Nov. 13, 2020 By Allie Griffin Police arrested a 35-year-old woman Thursday for her involvement in an anti-Muslim hate crime in Rego Park last week. Giselle DeJesus, of Woodhaven Boulevard in Rego Park, was arrested and charged with assault as a hate crime and other crimes after she and an unknown man allegedly beat a… Read more »
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Police Are Looking for Man Who Attempted to Rape a 14-Year-Old in Kew Gardens and Woman by Forest Park
Nov. 13, 2020 By Allie Griffin Police are searching for a man who allegedly tried to rape a 14-year-old girl in Kew Gardens and a woman near Forest Park Thursday. The first incident took place in Kew Gardens at around 12:35 p.m. when the man targeted a 14-year-old girl. Police said the suspect approached the… Read more »
Man on Scooter Dies in Collision With Semi-Truck in Astoria Thursday
Nov. 12, 2020 By Allie Griffin A man on a scooter died after colliding with a semi-truck in Astoria Thursday morning. The scooter and a Bud Light semi-truck collided as the truck driver turned onto Crescent Street from Astoria Boulevard around 8:30 a.m., according to police and video footage captured at the scene. The scooter driver… Read more »
Astoria Teen Honored as 2020 Future Woman of Distinction by Girl Scouts
Nov. 12, 2020 By Allie Griffin An Astoria teen was honored by the Girl Scouts of Greater New York (GSGNY) for her leadership and community service work. Despina Anastasiou was named the “2020 Future Woman of Distinction” and recognized alongside eight other young women at the Girl Scouts of Greater New York’s 28th annual Women… Read more »
Restaurants, Bars and Gyms Must Close By 10 p.m. Statewide, Beginning Friday: Cuomo
Nov. 11, 2020 By Allie Griffin Restaurants, bars and gyms across New York State must close by 10 p.m. beginning Friday, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced today. Cuomo said the new mandates were needed since the COVID-19 infection rate continues to rise across the state. He told reporters that bars and restaurants play an outsized role… Read more »
Mental Health Workers Will Replace Police Response to Some 911 Calls in NYC Pilot
Nov. 10, 2020 By Allie Griffin Mental health experts will be sent out next year instead of police officers in response to 911 calls involving non-violent people experiencing mental illness problems, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday. The new plan, which will be piloted in a number of neighborhoods next year, involves dispatching FDNY Emergency Medical… Read more »
State Sen. Gianaris Introduces Bill to Speed Up Counting of Absentee Ballots
Nov. 10, 2020 By Allie Griffin State Sen. Michael Gianaris introduced a bill Monday that would speed up the counting of absentee ballots in New York State to ensure elections are called quickly. The bill would require local boards of elections across the state to begin tallying absentee ballots on Election Day as opposed to… Read more »
NYC Board of Elections to Begin Counting Absentee Ballots Tuesday
Nov. 9, 2020 By Allie Griffin The New York City Board of Elections (BOE) will start counting the hundreds of thousands of absentee ballots Tuesday that were cast in the Nov. 3 general election. More than 175,000 Queens voters cast their votes via an absentee ballot amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to BOE figures The… Read more »
As COVID Cases Rise in Queens and Throughout City, De Blasio Says NYC Has ‘One Last Chance to Stop Second Wave’
Nov. 9, 2020 By Allie Griffin New York City has “one last chance” to stop a second wave of the coronavirus as new cases continue to surge, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced today. The number of new cases on a seven-day average — as of Saturday — increased to 779 citywide, up from 593 a… Read more »
Trump Does Better Among Queens Voters in 2020 Than in 2016, Data Shows
Nov. 6, 2020 By Allie Griffin A higher percentage of Queens voters cast their ballots in support of President Donald Trump on Nov. 3 than in the 2016 election, preliminary results show. About 30 percent of Queens ballots went for Trump versus roughly 22 percent in 2016, according to preliminary results from the New York… Read more »