March 23, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday that the city is considering releasing “hundreds” more inmates to slow the spread of coronavirus at its prison facilities. The move comes after the mayor announced last week that 40 inmates from Rikers Island were set to be released on Friday. On Sunday… Read more »
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Long Island City-Based City Harvest Looking for Volunteers to Pack Food for Fellow New Yorkers
March 23, 2020 By Allie Griffin The Long Island City-based nonprofit City Harvest is in need of volunteers as more New Yorkers are going hungry due to job loss related to the coronavirus. The organization — which takes leftover unused food and redistributes it to the hungry in New York City — is looking for… Read more »
MTA: Passengers on Local Buses Ride for Free as Part of Safety Precaution
March 23, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Finally some good news for New York straphangers – MTA bus trips will now be free while New York fights the coronavirus pandemic. The MTA has announced that it has suspended fare collection on all of its local and select bus routes in order to keep its drivers safe… Read more »
Man Attempts to Rob Woman While She Was Withdrawing Cash at an Astoria ATM
March 22, 2020 By Christian Murray The police released a photo yesterday of a man who attempted to rob a woman while she was withdrawing money from an ATM in Astoria last month. The suspect allegedly approached a 24-year-old woman from behind while she was withdrawing money from inside the TD Bank branch at 31-04… Read more »
New York State Has Conducted More Coronovirus Tests Than Anywhere in the Nation: Cuomo
March 21, 2020 By Christian Murray New York State has conducted more coronavirus tests than any other state, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced this morning. He said the state has performed 45,000 tests to date, much higher than the states of California and Washington–each having performed 23,000 tests. He said on a per capita basis the… Read more »
Queens Chamber of Commerce Launches New Website To Help Borough Businesses Get Through Coronavirus
March 20, 2020 By Michael Dorgan The Queens Chamber of Commerce has launched a new website to help small local businesses battle the impact coronavirus is having on trade. The new website, QueensBest.org, lists restaurants throughout the borough that are offering delivery and takeout service during the crisis. The government has already shut most businesses… Read more »
Queens Incubator to Deliver Fresh Food to Astoria/LIC Residents
March 20, 2020 By Christian Murray A Long Island City food-and-business incubator has announced a delivery service to help residents get fresh and packaged products during the state shutdown. The Entrepreneur Space, which helps start-up eateries grow their business, will deliver freshly prepared meals from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on weekdays starting Wednesday, March… Read more »
New York State Will Shut Down Sunday to Stop the Spread of the Coronavirus
March 20, 2020 By Allie Griffin New York will essentially shut down on Sunday in order to slow the spread of the coronavirus, following an order Governor Andrew Cuomo announced in Albany today. All non-essential businesses must close or have all employees work from home and New Yorkers should stay home as much as possible…. Read more »
State Closing Hair and Nail Salons And Tattoo Parlors from Saturday
March 20, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that hair and nail salons, tattoo parlors and other personal care providers will shutter across New York state from 8 p.m. Saturday. It comes as almost 4,000 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in the city with 26 fatalities, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on… Read more »
Trump Needs to Send Urgent Medical Supplies to City or People Will Die Unnecessarily: Mayor
March 19, 2020 By Allie Griffin Mayor Bill de Blasio demanded the federal government to step up its efforts to fight the coronavirus pandemic and send millions of medical supplies to New York City — the country’s hardest hit area — or lives will be unnecessarily lost. The number of COVID-19 cases drastically jumped to… Read more »