Oct. 26, 2020 By Allie Griffin New York City public school families will have just one chance to opt into in-person classes for the rest of the school year — beginning next week. Families who had opted into fully-remote classes, but now want to switch back to the city’s blended learning model — in which… Read more »
Oct. 26, 2020 By Allie Griffin Sheriff deputies shut down an illegal warehouse party near the Ridgewood Maspeth border early Sunday morning for violating COVID-19 regulations. The officers shuttered the warehouse party at 47-02 Metropolitan Ave. around 2:30 a.m. and charged five organizers with multiple criminal, health and liquor offenses. They found nearly 70 people… Read more »
Oct. 26, 2020 By Allie Griffin Dozens of schools in Queens reopened today after they were shuttered for more than two weeks due to an uptick in COVID-19 cases in the areas where they are located. Governor Andrew Cuomo ordered schools in red and orange COVID-19 zones to close earlier this month, but on Wednesday… Read more »
Oct. 23, 2020 By Christian Murray A developer has filed plans with the Department of City Planning to have a Rego Park site where the Shalimar Diner was located rezoned. The application was filed earlier this year by David Koptiev, the owner of the Forest Hills-based company Platinum Realty, who is looking to construct a… Read more »
Oct. 23, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A preliminary map of Citi Bike’s continued expansion into western Queens has been released showing more than 50 additional docking stations going down in Astoria, Woodside and Long Island City. The draft map was presented by the NYC Dept. of Transportation to Community Board 1’s Transportation Committee Monday as… Read more »
Oct. 23, 2020 By Christian Murray The police are looking for a man who assaulted a traffic agent in Astoria earlier this month—after being upset that he had been issued with a summons. Police said the traffic agent, a 36-year-old woman, was writing the man a summons for double parking in front of GameStop at… Read more »
Oct. 23, 2020 By Allie Griffin A teenage daredevil scaled the Queensboro Bridge Thursday evening and livestreamed the stunt to an audience watching online. Malik Sanchez, 18, climbed up onto a support beam of the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge — high above rush hour traffic below — just before 5 p.m., police said. The teen,… Read more »
Oct. 23, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A new Burlington clothes and home décor store has officially opened its doors in Long Island City and customers can shop their favorite brands at discounted prices. The national off-price retailer opened its new premises today at Plaza 48, located at 35-40 48th St., and store hours are Monday… Read more »
Oct. 23, 2020 By Allie Griffin [This story has been updated to reflect that the Open Streets program has no set end date at this time.] The city will keep the 34th Avenue Open Street going as the Department of Transportation (DOT) looks into a plan for its “long-term” transformation. Residents and local elected officials… Read more »
Oct. 22, 2020 By Christian Murray The police are looking for a man who held up a Ridgewood bodega at gunpoint Tuesday and made off with cash and cigarettes. The gun-toting man allegedly entered Jimmy Deli and Grocery, located at 1683 Woodbine St., at around 11:50 p.m. and demanded that an employee hand over cash…. Read more »