May 8, 2020 By Allie Griffin More than 5,500 Queens residents have been killed by COVID-19 since the virus took ahold of New York City in March, according to newly released data. In total, the coronavirus has killed 5,510 Queens residents and 19,702 New Yorkers across the five boroughs from March 11 through yesterday evening,… Read more »
May 8, 2020 By Allie Griffin Prosecutor Jim Quinn, a former candidate for Queens Borough President, filed a lawsuit against Governor Andrew Cuomo today for canceling the special election for the position. Quinn was knocked out of the race when Cuomo signed an executive order cancelling the special election late last month in favor of… Read more »
May 8, 2020 By Allie Griffin Two Queens men have been arrested and charged with price gouging for selling face masks for $45 a pack at a Whitestone grocery store. Tae Kyong Kim, 49, of College Point, and Jung Soo Lee, 61, of Bayside, sold the masks at Raspberry Farm grocery store, located at 150-15… Read more »
May 8, 2020 By Michael Dorgan An Astoria man has been accused of selling stolen COVID-19 test kits for up to $200 each. Henry Sylvain Gindt II, 34, who lives on 38th Street, was charged in Pittsburgh on Thursday for selling the kits via his health and wellness websites YouHealth.shop and YouHealth.me. Gindt also promised… Read more »
May 8, 2020 By Allie Griffin The location of the Long Island City antibody testing site announced yesterday has been revealed. The borough’s free antibody testing facility will be located at 34-09 Queens Blvd., according to Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer. The facility is one of five — one in each borough — that will… Read more »
May 8, 2020 By Allie Griffin A magazine celebrating the diverse culinary offerings of the World’s Borough will shutter at the end of the month after struggling to stay afloat as the coronavirus pandemic has devastated the restaurant industry. Edible Queens will close at the end of the month after a three year run, publisher… Read more »
May 8, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Queens Council Members Robert Holden and Eric Ulrich have called on the mayor to fire Department of Homeless Services Commissioner Steven Banks for failing to properly manage the city’s homeless crisis. The lawmakers, along with fellow city council member Joe Borelli, wrote to Mayor Bill de Blasio Monday demanding… Read more »
May 5, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Woodside on the Move, a non-profit organization that has served western Queens for decades, faces significant budget cuts that threaten much of its programming. Each year the group provides thousands of residents with essential services in areas like housing and immigration, and also offers after-school programming for hundreds of… Read more »
May 7, 2020 By Christian Murray The Asian-American community has borne the brunt of a number of bias attacks since the COVID-19 outbreak and Congresswoman Grace Meng wants the federal government to keep tabs on it. Meng has introduced legislation—called the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act– that would require the Department of Justice to review all… Read more »
May 7, 2020 By Allie Griffin An Irish pub and restaurant that has served Rego Park residents for nearly two decades will shutter permanently due to the coronavirus pandemic shutdowns. Woodhaven House, located at 63-98 Woodhaven Blvd., is the latest small business to announce that it will not reopen when the pandemic and shutdown orders… Read more »