July 29, 2020 By Allie Griffin Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has come out against the plan to build a $2 billion AirTrain to LaGuardia Airport and said she does not want the federal government to allocate COVID-19 relief funds to support the project. The future of the project to construct a 1.5-mile AirTrain from Willets Point… Read more »
July 29, 2020 By Allie Griffin Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney declared victory Tuesday in a tight primary race. Maloney, who was first elected to Congress in 1992, issued a statement yesterday saying she won the Democratic primary for the 12th district by about 3,700 votes after absentee ballots were counted. The district includes Astoria, Long Island… Read more »
July 28, 2020 By Allie Griffin State officials suspended the liquor licenses of a dozen New York City establishments — all in Queens — over the weekend, as they continue to crackdown on COVID-19 violations. The State Liquor Authority (SLA) ordered the suspensions of 12 eateries across Astoria, Jackson Heights, Corona and Ozone Park during… Read more »
July 28, 2020 By Allie Griffin Astoria residents are making plenty of complaints about the air quality of the neighborhood, according to a new study of 311 data. Astoria residents logged the third most complaints among neighborhoods citywide for air quality issues, according to a study conducted by Amast, an online marketplace. Residents sent in… Read more »
July 28, 2020 By Allie Griffin The moped-sharing company Revel has shut down its service in New York City today after a second fatal crash occurred in ten days. Revel announced it would shut down service in the city until further notice just hours after a 32-year-old man died by crashing a Revel scooter into… Read more »
July 28, 2020 By Allie Griffin A 32-year-old Brooklyn man died when he lost control of a Revel scooter in Rego Park early Tuesday morning. Jeremy Malave, of Cypress Hills, was driving one of the rental scooters northbound on Woodhaven Boulevard near 67th Drive around 3:15 a.m. when he ran into a light pole in… Read more »
July 27, 2020 By Allie Griffin Nearly half of Queens residents have still not completed the 2020 Census more than four months after it was opened for responses. The borough has a self response rate of about 54 percent, according to Census map data. The number is below New York State’s total response rate of… Read more »
July 27, 2020 By Allie Griffin The Queens Public Library (QPL) will reopen a second batch of branches in August after reopening a handful of sites earlier this month. The library system will reopen eight additional locations for “to-go” service on Aug. 10, bringing the total number of open branches to 15. The first seven… Read more »
July 24, 2020 By Allie Griffin Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a new initiative today to turn a dozen blocks citywide into play arenas for New York City kids. The initiative, dubbed ‘Play Streets,’ will turn 12 open streets — including three in the Jackson Heights/ Corona area — into a play space on weekdays… Read more »
July 24, 2020 By Allie Griffin Several Queens streets were added — and removed — from the city’s open streets program, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced today. Four streets in Queens were added to the program in which select blocks are closed to traffic and opened for pedestrians and cyclists’ use from 8 a.m. to… Read more »