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More Than 3,000 Queens Households Still Without Power a Week After Storm

Aug. 11, 2020 By Allie Griffin More than 3,000 Queens households are still without power a week after winds from Tropical Storm Isaias took down trees and power lines. As of 10:15 a.m. today, 3,645 households in the borough still do not have power. Power in the three other outer boroughs has been largely restored,… Read more »

Man Wanted For Choking and Robbing Two Women in Their 70s in Queens: NYPD

Aug. 11, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Police are searching for a man who allegedly choked and robbed two elderly women in their Queens apartment lobbies in two separate incidents. The suspect first struck on July 28 when he followed a 72-year-old woman into her apartment building in the vicinity of 64th Avenue and 98th Street… Read more »

74 Percent of NYC Students Will Return to Class Part-Time in September: De Blasio

Aug. 10, 2020 By Allie Griffin Roughly 74 percent of New York City public school students will return to class part-time in September, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced today. Roughly 736,000 students will attend class in-person for a least part of the week. These students will head to their school building for instruction one to… Read more »

Hundreds March Through Corona Sunday, Demand Billionaires Pay More Taxes

Aug. 10 2020 By Michael Dorgan More than 300 people marched through Corona Sunday demanding that New York’s billionaires pay more taxes to help the cash-strapped state get through the current economic crisis. The protesters were calling on the ultra-rich to pay more to ensure that the state isn’t forced to cut services given the… Read more »

Vacate Order Lifted from Flushing Mall That Allowed Customers Inside Mall Interior

Aug. 10, 2020 By Allie Griffin The City Department of Buildings (DOB) lifted a vacate order it placed on a popular shopping mall in Flushing that violated state-mandated COVID-19 regulations last week. The department placed a vacate order on the New World Shopping Center, located at 136-20 Roosevelt Ave., after inspectors found people throughout the… Read more »

Four Story, 26 Unit Development Planned for Steinway Street

Aug. 10, 2020 By Christian Murray Plans have been filed for a four-story, 26-unit development on Steinway Street. The plans, filed Aug. 5, call for the new building to go at 20-18 Steinway St., a lot that has historically been occupied by an auto repair shop. Demolition plans for the site were filed in June… Read more »

Gov. Cuomo Scorns Queens Restaurants and Bars for Violating COVID-19 Regulations

Aug. 10, 2020 By Allie Griffin Governor Andrew Cuomo scorned his hometown Sunday as Queens establishments once again racked up the most COVID-19 rule violations over the weekend. The State Liquor Authority (SLA) and State Police task force issued violations to 26 Queens bars and restaurants that weren’t in compliance with state-mandated coronavirus regulations on… Read more »