Aug. 9, 2021 By Allie Griffin A Queens assembly member has introduced a bill prompted by the Gov. Andrew Cuomo scandal that would make it illegal for an employer to release the personnel files of an employee in retaliation for a workplace accusation. Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas introduced a bill that prohibits employers from disclosing… Read more »
Aug. 10, 2021 By Allie Griffin Police arrested a Bronx man Monday for the fatal stabbing of a lawyer whose body was found in his law office in Jackson Heights on Thursday. Officers cuffed 64-year-old Nando Perez on murder and weapon charges for allegedly stabbing Charles Zolot to death. Perez was believed to be a… Read more »
Aug. 9, 2021 By Allie Griffin Queens Borough President Donovan Richards is calling on the state legislature to allow community boards to meet remotely for the duration of the pandemic. Richards penned a letter to Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie Thursday requesting that they pass legislation that would allow community… Read more »
Aug. 9, 2021 By Allie Griffin Hip Hop artist and former Queens resident Nas will return to the borough to perform a concert next month benefitting a local nonprofit. Nas will host and perform at the “Concert to Feed NYC” at Forest Hills Stadium on Sept. 23. Proceeds from the concert will go to City… Read more »
Aug. 9, 2021 By Allie Griffin Police released a video of a person of interest Sunday in connection to a Woodside shooting that took place in June that left two men injured. The NYPD is looking to speak to the man in the video in relation to a gun that was fired multiple times into… Read more »
Aug. 6, 2021 By Allie Griffin New York City is getting its first curbside charging stations for electric vehicles — but many activists want more stations than what has been allotted for Queens. The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) announced in June that it would install 120 curbside charging ports in 23 neighborhoods… Read more »
Aug. 6, 2021 By Allie Griffin Assembly Member Catherine Nolan announced Thursday that she supports impeaching Governor Andrew Cuomo — in response to a rally calling on her to do so earlier in the day. Local activists and Democratic district leaders rallied outside Nolan’s Long Island City office Thursday morning demanding that she vote to… Read more »
Aug. 5, 2021 By Allie Griffin A new school serving children on the autism spectrum will open in Long Island City next month. Academy For Young Minds (AYM) will open in a new building located at 11-20 46th Rd. this September. The independent private school is geared towards mid-to high-functioning school-aged children who fall on… Read more »
Aug. 5, 2021 By Allie Griffin Two young men driving through Astoria were ambushed and stabbed by a pair of assailants on an electric scooter Wednesday night. The two men were driving a black sedan at around 8:30 p.m. down 30th Road near 23rd Street when two men on an electric scooter pulled up alongside… Read more »
Aug. 5, 2021 By Allie Griffin Community board meetings across the city must now be held in person — but one Queens board is refusing to do so given the growing prevalence of the delta variant. The boards have been required to hold in-person meetings since June 25, when Governor Andrew Cuomo ended his executive… Read more »