introduced a bill last week that would end the use of solitary confinement in all New York City jails. Under the bill, individuals would only be allowed to be isolated for the sole purpose of de-escalating violent conflicts and could only be isolated… Read more »
Dec. 14, 2020 By Allie Griffin A large menorah sculptured from ice was lit at Gantry Plaza State Park last night. The JCC-Chabad of LIC hosted its annual outdoor Chanukah party and lit the iconic six-foot tall menorah. Residents came together for the festival of lights where lively Chanukah music played and Hebrew School students performed…. Read more »
Dec. 14, 2020 By Allie Griffin A Bayside police officer who allegedly moonlighted as a spy for the Chinese government will remain in jail ahead of his trial after a judge tossed out his appeal last week. Baimadajie Angwang, who worked as a community affairs officer for the NYPD’s 111th Precinct, had appealed an earlier… Read more »
Dec. 12, 2020 By Allie Griffin Two men were charged for their roles in separate deadly crashes this week in Queens, District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Friday. The first man, 26-year-old Christian Carrion-Rivera, who allegedly crashed a stolen vehicle in East Elmhurst Tuesday– leaving his passenger to die, was slapped with multiple charges Wednesday including… Read more »
Dec. 11, 2020 By Allie Griffin New York City restaurants will have to close their indoor dining areas come Monday, in response to the growing number of city residents in hospitals with COVID-19. Indoor dining will be shuttered across the five boroughs for at least two weeks, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Friday. Cuomo had warned… Read more »
Dec. 11, 2020 By Allie Griffin A middle-aged Queens woman was told she was “too old” to work as a server at a Forest Hills eatery and was promptly let go after she was hired for the gig, according to a new lawsuit. Mara Risa Newman, 51, said she was hired as a waitress at… Read more »
Dec. 11, 2020 By Allie Griffin Police are looking for a man who assaulted a female worker at an Elmhurst spa Wednesday and then tried to grope her. The suspect walked into Massage Spa, located at 80-20 Roosevelt Ave., just before 11 p.m. and asked the worker for a massage, police said. When the 57-year-old… Read more »
Dec. 10, 2020 By Allie Griffin The City Council voted Thursday to approve a land use application for a sprawling 13-tower mixed-use development that will transform the Flushing waterfront for years to come. The Council voted 39-to-5 — with one abstention — to approve a proposal to create a “Special Flushing Waterfront District” on 29-acres… Read more »