Feb. 11, 2021 By Allie Griffin The New York City Council passed legislation today that effectively bars Hiram Monserrate and others guilty of corruption from running for local office. The bill disqualifies anyone who has been convicted of certain felonies related to corruption or abuse of public office from being elected to major city offices…. Read more »
Feb. 11, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A Long Island City warehouse manager has been busted for trying to sell millions of fake N95 protective masks – at inflated prices – to unsuspecting members of the public and frontline workers. Zhi Zeng, 33, was arrested Tuesday for running a massive counterfeit mask operation out of a… Read more »
Feb. 10, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A group of Queens residents were arrested in a major drug bust in Ridgewood Monday – where authorities seized $12 million worth of heroin, 1,000 fentanyl pills and $200,000 cash. The suspects were nabbed by police after authorities raided an apartment located at 63-16 Forest Ave., which was being… Read more »
Feb. 10, 2021 By Allie Griffin Two men have been indicted by a Queens County grand jury for making a terroristic threat and other felony charges after they allegedly planted a fake bomb on a car at the Queens Place Mall last month. Louis Shenker, 22, of Massachusetts, and Taylor Lyne, 27, of California, allegedly… Read more »
Feb. 10, 2021 By Allie Griffin The COVID-19 vaccination site at Citi Field finally opened today. The site is offering 200 appointments a day and is now operating Monday through Saturday. Half of the appointments are being reserved for eligible Queens residents and the remainder for TLC licensed drivers and food service workers. The Citi… Read more »
Feb. 10, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A large mural is going up in Astoria that pays tribute to a New York man who died while on a hunger strike in an Egyptian prison. The artwork features a painting of Moustafa Kassem – an Egyptian-born American citizen who died while in an Egyptian jail in 2019…. Read more »
Feb. 10, 2021 By Allie Griffin A massive COVID-19 vaccination site, specifically for Queens residents, will open in Jamaica later this month. The federally-run vaccination site will open at York College the week of Feb. 24, Governor Andrew Cuomo and federal officials announced today. The facility will have the capacity to vaccinate 3,000 people a… Read more »
Feb. 10, 2021 Op-Ed By Brent O’Leary Do you want to have a say as to who the next mayor is—or who your next city council member will be? If so, I urge you to check your party registration and make sure you are registered as a Democrat. The deadline to do so is Feb…. Read more »
Feb. 10, 2021 By Allie Griffin One of Queens’ largest community-based organizations recently bought its long-time headquarters and plans to modernize the building. Queens Community House (QCH) bought the Forest Hills Community Center at the end of December and will start renovating the building in July, the organization announced Monday. The non-profit plans to add… Read more »
Feb. 10, 2021 By Allie Griffin Three COVID-19 vaccine pop-up sites will open in eastern Queens this week, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday. The three sites — which will be located in Bayside, Jamaica and South Richmond Hill — are part of a state effort to create neighborhood-based vaccine sites at community centers, public housing… Read more »