Aug. 18, 2020 By Allie Griffin Four Queens lawmakers have launched a petition calling for the city to clamp down on a Kew Gardens flophouse that has become a hotspot for illegal activity and shootings. Assembly Member Daniel Rosenthal, State Sen. Leroy Comrie, Council Member Karen Koslowitz and Rep. Grace Meng are calling for the… Read more »
Aug. 18, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A 26-year-old Queens man has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly shooting a fellow straphanger inside the Grand Central-42nd Street station over the weekend. Tearance Crumpty, from Flushing, allegedly followed a passenger off a 7 train at around 10 a.m. Saturday and shot the victim in the arm,… Read more »
By Alex Zimmerman, THE CITY This story was originally published on Aug. 17 by Chalkbeat, a nonprofit news organization covering public A little more than 30% of New York City students plan to go fully remote this fall, as an additional 41,000 families signed up over the past week, according to new figures released by the… Read more »
Aug. 18, 2020 By Christian Murray The majority of Catholic schools in Brooklyn and Queens will be offering students in-person classes 5 days a week, according to plans filed by the Brooklyn Diocese with New York State. The Diocese of Brooklyn, which oversees 66 Catholic academies and parish schools in Brooklyn and Queens, has submitted… Read more »
Aug. 18, 2020 By Michael Dorgan LIC Market, a restaurant known for its brunch and wine selection, is the latest small business in Long Island City to shutter in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. The restaurant, located at 21-52 44th Dr., closed permanently earlier this month, the owners posted on Facebook on Aug. 7… Read more »
Aug. 18, 2020 By Christian Murray Two Queens men have been indicted for the 2002 killing of hip hop artist Jam Master Jay–in what federal prosecutors say puts an end to one of the city’s most notorious cold cases. Ronald Washington, 36, and Karl Jordan Jr., 56, were both charged with murder for the fatal… Read more »
Aug. 18, 2020 By Allie Griffin A 34-year-old man died in a fiery crash on the Jackie Robinson Parkway Monday night. The man, who had a female passenger in the vehicle, was driving a 2008 Infiniti sedan westbound on the parkway near the Forest Park Drive exit around 10:47 p.m. when he drove into a… Read more »
Aug. 18, 2020 By Allie Griffin Civic leaders and Kew Gardens residents are holding a protest Sunday to call on city hall to shutter a Queens Boulevard hotel where two shootings have taken place over the past two months. The Queens Coalition for Solidarity, a local civic group, will rally Sunday to demand the city… Read more »
Aug. 17, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Specialty cheesemaker Murray’s Cheese opened a new combined restaurant and cheese shop in Long Island City Monday. The establishment opened on the corner of Jackson Avenue and Queens Plaza South, at 28-30 Jackson Ave., in one of the three mega towers that is part of the 1,800-unit Jackson Park… Read more »
Aug. 17, 2020 By Allie Griffin Three pedestrian plazas and one block in Queens will be made into outdoor dining corridors for nearby restaurants as the newest locations are added to the city initiative to support local eateries. Corona Plaza in Corona, Diversity Plaza in Jackson Heights and 71st Avenue Plaza in Ridgewood will get… Read more »