Oct. 7, 2020 By Allie Griffin A motorcyclist is dead after colliding with a car in Woodside Tuesday night. The biker, a 38-year-old man, was riding his 2009 Honda motorcycle eastbound on 31st Avenue at around 11 p.m. when a driver in a 2014 Nissan Pathfinder traveling westbound made a left hand turn in front… Read more »
Oct. 6, 2020 By Allie Griffin Governor Andrew Cuomo unveiled a plan today to close nonessential businesses and enforce other restrictions in COVID-19 clusters popping up statewide. The news came after Mayor Bill de Blasio said he would close down the businesses in hotspot ZIP codes — including Kew Gardens, Kew Gardens Hills and Far… Read more »
Oct. 6, 2020 By Allie Griffin Police are investigating the cause of death of a 39-year-old man who was found lifeless lying on the kitchen floor of his Elmhurst home Saturday morning. The NYPD responded to a 911 call at around 10:30 a.m. and found Santos Quiej unconscious and unresponsive, lying face down on the… Read more »
Oct. 5, 2020 By Allie Griffin City health officials are keeping a close eye on Forest Hills as COVID-19 cases in the neighborhood are rising, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday. The City added the neighborhood, represented by the 11375 ZIP code, to its watch list of communities where coronavirus cases are growing. “We have… Read more »
Oct. 5, 2020 By Allie Griffin New York City will close schools Tuesday that are located in nine ZIP codes across Brooklyn and Queens where the number of COVID-19 cases remain stubbornly high, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced today. The state will close both public and private schools in the ZIP codes that have become cluster… Read more »
Oct. 5, 2020 By Allie Griffin Two Queens karaoke bars were shut down over the weekend for violating city COVID-19 regulations. New York City Sheriff Deputies shuttered two karaoke spots in Flushing after finding dozens of patrons inside each establishment. The officers first shut down the Platinum Lounge, located at 41-16 Fuller Pl, on Friday… Read more »
Oct. 5, 2020 By Allie Griffin Regal will temporarily cease all U.S. and U.K. operations beginning Thursday as movie theaters in New York remain closed amid the ongoing pandemic. Cineworld, the parent company of Regal, announced the suspension today, which will impact 40,000 employees across the U.S. “This is not a decision we made lightly,… Read more »
Oct. 1, 2020 By Allie Griffin The number of candidates looking to run for the City Council seat to represent Astoria is narrowing. Rod Townsend, a Community Board 1 member and former president of the Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City, has ended his campaign and endorsed the high-profile progressive Tiffany Cabán for the… Read more »
Oct. 1, 2020 By Allie Griffin The city shut down an Elmhurst special education high school for 14 days after two unrelated positive COVID-19 cases were found. The Department of Health closed John F. Kennedy Jr. School P721Q, located at 57-12 94th St., for two weeks beginning Sept. 29, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced during… Read more »
Oct. 1, 2020 By Allie Griffin Another Queens neighborhood is seeing an alarming uptick in COVID-19 cases, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday. Fresh Meadows was added to the list of neighborhoods forming a coronavirus cluster in Central Queens, which includes Kew Gardens and Kew Gardens Hills. The neighborhood represented by the 11366 zip code… Read more »