Jan. 20, 2022 By Allie Griffin City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams announced new council committee appointments Thursday with more than a dozen committees to be chaired by Queens representatives. All but three Queens council members were named to lead committees, which focus on a vast array of issues such as land use, parks, the environment… Read more »
Jan. 18, 2022 By Allie Griffin The NYPD cracked down on moped drivers crossing the Queensboro Bridge via the bicycle/pedestrian lane Tuesday. Officers from the 108th Precinct issued numerous summonses and confiscated three gas-powered mopeds at the entrance of the 59th Street Bridge bike and pedestrian path. The drivers were illegally using the bike lane… Read more »
Jan. 18, 2021 By Allie Griffin A pair of animal rescue groups saved more than a dozen ducks last week that were allegedly neglected for years in the yard of a Forest Hills home. Long Island Orchestrating for Nature (LION) and New Yorkers for Clean, Livable, and Safe Streets (NYCLASS) rescued 16 Muscovy and runner… Read more »
Jan. 12, 2022 By Allie Griffin Approximately 200 men detained at the Rikers Island jail facility have organized a hunger strike —claiming that it is in response to being denied basic services and being forced to live in inhumane conditions. The men started the hunger strike to protest what they say is an unacceptable level… Read more »
Jan. 12, 2022 By Allie Griffin New York City Restaurant Week returns next Tuesday with deals at local eateries across the city including more than 20 in Queens. More than 400 restaurants throughout the five boroughs are participating in Restaurant Week which runs from Jan. 18 to Feb. 13. The local businesses are offering a… Read more »
Jan. 12, 2022 By Allie Griffin Queens Council Member Vickie Paladino, who came under fire Tuesday for comparing the city’s vaccine mandates to Nazi Germany, has apologized for her remarks. Paladino made the comparison during an interview with NY1 when explaining that she wouldn’t disclose whether she had been vaccinated against COVID-19. Her statement came about… Read more »
Jan. 10, 2022 By Allie Griffin Queens Borough President Donovan Richards joined three other borough presidents in a joint call Friday demanding the state and state legislature extend the eviction moratorium. Richards together with Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine, Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson and Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso issued a joint statement calling… Read more »
Jan. 10, 2022 By Allie Griffin New Yorkers have more time to try their hand at grabbing an affordable apartment inside a luxury tower on the Long Island City waterfront. The deadline to apply for an affordable unit at a new development called Gotham Point has been extended to Jan. 17. Applications for the 270… Read more »
Jan. 10, 2022 By Allie Griffin Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has tested positive for COVID-19, her office announced Sunday. The Queens-Bronx congresswoman said she is symptomatic and is quarantined at home. Her results were announced shortly after she went on vacation to Florida. She said she had been vaccinated twice and boosted. “The Congresswoman received her… Read more »
Jan. 7, 2022 By Allie Griffin More than two dozen city and state lawmakers are calling on Mayor Eric Adams to offer a temporary remote learning option for students at the city’s public schools—amid a record-breaking surge of COVID-19 cases. Three Queens legislators, who are parents of young children themselves, are spearheading the call as… Read more »