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Flushing Farmers Market to Return Wednesday for 2020 Season

July 14, 2020 By Allie Griffin The 2020 season for a Flushing farmers market kicks off Wednesday. The Flushing Greenmarket will launch its fifth season at Maple Playground, located at 136-50 Maple Ave. in downtown Flushing tomorrow at 8 a.m. The market will run every Wednesday through Nov. 25 and provides residents with access to… Read more »

Editorial: Van Bramer Needs to Put Pettiness Aside, Act Like a Leader

July 14, 2020 Editorial Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer has gone AWOL. He has not answered one question put to him this year by the Queens Post publications—after nearly 10 years of quick responses and lengthy statements. What’s changed? The Queens Post ran an article Jan. 20 covering the borough president debate that was held… Read more »

More Than 100 Construction Workers Evacuated From Long Island City Building

July 13, 2020 By Michael Dorgan More than one hundred construction workers had to be evacuated from a Long Island City building Monday after they discovered a large crack on the top floor. The building, which was built in the 1920s and is undergoing extensive renovation, was unoccupied at the time and the construction workers… Read more »

COVID Cases Rising Among New Yorkers in Their 20s: Mayor

July 13, 2020 By Allie Griffin COVID-19 cases are on the rise among young adults in New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio said today. The rate of coronavirus cases among New Yorkers aged 20 to 29 spiked from less than 30 cases per 100,000 people on June 13 to a number nearing 40 per… Read more »

LA Sandwich Maker E Stretto Opens Counter in LIC

July 10, 2020 By Michael Dorgan The operators of a California sandwich shop have come to New York and have opened an eatery in Long Island City. Joel Miller and Dave Fernie, who operate a single shop in Los Angeles called E Stretto, have opened up a counter inside Dutch Kills bar, located at 27-24… Read more »

Cuomo Unveils COVID-19 Requirements That Must Be Met for Schools to Reopen

June 13, 2020 By Allie Griffin Governor Andrew Cuomo unveiled the requirements that each county must meet before their schools are permitted reopen in the fall. Cuomo said that schools would be allowed to reopen in regions that are in Phase IV of the state’s reopening plan and where the daily infection rate remains below… Read more »

Woman Fought Off Would-Be Rapist on Flushing Street: NYPD

July 13, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A 43-year-old woman fought off a would-be rapist who attacked her on a Flushing street Saturday. The woman was walking on the sidewalk in the vicinity of 27th Avenue and 146th Street when the man grabbed her from behind at around 5 p.m., according to police. The victim was… Read more »

Good Samaritan Chased Robber Who Stole Woman’s Phone in Corona

July 13, 2020 By Allie Griffin A good Samaritan chased after a robber who stole a woman’s cell phone on a Corona street Saturday–and was able to get it back. The man witnessed the robbery from his window at around 6:30 a.m. near 37-62 101st St., police said. The good Samaritan saw the suspect bump… Read more »