Oct. 1, 2020 By Allie Griffin The Bel Aire Diner in Astoria is hosting its first ever live concert Saturday, in the style of its popular drive-in movie series. The diner, located at 31-91 21st St., will feature live music from The Darwin Machine, a blues-rock cover and originals band based in Westchester County, during… Read more »
Oct. 1, 2020 By Allie Griffin City Hall will deploy hundreds of city workers to enforce coronavirus rules and educate residents in nine neighborhoods that are seeing an alarming uptick in COVID-19 cases. The city will send out 400 NYPD officers, more than 300 Test & Trace Corps members and 250 additional agency staff to the neighborhoods… Read more »
Sept. 30, 2020 By Allie Griffin A 58-year-old Brooklyn man and registered sex offender was indicted on burglary, robbery and other charges Wednesday for robbing and strangling two Rego Park women in separate July attacks. Richard Smalls, of Sunset Park, was arraigned before a Queens Supreme Court judge today on an eight-count indictment for the… Read more »
Sept. 29, 2020 By Allie Griffin An annual festival celebrating small businesses in Long Island City returns this weekend when supporting local shops is more important than ever. “LIC Springs Back!’ will offer a series of virtual and small in-person programs showcasing local businesses’ goods and services from Friday, Oct. 2 through Sunday, Oct. 4…. Read more »
Sept. 30, 2020 Staff Report The LIC Post Waterfront 5K benefitting the Hunters Point Parks Conservancy will be held virtually next month due to the ongoing pandemic. The in-person race, scheduled for Oct. 17, will be replaced with a virtual run in which participants can run in their own time between Oct. 17 and 31… Read more »
Sept. 29, 2020 By Allie Griffin A historic Woodhaven bar has received an outpouring of support from neighbors and customers after it was burglarized Friday. Neir’s Tavern, which has served the neighborhood for more than 190 years, was burglarized Friday morning when someone came in and broke open the cash drawer, grabbing $300 in cash… Read more »
Sept. 29, 2020 By Allie Griffin New York City’s COVID-19 positivity rate surpassed 3 percent for the first time since June, as thousands of public school students returned to school buildings today. The city’s daily positivity rate swelled to 3.25 percent, largely due to growing clusters in nine zip codes across Queens and Brooklyn, Mayor… Read more »
Sept. 28, 2020 Staff Post The Queens Post, in partnership with NY Space Finders, is inviting all Queens guys and ghouls to join the “Be Witch in Queens” Instagram Photo Contest. Anyone in the wicked borough of Queens can join one or both of the contests. One contest is for the best Halloween decorated house… Read more »
Sept. 28, 2020 By Allie Griffin Cyclists and pedestrians took over the south outer roadway of the Queensboro Bridge Sunday to demand that it be converted from a car lane into a pedestrian pathway. Bike advocates and several elected officials are calling on the Department of Transportation (DOT) to convert the lane into a pedestrian-only… Read more »
Sept. 28, 2020 By Allie Griffin Queens Congresswoman Grace Meng has received a barrage of racist and anti-Asian voicemails after passing a resolution in the House of Representatives earlier this month condemning such behavior. Meng introduced the resolution to denounce anti-Asian sentiment related to the coronavirus pandemic in March and the House passed it on… Read more »