Dec. 14, 2020 By Christian Murray An ICU nurse at Long Island Jewish Medical Center Queens became the first American to receive the COVID-19 vaccine Monday. Sandra Lindsay, a critical case nurse, received the shot just after 9 a.m., one day after Pfizer’s vaccine began being shipped across the country. The shot, the first in… Read more »
Dec. 13, 2020 By Michael Dorgan This could be a hairy move… Queens Assembly Member David Weprin, who currently has a smooth upper lip, has announced that his trademark moustache could be making a comeback– although New Yorkers will have to pay to see it. Weprin has declared that he will grow back the facial… Read more »
Dec. 12, 2020 By Allie Griffin Two men were charged for their roles in separate deadly crashes this week in Queens, District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Friday. The first man, 26-year-old Christian Carrion-Rivera, who allegedly crashed a stolen vehicle in East Elmhurst Tuesday– leaving his passenger to die, was slapped with multiple charges Wednesday including… Read more »
Dec. 11, 2020 By Michael Dorgan The Hunters Point Parks Conservancy has been awarded a sizeable grant to carry out repair and beautification work at Gantry Plaza State Park. The voluntary group, which helps with the upkeep of the park, received a $21,600 matching grant through the New York State Parks Environmental Protection Fund earlier… Read more »
Dec. 11, 2020 By Allie Griffin New York City restaurants will have to close their indoor dining areas come Monday, in response to the growing number of city residents in hospitals with COVID-19. Indoor dining will be shuttered across the five boroughs for at least two weeks, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Friday. Cuomo had warned… Read more »
Dec. 11, 2020 By Allie Griffin A middle-aged Queens woman was told she was “too old” to work as a server at a Forest Hills eatery and was promptly let go after she was hired for the gig, according to a new lawsuit. Mara Risa Newman, 51, said she was hired as a waitress at… Read more »
Dec. 11, 2020 By Christian Murray Nearly 20 candidates have come forward to run in next June’s Democratic primary for the 26th District Council seat currently held by Jimmy Van Bramer. We spoke to Amit S. Bagga who is one of those candidates vying for the seat that covers Sunnyside, Woodside, Long Island City and a portion… Read more »
Dec. 11, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Now you see them, now you don’t! Many Sunnyside residents were left scratching their heads after the annual holiday festive lights went up on Skillman Avenue – and seeing them being taken down again a few days later. The holiday lights, which have been a seasonal feature of the… Read more »
By Rachel Holiday Smith and Reuven Blau, THE CITY This story was originally published on 8/12/20 by THE CITY The city’s latest funding plan strips more than $500 million from construction of four new jails — with a building timeline that could extend two years past Mayor Bill de Blasio’s pledge to shut Rikers Island… Read more »
Dec. 11, 2020 By Allie Griffin Police are looking for a man who assaulted a female worker at an Elmhurst spa Wednesday and then tried to grope her. The suspect walked into Massage Spa, located at 80-20 Roosevelt Ave., just before 11 p.m. and asked the worker for a massage, police said. When the 57-year-old… Read more »