April 6, 2021 By Allie Griffin The city plans to employ 10,000 New Yorkers to remove graffiti and clean city parks, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday. The city will hire 10,000 people by July and will post the first 1,000 job openings this month as part of its new “City Cleanup Corps” initiative. De… Read more »
April 6, 2021 By Ryan Songalia Two online job fairs will take place in April as the borough looks to rebound from the economic devastation– and job losses–brought on by the pandemic. Queens Borough President Donovan Richards and Assemblywoman Catalina Cruz will co-host a job fair on Friday, April 9 from 11 a.m. to 12:30… Read more »
April 5, 2021 Op-Ed By Denise Keehan-Smith I’m a third-generation Woodside resident and my family has lived in Woodside for over 85 years. The Woodside, Sunnyside, and Long Island City community is our home, and like many families, it’s getting more and more expensive for people to stay here. The reason is simple: affordable housing… Read more »
April 6, 2021 By Michael Dorgan The police are searching for a man who robbed the Chase Bank branch in Ridgewood this morning. The suspect allegedly entered the 60-67 Myrtle Ave. bank at around 11:25 a.m. and stole $4,800 cash, according to police. It is unclear how the thief carried out the robbery although police… Read more »
April 6, 2021 By Christina Santucci State Senator Jessica Ramos and several Queens community organizations are holding a town hall meeting this evening – to discuss the $2 billion LaGuardia AirTrain plan. The event is scheduled to take place at 6:30 p.m. April 6 at the World’s Fair Marina Restaurant, located at 1 Marina Road… Read more »
April 6, 2021 By Christian Murray About 10 stores on Roosevelt Avenue are in jeopardy of being bulldozed to make way for a 13-story, 213-unit complex. A developer has filed an application with the Department of City Planning to rezone a series of parcels on Roosevelt Avenue–between 62nd and 63rd Streets–to put up a large mixed-use… Read more »
April 6, 2021 By Allie Griffin The commanding officer of a Northern Queens NYPD precinct shot and killed himself in an apparent suicide Monday. Deputy Inspector Denis Mullaney, 44, fatally shot himself in the head inside a department vehicle parked near Kissena Park, police said. Mullaney, who led the 107th Precinct, had called a family… Read more »
April 6, 2021 By Ryan Songalia With New York’s state budget expected to be released shortly, a group of Queens legislators are hoping it includes a number of progressive measures aimed at raising taxes on wealthy residents and large corporations. A package of six bills known collectively as the Invest In Our New York Act… Read more »
April 5, 2021 By Christina Santucci A documentary series highlighting nonprofits in the borough – and how they have fared during the pandemic – debuted last week. The series, which was created by the Astoria Film Festival, showcases seven organizations and is being screened on Queens Public Television (QPTV), as well as on YouTube and… Read more »
Monday, April 5, 2021 By Allie Griffin Six people were treated for stab wounds after they were ambushed by a group of knife-wielding men in Corona just before midnight Sunday. The victims were standing near the corner of 111th Street and 43rd Avenue when the men brandishing the knives approached them, police said. The group… Read more »