Nov. 23, 2020 By Allie Griffin Two state lawmakers are hosting a seminar to explain ranked choice voting next week as central Queens voters prepare to be the first in New York City to participate in the process. Queens Assembly Members Nily Rozic and Daniel Rosenthal are presenting a virtual seminar on ranked choice voting… Read more »
Nov. 23, 2020 By Allie Griffin The operators of an underground swingers club in Astoria were busted over the weekend for violating COVID-19 restrictions. Cops shut down the swingers meet-up at 40-19 20th Ave. where more than 80 people were found partying at the location in a COVID-19 yellow zone. Officers from the NYC Sheriff’s… Read more »
Nov. 23, 2020 By Allie Griffin A council member who represents parts of Brooklyn and Queens introduced a bill Thursday that would allow restaurants to add a 15 percent surcharge to the tab if they pay all their employees a base wage of at least $15 per hour. Council Member Antonio Reynoso, who represents parts… Read more »
Nov. 20, 2020 By Allie Griffin A man was fatally struck by a subway train in Elmhurst early Friday morning. The man, who has yet to be identified, was hit by a train near the Woodhaven Boulevard M/R station at around 3:30 a.m., police said. First responders pronounced him dead at the scene and removed… Read more »
Nov. 20, 2020 By Allie Griffin Police are looking for a man who held a knife to a 64-year-old woman’s throat and demanded cash in South Richmond Hill last Saturday. The suspect attempted to rob the woman as she walked along 120th Street near 103rd Avenue at 8:40 a.m., police said. He approached the woman from… Read more »
Nov. 20, 2020 By Allie Griffin An innocent man who had been incarcerated for more than a quarter century was released from prison after a Queens judge tossed his 1995 murder conviction Thursday. Ernest “Jaythan” Kendrick became a free man after Queens Supreme Court Justice Joseph Zayas vacated the murder conviction and dismissed the indictment… Read more »
Nov. 19, 2020 By Allie Griffin Police have arrested two men who held a family hostage at gunpoint in Richmond Hill Tuesday night–as part of a botched robbery attempt. The two men, Tex Ortiz, 35, and Wilbert Wilson, 51, allegedly invaded the family’s home on 125th Street near Liberty Avenue, police said. The duo was… Read more »
Nov. 19, 2020 By Allie Griffin Indoor dining will likely end and gyms will likely close in the next week or two as New York City looks to combat a second wave of the coronavirus, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday morning. The closures will come if New York City enters a state-mandated “orange zone,”… Read more »
Nov. 19, 2020 By Allie Griffin Forty-eight apartments in a newly constructed building in Long Island City are up for grabs through the city’s ‘affordable’ housing lottery — but only for those who make at least $73,920 a year. The building is located at 45-57 Davis St. and includes a mix of studio, one-bedroom, two-bedroom… Read more »
Nov. 18, 2020 By Allie Griffin Opposition to a sprawling 13-tower, mixed-use development proposed for the Flushing waterfront is growing among city lawmakers tasked with approving the plans. A dozen city council members said approving the project known as the “Special Flushing Waterfront District” in its current form would be “a grave mistake,” in a… Read more »