July 26, 2021 By Allie Griffin All 300,000 city workers will need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or adhere to weekly testing under a new mandate by mid September, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday. The city will require all municipal workers to be vaccinated by Sept. 13 — the first day of public school —… Read more »
July 26, 2021 By Allie Griffin A group of teens jumped a 44-year-old man who was out walking his dog in Middle Village Friday night. Dozens of teenagers were setting off fireworks and yelling at the corner of 75th Street and Juniper Boulevard North, near Juniper Valley Park when the man — reportedly an off-duty… Read more »
July 26, 2021 By Christian Murray A 42-year-old man who allegedly drove drunk and fatally crashed into a young mother and her 10-year-old daughter on Saturday night has been charged with vehicular homicide, according to the Queens District Attorney. Tyrone Absolam, 42, of Jamaica, N.Y., allegedly was driving drunk at a high rate of speed… Read more »
July 24, 2021 By Ryan Songalia An acrylic painting will be raffled off Sunday to benefit the victims of a massive fire that tore through a Jackson Heights apartment building in April. The raffle will take place at the Queens Pop-up Market– a market that will feature about 30 vendors– that is being held from… Read more »
July 27, 2021 By Ryan Songalia A pop-up miniature golf course opened in Williamsburg earlier this month that aims to provide New Yorkers with family fun—while drawing attention to pressing environmental issues. Putting Green, located along the waterfront at 26 N 1st Street, has been designed by environmentalists, artists, as well as school and community… Read more »
July 23, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A hate-filled woman was busted by police Thursday for allegedly going on an anti-Asian assault spree in Queens that left four people injured – including a 75-year-old woman she clobbered with a hammer. Maricia Bell, a 25-year-old woman from Utopia, was arrested on hate crimes charges for carrying out… Read more »
July 23, 2021 By Ryan Songalia An Astoria-based group that oversees the 31st Avenue Open Street is calling on the public to help it come up with a logo that best reflects its organization. The group, called the 31st Avenue Open Street Collective, is currently holding a logo competition, with the individual who comes up… Read more »
July 23, 2021 By Ryan Songalia Minors in New York will no longer be able to get married. Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law a bill Thursday that officially raises the minimum age to 18. Under previous law, 17-year-olds were allowed to get married with the approval of their parents and judicial consent. The latest… Read more »
July 22, 2021 By Allie Griffin 2021 is on track to be the deadliest year in terms of traffic fatalities since Mayor Bill de Blasio took office in 2014, according to a new report. The first half of 2021 saw the greatest number of traffic deaths for the first six months of any year since… Read more »
July 22, 2021 By Christian Murray A Queens substitute teacher was arrested Wednesday for allegedly threatening to shoot a class of middle school students if they did not listen to him. Alejandro Rocha, a Sunnyside resident who was teaching at IS-5—The Walter Crowley Intermediate School in Elmhurst, allegedly made the disturbing remark at around 2… Read more »