Aug. 9, 2020 By Christian Murray A 23-year-old man was killed in a drive-by shooting across the street from the Queensbridge public housing development during the early hours Sunday morning. Madgey Saleh, a resident of Queensbridge Houses, was gunned down when an unknown suspect fired several shots from a moving car and struck him in… Read more »
Aug. 8, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A rally is taking place in Corona Sunday calling for New York’s billionaires to pay more taxes to help the state recover from the COVID-19 economic downturn. The “Barrios Not Billionaires” march is being organized by Make the Road New York and will kick off near Corona Plaza at… Read more »
Aug. 7, 2020 By Pastor Neil Margetson This pandemic is supposed to be a time when we’re all staying home, looking out for Number One! It hasn’t been what you would call an uplifting time. But there’s something going on over at Sunnyside Reformed Church that puts it all in a different context. Instead of… Read more »
Aug. 7, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that all schools across the state are permitted to re-open in the fall for in-person classes. The governor gave the go-ahead after recognizing that all 10 regions across the state had met the requirements he set before schools were permitted to reopen in September…. Read more »
Aug. 7, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A feisty 84-year-old man – who was on his way to mass at St. Sebastian’s church in Woodside on Sunday– was attacked and robbed. The elderly man was walking in front of 43-14 60th St. at around 7:45 a.m. when the suspect approached him from behind and tried to… Read more »
Aug. 6, 2020 By Allie Griffin The city shut down a popular shopping mall in Flushing after finding customers inside common areas of the mall — a violation of state COVID-19 regulations. The City Department of Buildings (DOB) placed a vacate order on the New World Shopping Center, located at 136-20 Roosevelt Ave., after inspectors… Read more »
Aug. 6 2020 By Michael Dorgan Park officials cut the ribbon Thursday to mark the unveiling of several new smart garbage cans at Hunters Point South Park. The event was held along the waterfront where one of four new “Bigbelly” garbage cans have been installed. The four cans were added to the park last month… Read more »
Aug. 6, 2020 By Allie Griffin Two people — including a woman believed to be a bystander — were shot in Ridgewood Wednesday night. A 20-year-old man was shot in the foot and a 37-year-old woman was grazed in the head by four men on bicycles near Cornelia Street and Cypress Avenue at about 8… Read more »
By Jose Martinez, THE CITY This story was originally published on 8/5/20 by THE CITY Even with many New Yorkers staying home during the pandemic, growing legions of bicyclists are pedaling over the city-run East River bridges that link Queens and Brooklyn to Manhattan. “It can get pretty tight up there at times,” Andre Figueroa, 19, of… Read more »
Aug. 6, 2020 By Allie Griffin More than 35,000 Queens homes are still without power two days after Tropical Storm Isaias toppled trees and took down wires across the borough — and some residents won’t get their power restored for another four days. Queens had the greatest number of households that lost power among the… Read more »