April 28, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Council Member Costa Constantinides and his wife both tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this month but are now on their way to making a full recovery. Constantinides provided a harrowing account of his experience — and his family’s — when he discussed it on a Zoom and Facebook Live… Read more »
April 29 2020, By Michael Dorgan Police are searching for three men who allegedly posed as cops in a failed attempt to steal firearms in Astoria earlier this month. On Tuesday, April 14 at around 12:35 p.m., three suspects broke into a residential dwelling in the vicinity of 12th Street and 30th Drive, police said…. Read more »
April 29, 2020 By Christian Murray A new affordable housing lottery has opened with 31 units on offer in a large Flushing development The units, located at 144-74 Northern Blvd., include studios, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments. Applicants have until June 15 to apply and units will be awarded to qualified tenants via a lottery. Studios… Read more »
April 29, 2020 By Allie Griffin A Whitestone man has died after crashing his motorcycle on the Cross Island Parkway yesterday. Kevin Stout, of 160th St, was riding his black 2013 Harley Davidson motorcycle northbound on the parkway near Exit 36 South, when he struck the median as he approached the exit at 7:40 p.m.,… Read more »
April 28, 2020 By Allie Griffin Council Member Robert Holden has called on Governor Andrew Cuomo to stop requiring nursing homes to house residents who have contracted the coronavirus. Holden penned a letter to the governor yesterday after Cuomo reiterated Sunday that nursing homes must continue to care for their residents who are COVID-19 positive… Read more »
April 28, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A new affordable housing lottery has opened with 33 units on offer in a large Long Island City development. The units, located at 42-10 27th St. in a building called One LIC, include studios, one-bedroom, two-bedroom and three-bedroom apartments. Applicants have until June 9 to apply and units will… Read more »
April 28, 2020 By Christian Murray The Dept. of Consumer and Worker Protection has filed a case against Key Food on Northern Boulevard accusing the store of price gouging. Key Food, located at 86-02 Northern Blvd., is one of three businesses that is being prosecuted, with one in Manhattan and another in the Bronx. Key… Read more »
April 2020, By Michael Dorgan The MTA has called on City Hall to find a solution to the growing homeless problem and said that the subway system must not turn into a homeless shelter. Sarah Feinberg, the MTA’s interim president, said in a statement Tuesday that the number of homeless people seeking refuge in the… Read more »
April 28, 2020 By Allie Griffin Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiled the new grading policy for the city’s public schools today as the pandemic has caused the education system to turn to remote learning. De Blasio said flexibility was the biggest need in grading students as everyone has had to adjust to the new normal…. Read more »
April 28, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Approximately one-in-four New York City residents may have been infected with the coronavirus at some point, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said yesterday. The findings were based on antibody tests that were conducted statewide to ascertain how many New Yorkers may have been infected. The data, Cuomo said, serves as an… Read more »