Oct. 23, 2020 By Allie Griffin A teenage daredevil scaled the Queensboro Bridge Thursday evening and livestreamed the stunt to an audience watching online. Malik Sanchez, 18, climbed up onto a support beam of the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge — high above rush hour traffic below — just before 5 p.m., police said. The teen,… Read more »
Oct. 23, 2020 By Allie Griffin [This story has been updated to reflect that the Open Streets program has no set end date at this time.] The city will keep the 34th Avenue Open Street going as the Department of Transportation (DOT) looks into a plan for its “long-term” transformation. Residents and local elected officials… Read more »
Oct. 21, 2020 By Allie Griffin A group of Sunnyside residents, a local nonprofit organization and a property owner have all come together to turn an empty lot into a composting site. The ad hoc group of residents— who go by the name of the 45th Street Composters — are collecting food scraps at an… Read more »
Oct. 21, 2020 By Allie Griffin Governor Andrew Cuomo announced today that COVID-19 restrictions in two Queens coronavirus hotspots will be eased as infection rates have come down. The Central Queens and Far Rockaway red and orange zones have been downgraded to yellow zones — in which nonessential businesses and schools are permitted to reopen…. Read more »
Oct. 21, 2020 By Allie Griffin Governor Andrew Cuomo has extended the statewide moratorium on commercial evictions and foreclosures from Oct. 20 through to the end of the year. He signed an executive order extending it Tuesday — the same day the emergency moratorium was set to expire. Cuomo first announced a state moratorium on… Read more »
Oct. 21, 2020 By Allie Griffin A Planet Fitness gym is coming to Forest Hills in a 10-story building that is going up near MacDonald Park. The gym will occupy the first floor and cellar of the 142,500-square-foot building currently under construction at 107-02 Queens Blvd. Queens Community Board 6 voted to approve the special… Read more »
Oct. 20, 2020 By Allie Griffin U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers arrested 54 undocumented immigrants in the greater New York City area as part of a recent move to target sanctuary cities such as New York. The 54 immigrants are among hundreds of undocumented people ICE officers arrested in sanctuary cities across the… Read more »
Oct. 20, 2020 By Allie Griffin Queens Congresswoman Grace Meng and Long Island Congressman Peter King are redoubling their efforts to push a bill through Congress that would provide monetary aid to struggling restaurant owners. The pair met with industry leaders Friday just three days before the state moratorium on commercial evictions were set to… Read more »
Oct. 20, 2020 By Allie Griffin The annual Bushwick Film Festival (BFF) kicks off its 13th edition Wednesday with a virtual lineup of screenings and events. The festival will run from Oct. 21 through Oct. 25 and will celebrate the theme of transformation — marked by the symbol of a butterfly. The film festival is… Read more »
Oct. 19, 2020 By Allie Griffin The Greenpoint ferry pier is back up and running after it was abruptly shuttered Saturday when the new owner of the landing shut off public access. NYC Ferry service to Greenpoint resumed at 4 p.m. today after the ferry provider and the property owner, Lendlease, reached an agreement. Real… Read more »