Nov. 5, 2020 By Michael Dorgan The state is currently undertaking a $2 million project to repair a section of shoreline at Gantry Plaza State Park that was damaged eight years ago by Superstorm Sandy. The project aims to restore an area behind the southern most gantry at Gantry Plaza State Park that was damaged… Read more »
Nov. 4, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A man crashed his van into a Woodside real estate office on Roosevelt Avenue this morning but walked away unscathed. The 36-year-old drove the van into Wagner & Kelly Real Estate, located at 60-01 Roosevelt Ave, at around 8:20 a.m., after losing control of the vehicle, according to police…. Read more »
Nov. 4, 2020 By Allie Griffin Queens Democrats are projected to sweep the general election in nearly every race in the borough — although official winners will not be called for days or even weeks. On the local level, Council Member Donovan Richards cruised to victory in the Queens Borough President race, easily defeating his… Read more »
Nov. 4, 2020 Staff Report The police have released video footage of a man who allegedly broke into a Richmond Hill house in September and took a brief case containing $70,000. The suspect allegedly climbed through a window at the house, which is located in the vicinity of 116th Street and 84th Avenue, on Saturday,… Read more »
Nov. 3, 2020 By Allie Griffin The Department of Education (DOE) shuttered three Queens public schools for two weeks after finding at least two COVID-19 cases at each. Two of the schools closed last week after at least two students or staffers at each facility tested positive for coronavirus in unrelated cases. P.S. 213 The… Read more »
Nov. 3, 2020 By Allie Griffin The coronavirus positivity rate is rising in the Central Queens cluster that the state has placed in a yellow zone. The positivity rate of the cluster area — which includes a large section of central Queens including Kew Gardens and Forest Hills — has increased since the week of… Read more »
Nov. 3, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A large food hall that will house six restaurants and a café is scheduled to open in a new high rise office building in Long Island City next week. The food hall, called JACX&CO, will open on Nov. 11 inside The JACX, a 26-story two-tower building located at 28-07… Read more »
Nov. 3, 2020 By Allie Griffin There are no known plans of acts of violence or unrest in New York City ahead of today’s election results, Mayor Bill de Blasio said. The mayor said during a press briefing Tuesday that there are no major protests scheduled thus far, but that the city is prepared for… Read more »
Nov. 3, 2020 By Allie Griffin A 25-year-old man is dead after crashing his motorcycle in Sunnyside on Monday. Daniel Hernandez, of Ridgewood, was riding a 2007 Yamaha motorcycle eastbound on Laurel Hill Boulevard when he lost control and struck a pillar by Calvary Cemetery around 9 p.m., police said. A preliminary investigation indicated that… Read more »
Nov. 3, 2020 Staff Report The police released a photo Monday of man who allegedly groped a woman at a Forest Hills bus stop in August. The suspect allegedly approached a 23-year-old woman at a bus stop in the vicinity of 118-11 Queens Blvd. at around 5:05 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 17 and pressed his… Read more »