Feb. 26, 2021 By Allie Griffin Two Southeast Queens natives have taken over high-powered positions in city agencies this week. Rodney Harrison was named the chief of department of the New York Police Department on Thursday and Meisha Porter was named the schools chancellor of the Department of Education Friday. Both Harrison and Porter were… Read more »
Feb. 26, 2021 By Christian Murray A Queens state senator introduced legislation Thursday that aims to protect commercial tenants from personal liability if they unable to pay their rent due to COVID-19. The bill, sponsored by State Sen. Mike Gianaris, aims to protect business owners who were forced to close due to the pandemic from… Read more »
Feb. 26, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A 15-year-old boy has been arrested for attempted murder after he allegedly stabbed two other teens in Richmond Hill Thursday. The alleged perpetrator stabbed a 15-year-old boy and an 18-year-old man outside 10203 Atlantic Ave. at around 6 p.m., police said. Police responded to a 911 call and came… Read more »
Feb. 26, 2021 By Christian Murray A number of high-profile developers who are profiting from a Trump-era tax break may be forced to pay more in taxes if a bill State Sen. Mike Gianaris is sponsoring becomes law. The bill, dubbed the Opportunity Zone Tax Break Elimination Act, would scrap a handsome tax break that… Read more »
Feb. 26, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A 25-year-old man was fatally shot in a drive-by shooting in Glendale early Friday. The victim, who was driving a silver Chevy Malibu, was gunned down while he was stopped at a red light at the intersection of Woodhaven Boulevard and Myrtle Avenue at around 12:45 a.m., according to police…. Read more »
Feb. 26, 2021 By Allie Griffin More than 330 affordable apartments in Long Island City’s 5 Pointz towers are up for grabs through the city’s affordable housing lottery. The units are located within in two newly-constructed towers at 22-44 Jackson Ave., where the famous 5 Pointz factory building once stood that was known for its… Read more »
Feb. 25, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A man whose car burst into flames in Maspeth this morning was taken to hospital with burn injuries. Firefighters responded to a 911 call of a car on fire at 60th Avenue and Mt. Olivet Crescent at around 7:30 a.m., authorities said. The victim was seen on fire –… Read more »
Feb. 25, 2021 By Allie Griffin A Queens council candidate is taking aim at the Working Families Party after the progressive powerhouse rejected the advice of the Queens chapter to endorse her– and went with Amit Bagga. Julie Won, who is running to represent the 26th Council District, got the support of the Queens chapter… Read more »
Feb. 25, 2021 Op-Ed By: Leonardo Bullaro There has been a lot of recent news about reopening schools and returning to in-person instruction. We know that children learn best when they are engaged with their teachers and peers in a live setting. Even with “only” 30 percent of the city’s 1.1 million students able to… Read more »
Feb. 25, 2021 By Allie Griffin The Working Families Party announced a new round of endorsements in several Queens council races today. The influential progressive party endorsed candidates in Council districts 19, 20 and 26 and made its very first ranked-choice endorsement in the latter. The Working Families Party picked Amit Bagga as its top… Read more »