Nov. 17, 2020 Staff Report The top prize winners of the Queens Post Halloween photo contest were awarded their prizes Monday. Halina Nix, 6, and her brother Nathaniel, 10, were voted as having the best costumes. The pair were awarded $250, with Halina winning for her costume as Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg and Nathaniel for… Read more »
Nov. 17, 2020 By Allie Griffin New York City health officials are expanding rapid COVID-19 testing across the city — including Queens — as new cases continue to rise in the Big Apple. A new rapid testing site that delivers coronavirus results in just 15 minutes opened today in Woodside, Executive Director of the NYC… Read more »
Nov. 17, 2020 By Christian Murray A man has been arrested on assault charges after getting into a fight over a parking space in Flushing yesterday. Joe Zou, 24, allegedly got into an argument over a parking spot on Kissena Boulevard near Barclay Avenue at around 4 p.m. Monday, police said. Zou, who was driving… Read more »
Nov. 17, 2020 By Allie Griffin Two Democratic incumbents in Queens who were behind their Republican challengers on election night have surged ahead with absentee ballots now being counted. Northeast Queens Assembly Member Edward Braunstein has declared victory in the 26th Assembly race thanks to a bump from absentee votes, while Rep. Tom Suozzi now… Read more »
Nov. 17, 2020 By Allie Griffin A GoFundMe has been set up to support the family of a delivery worker who was killed in crash with a semi-truck in Astoria last week. Alfredo Cabrera Licona, 35, died in hospital Thursday after his scooter and a Bud Light truck collided at the intersection of Astoria Boulevard… Read more »
Nov. 17, 2020 By Michael Dorgan About 80 attendees gathered outside a Long Island City restaurant Friday to bring attention to the hardship facing many small businesses. Elected officials and a coalition of Queens business owners met outside Little Chef Little Café, located at 5-43 48th Ave., and called on the federal government and local… Read more »
Nov. 16, 2020 By Allie Griffin Catholic schools in Queens and Brooklyn will remain open for in-person learning even if New York City public schools shutter due to a spike in COVID-19 cases, the Superintendent of Catholic Schools for Brooklyn and Queens announced Sunday. Queens and Brooklyn Catholic schools will continue to provide in-person instruction… Read more »
Nov. 16, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A Queens Supreme Court judge has temporarily halted the installation of a controversial new busway in Main Street Flushing after a coalition of concerned business owners filed a lawsuit. Judge Kevin Kerrigan issued a temporary injunction against the Department of Transportation and the city Friday, preventing the agency from… Read more »
Nov. 16, 2020 By Allie Griffin A Queens man was arraigned Saturday on attempted sexual abuse and other charges after he allegedly pounced on a 14-year-old girl and two women in broad daylight in Kew Gardens, Forest Park and Richmond Hill last week. Makijah Lino, 22, allegedly grabbed the teen and two women in three… Read more »
Nov. 13, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A virtual turkey-trot starts Friday to raise funds for PS/IS 78Q. The event will take place between Nov. 20 and Nov. 29 and participants have the option to sign up for a 5K or 1-mile race. Participants are free to run the route of their choosing and then upload… Read more »