Feb. 8, 2021 By Christina Santucci An Astoria woman raised nearly $30,000 for her father’s medical care after a video she posted on TikTok went viral. Kat Downer, 28, launched a GoFundMe last month with a goal of raising $9,000 — but her emotional post about the plight of her sick father helped raise more… Read more »
Feb. 8, 2021 By Allie Griffin New York City middle schoolers will be able to return to the classroom later this month, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday. Public schools that serve grades six through eight will reopen for in-person instruction starting Thursday, Feb. 25, de Blasio said. The schools have been closed since November… Read more »
Feb. 8, 2021 By Allie Griffin Indoor dining in New York City will resume Friday — two days ahead of schedule, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Monday. Cuomo moved its reopening date two days ahead of what was originally planned. He had previously announced that it would resume on Sunday, Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day. Restaurants will… Read more »
Feb. 8, 2021 By Allie Griffin A COVID-19 vaccination site will open at Citi Field on Wednesday with half the appointments designated for Queens residents. The long-awaited city-run “megasite” will be open 24/7 and have the capacity to vaccinate 5,000 to 7,000 New Yorkers each day. Half of the appointments for the ballfield site will… Read more »
Feb. 8, 2021 By Michael Dorgan More than 40 “affordable” apartments in a newly-constructed building in Astoria are up for grabs through the city’s affordable housing lottery – but only for households that make at least $70,286 a year. The building, called “The Astor LIC,” is located at 36-20 Steinway St., and 43 “affordable” housing… Read more »
Feb. 8, 2021 By Christina Santucci Queens community leaders, coaches and athletes are calling on city officials to allow high school sports to restart, citing the benefits to players’ mental health and college prospects. More than 100 people gathered in St. Albans Saturday to push the city’s Public School Athletic League (PSAL) to return to… Read more »
Feb. 8, 2021 By Christina Santucci The City Sheriff teamed up with the 104th Precinct early Sunday to raid an illegal club in a warehouse on the border of Maspeth and Ridgewood. More than 150 partiers were discovered just after midnight at 50-00 Grand Ave. during the bust, in violation of state orders against gatherings… Read more »
Feb. 7, 2021 By Christina Santucci Queens politicians say city and state officials are not playing fair with vaccine distribution. More than two-dozen elected officials representing the borough urged the governor and mayor Sunday to open Citi Field as a COVID-19 vaccination site immediately. They argue that Citi Field should be open as a vaccination… Read more »
Feb. 6, 2021 By Tiffany Cabán New York City is facing an unconscionable health crisis. Twenty hospitals have closed over the last decade, most of them safety net institutions here in Queens that serve the un- or underinsured. Meanwhile, the City spends $12 billion more on incarceration and policing, than it does on care and… Read more »
Feb. 5, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Police are searching for two armed robbers who burst into a home in Woodhaven Friday and held up six people – including two children. The suspects broke into the house, located on 89th Street near 86th Road, through a basement window at around 2:50 a.m. and pointed a gun… Read more »