Nov. 18, 2020 By Allie Griffin The Queens COVID-19 yellow zone has been expanded northward to cover parts of Astoria and Woodside, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday. Cuomo said the COVID-19 positivity rate of Astoria reached 2.5 percent, putting it into a yellow zone — one of three zones where state-imposed restrictions apply to bring… Read more »
Nov. 18, 2020 By Allie Griffin New York City public schools will close in-person classes starting Thursday, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced today. Public schools will switch to fully remote classes beginning tomorrow — until further notice. The move comes as New York City’s COVID-19 positivity rate reached 3 percent over a seven-day rolling average,… Read more »
Nov. 17, 2020 By Allie Griffin The operators of a Bayside car dealership who targeted and conned Chinese-speakers into shelling out thousands in bogus costs have been ordered to repay their victims, according to authorities. Star Toyota of Bayside, located at 205-11 Northern Blvd., must pay more than $180,000 to the Chinese-speaking customers it duped… Read more »
Nov. 17, 2020 By Allie Griffin New York City health officials are expanding rapid COVID-19 testing across the city — including Queens — as new cases continue to rise in the Big Apple. A new rapid testing site that delivers coronavirus results in just 15 minutes opened today in Woodside, Executive Director of the NYC… Read more »
Nov. 17, 2020 By Allie Griffin Two Democratic incumbents in Queens who were behind their Republican challengers on election night have surged ahead with absentee ballots now being counted. Northeast Queens Assembly Member Edward Braunstein has declared victory in the 26th Assembly race thanks to a bump from absentee votes, while Rep. Tom Suozzi now… Read more »
Nov. 17, 2020 By Allie Griffin A GoFundMe has been set up to support the family of a delivery worker who was killed in crash with a semi-truck in Astoria last week. Alfredo Cabrera Licona, 35, died in hospital Thursday after his scooter and a Bud Light truck collided at the intersection of Astoria Boulevard… Read more »
Nov. 16, 2020 By Allie Griffin Catholic schools in Queens and Brooklyn will remain open for in-person learning even if New York City public schools shutter due to a spike in COVID-19 cases, the Superintendent of Catholic Schools for Brooklyn and Queens announced Sunday. Queens and Brooklyn Catholic schools will continue to provide in-person instruction… Read more »
Nov. 16, 2020 By Allie Griffin A Queens man was arraigned Saturday on attempted sexual abuse and other charges after he allegedly pounced on a 14-year-old girl and two women in broad daylight in Kew Gardens, Forest Park and Richmond Hill last week. Makijah Lino, 22, allegedly grabbed the teen and two women in three… Read more »
Nov. 15, 2020 By Allie Griffin The future of an ambitious 13-tower, mixed-use development along the Flushing Creek remains uncertain as the City Council begins to weigh in. The fate of the “Special Flushing Waterfront District” project lies in the hands of the City Council and many members have expressed misgivings about the plan over… Read more »
Nov. 13, 2020 By Allie Griffin Nearly 50 units in a newly-constructed building in Jackson Heights are up for grabs through the New York City affordable housing lottery. Altogether, 47 apartments — a mix of studio, one-bedroom, two-bedroom and three-bedroom units — are available for New Yorkers who make between $38,435 and $183,300 a year…. Read more »