Aug. 10 2020 By Michael Dorgan More than 300 people marched through Corona Sunday demanding that New York’s billionaires pay more taxes to help the cash-strapped state get through the current economic crisis. The protesters were calling on the ultra-rich to pay more to ensure that the state isn’t forced to cut services given the… Read more »
Aug. 8, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A rally is taking place in Corona Sunday calling for New York’s billionaires to pay more taxes to help the state recover from the COVID-19 economic downturn. The “Barrios Not Billionaires” march is being organized by Make the Road New York and will kick off near Corona Plaza at… Read more »
Aug. 7, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that all schools across the state are permitted to re-open in the fall for in-person classes. The governor gave the go-ahead after recognizing that all 10 regions across the state had met the requirements he set before schools were permitted to reopen in September…. Read more »
August 4th, 2020 By Michael Dorgan An anti-Semitic Queens pharmacist – who expressed his support of last year’s mass shooting of Muslims in New Zealand – has been arrested by the feds for setting fire to a speed camera in Douglaston. Elijah Song, 28, was arrested Monday for allegedly setting fire last month to a… Read more »
Aug 4, 2020 By Michael Dorgan People dependent on SNAP will be able to use their government benefits to buy groceries online on a permanent basis if a new bill that was passed by the state legislature last month is signed into law. The legislation, sponsored in the assembly by Andrew Hevesi, is one of… Read more »
Aug 3, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Police are searching for two suspects who allegedly stabbed a man multiple times outside the Queensbridge Houses development in Long Island City last month. The two suspects, police said, were walking along a pathway outside 40-08 12th St., on July 1 at around 11:41 a.m. when one of the… Read more »
Aug 3 2020, By Michael Dorgan An off duty NYPD cop fatally shot himself in the head inside his Astoria apartment Sunday morning. Officer Richard Catapano was discovered dead after police responded to a 911 call at around 1:50 a.m. of a shooting inside 31-10 23rd St. The NYPD officer had shot himself, police said,… Read more »
July 31, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Calling all job seekers! Hundreds of jobs will be up for grabs when the Queens Borough President’s sixth recruitment fair is held next week. The event, which will take place via the video-conferencing application Zoom, is being held on Aug. 5 at 2:00 p.m. and out-of-work residents will get… Read more »
July 30, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Police are searching for a suspect who carried out a drive-by shooting near the Astoria Houses NYCHA complex in June. Police said the shooter was inside a white Mercedes Benz coupe in the vicinity of Astoria Boulevard and 8th Street on June 29 at around 11:35 a.m. The suspect… Read more »
July 29, 2020, By Michael Dorgan Vehicle thefts are on the rise in northern Queens and drivers are making it easy for criminals. The number of reported vehicle thefts in the eight precincts that make up Queens North has jumped by 32 percent this year, according to official police data. Queens North consists of the… Read more »