June 6, 2020 By Michael Dorgan The Queens Pride virtual parade will take place online this Sunday, June 8. The physical parade, which was expected to go ahead in Jackson Heights tomorrow, is being replaced by a live-streamed event starting at noon to celebrate Pride Month and the LGBTQ community. The online event will feature… Read more »
June 6, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Council Member Robert Holden has called on the city to reopen parks and other public spaces as part of Phase 1. The lawmaker wrote to Parks Commissioner Mitchell Silver Thursday demanding that public parks, beaches, tennis courts and golf courses be made available to the public from June 8…. Read more »
June 5, 2020 By Allie Griffin New York City will finally reopen Monday, but it comes nearly three months after the shutdown and the death of more that 20,000 New Yorkers — about 6,500 of whom are from Queens. The city will enter phase one of reopening Monday, with construction, agriculture, hunting, manufacturing and wholesale… Read more »
June 5, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A large truck packed with fruits and vegetables for the needy rolled into Sunnyside Thursday. The truck pulled up to an empty retail space on Skillman Avenue at around 2 p.m. and around 60 local volunteers unloaded as many as 1,400 boxes. The volunteers had set up a human… Read more »
June 5, 2020 By Allie Griffin New York City is launching mobile COVID-19 testing with two testing trucks hitting the streets next week including in Kew Gardens. One truck will be deployed in Kew Gardens on June 11. Another will be sent to Soundview in the Bronx on June 9 and 10, Mayor Bill de… Read more »
June 5, 2020 By Christian Murray If the community was looking for answers as to what led to the firing of the Chair of Community Board 2 this week, it didn’t get them at last night’s monthly board meeting. Acting Queens Borough President Sharon Lee, who earlier this week decided not to reappoint chair Denise… Read more »
June 5, 2020 By Allie Griffin Local lawmakers are warning the public about a possible ‘loot-out’ planned for Jackson Heights and surrounding neighborhoods today. State Sen. Jessica Ramos, Assembly Member Catalina Cruz and Council Member Francisco Moya issued an emergency joint statement last night decrying a ‘loot-out’ planned for 5 p.m. The loot-out is planned… Read more »
June 4, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A tense standoff between a large group of demonstrators and the police almost boiled over in Sunnyside Thursday. More than 100 protesters blocked up traffic on Queens Boulevard by 47th Street at around 3:40 p.m. and refused to leave unless NYPD officers joined them in taking a knee or… Read more »
June 4, 2020, Letter to the Editor from Judy Zangwill, Executive Director of Sunnyside Community Services Letter to the Editor, We as a nation, community, organization, and individuals are deeply hurting and, once again, deeply enraged. Emotions are raw right now, and most of us are in pain. For some, that pain is very personal… Read more »
June 4, 2020 By Allie Griffin Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiled the city’s plan today to expand outdoor seating for restaurants, which are expected to reopen for dining in July after being shuttered for months. New York City will begin reopening parts on its economy Monday in what is known as phase one of reopening…. Read more »