This article was originally published by Chalkbeat New York on Feb. 28, 2022, BY Christina Veiga Just over half of New York City public school students are fully vaccinated, according to data the education department released Friday. In total, 59 percent of the city’s public school students have received at least one vaccine dose and… Read more »
March 1, 2022 By Allie Griffin A coalition of advocates, legal aid organizations and civil rights groups are calling on state lawmakers to pass a Queens legislator’s bill to decriminalize unlicensed massage parlors. Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas, community advocates and local massage workers came together at the Flushing Worker’s Center in Flushing Friday to bring… Read more »
March 1, 2022 By Christian Murray A 38-year-old Manhattan man who was viciously assaulted and robbed on a street corner on the border of Kew Gardens and Richmond Hill on Valentine’s Day is dead, according to the NYPD. Jose Luis Figueroa succumbed to his injuries on Feb. 19, just five days after the attack, the… Read more »
Mar. 1, 2022, By Michael Dorgan A Florida man has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for making racist threats against a black former basketball coach who fatally punched a white tourist in Long Island City in 2018. Michael Feeney, 61, a retiree from Palm City, was sentenced in Brooklyn Federal Court Friday for… Read more »
March 1, 2022 By Christian Murray The number of Queens residents who applied to be on a local community board in 2022 was the second highest year on record. Queens Borough President Donovan Richards announced Monday that his office received 884 applications from residents seeking an appointment to one of the borough’s 14 community boards… Read more »
Mar. 1, 2022 By Allie Griffin A 62-year-old Asian American woman from North Corona has died three months after she was brutally beaten by a man with a rock. GuiYing Ma succumbed to her injuries on Feb. 22, her family announced yesterday. Ma suffered severe head injuries when a man beat her with a large… Read more »
March 1, 2022 By Christian Murray Catholic Schools in Brooklyn and Queens will no longer be requiring students to wear face masks—both indoors and out–beginning Wednesday. The announcement came Monday, just one day after Governor Kathy Hochul said that the statewide school mask mandate would be lifted on Wednesday March 2. The state policy, however,… Read more »
Feb. 28, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A Forest Hills resident is looking to pay tribute to one of the neighborhood’s most famous fictional characters – Spiderman. Larry Ng, a longtime Forest Hills resident, wants to erect a statue of the web-slinging super-hero at a public space in the neighborhood and is trying to rally the… Read more »
Feb. 28, 2022 By Christian Murray Brent O’Leary, a community organizer and attorney, announced today that he is running to represent the 37th Assembly District. O’Leary, a Long Island City resident who unsuccessfully ran for city council last year, is best known for his work with the Hunters Point Civic Association, a Long Island City-based… Read more »
Feb. 28, 2022 By Christian Murray A man was struck by a M train in Astoria Monday and is in critical condition, according to police. The victim was hit at around 3:15 p.m. at the Steinway Street station by a northbound M train, according to a NYPD spokesperson. Police said that the man, who hasn’t… Read more »