Author: Czarinna

Constantinides Wants Extra Park Officers To Enforce Social Distancing Around Astoria Park

March 27, 2020, By Michael Dorgan Council Member Costa Constantinides has called on the Parks Department to provide additional Parks Enforcement Patrol (PEP) officers around Astoria Park this weekend to enforce social distancing guidelines. Constantinides has asked for the extra supervision to disperse crowds in order to help stem the spread of COVID-19 after large… Read more »

COVID-19 Has Killed More Queens Residents Than Any Other Borough

March 26, 2020 By Allie Griffin More and more New Yorkers are dying from the coronavirus and the virus has killed more residents of Queens than any other borough. Nearly 300 residents in New York City have died of COVID-19 complications and about a third of all deaths have been in Queens. As of 8:45… Read more »

Brooklyn Diocese Names Churches Undergoing a Deep Cleaning Following Outbreak of Coronavirus

March 26, 2020 By Christian Murray Church parishioners throughout Queens and Brooklyn are contracting the coronavirus and the Diocese of Brooklyn is releasing the names of the churches where the sick recently attended. The diocese, which officially ended Catholic church services in Queens and Brooklyn on March 16, is making the announcements to let fellow… Read more »

New Hotline Established To Report Hate Crimes And Xenophobia Linked to Coronavirus

March 24, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A new hotline to report hate crimes and xenophobic-based incidents has been set up in the wake of the coronavirus spread and anti-Asian rhetoric. It comes after an uptick in the number of bigoted attacks against Asian Americans, according to Attorney General Letitia James, who announced the service Monday…. Read more »

Queens Has The Highest Number of COVID-19 Cases in City

March 24, 2020 By Allie Griffin Queens has the largest number of cases of coronavirus in New York City — which has become the epicenter of the pandemic in the U.S., according to New York City data released last night. There were 3,848 cases of COVID-19 in the World’s Borough as of 5 p.m. Monday…. Read more »