Feb. 16, 2021 By Allie Griffin Parts of Northeast Queens have higher COVID-19 vaccination rates than most of New York City, despite lacking a single permanent vaccination site, new data shows. Many ZIP codes in Northeast Queens have a relatively high percentage of their adult residents at least partially vaccinated for the virus — meaning… Read more »
Feb. 9, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A local candidate for city council is vowing to introduce legislation that would pay for safety modifications to be installed at the homes of low-income seniors. Aleda Gagarin, who is running as a progressive to represent District 29, plans to call on the city to allocate $50 million to pay… Read more »
Jan. 24, 2021 By Christina Santucci A Bayside man who took to social media as a means to get weapons for a “racial holy war” pleaded guilty in federal court Friday to possessing a firearm with scraped-off serial numbers, authorities said. Joseph Miner, 30, who now faces up to five years in prison, was nabbed… Read more »
Jan. 24, 2021 By Christina Santucci Police credited a passerby with stopping a knifepoint rape of a woman in Woodhaven Friday evening. The Good Samaritan intervened and scared off the suspect, who authorities said had bitten the woman on her hip during the attack. The 58-year-old woman had been walking along 92nd Street — on… Read more »
Jan. 21, 2021 By Allie Griffin A lucky pooch was rescued from the icy waters of the Jamaica Bay Wednesday morning. Officers with the NYPD Harbor Patrol unit spotted Tinkerbell the pup frantically doggy-paddling and struggling to stay afloat through the bay around 10 a.m. Wednesday, according to the NYPD Special Ops Twitter account. The… Read more »
Jan. 20, 2021 By Allie Griffin The Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens has switched from taking bets to taking appointments for the COVID-19 vaccine. The first floor of the South Ozone Park arena has been converted to a COVID-19 vaccination facility, where eligible New Yorkers began receiving the shot on Monday. The racetrack, located at 110-00 Rockaway… Read more »
Jan. 4, 2021 By Allie Griffin New York City sheriff deputies broke up an illegal New Year’s Eve party inside a Maspeth warehouse that had hundreds of attendees. The deputies shut down the party inside the warehouse, which was converted into a bottle club, at 2 a.m. on New Year’s Day. Officers found more than… Read more »
Dec. 22, 2020 By Christian Murray The city’s sheriff’s office busted up a party in Rosedale early Sunday that was attended by more than 160 revelers. Deputy Sheriffs turned up at the underground bar–inside a business called Event Center–just before 2:30 a.m. and watched multiple people entering the venue via a back door on Mayda… Read more »
Oct. 20, 2020 By Allie Griffin U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers arrested 54 undocumented immigrants in the greater New York City area as part of a recent move to target sanctuary cities such as New York. The 54 immigrants are among hundreds of undocumented people ICE officers arrested in sanctuary cities across the… Read more »
Oct. 20, 2020 By Christian Murray It’s been a long time coming but the new Greenpoint Library & Environmental Education Center has finally opened. The new library at 107 Norman Ave. opened today and replaces the former branch building that was demolished in 2017. The new branch is a three-story state-of-the-art facility that is twice… Read more »