Aug. 24, 2021 By Allie Griffin Queens Borough President Donovan Richards is calling on the city to offer a remote learning option for public school students in the fall. Richards penned a letter to NYC Schools Chancellor Meisha Ross Porter Monday urging her to offer a remote instruction option given the rise of the delta… Read more »
Aug. 24, 2021 Op-Ed By: Patrick O’Brien I feel compelled to respond to the Op-Ed written by Marvin Jeffcoat on Aug. 18, titled “Why I Oppose Unconstitutional Mandates.” I read it several times and concluded that it is not an Op-Ed piece at all but rather a thinly veiled advertisement in support of his quest… Read more »
Aug. 23, 2021 By Christian Murray A large Woodside non-profit that has been in existence since the 1970s has named a new executive director. Steven Raga, who unsuccessfully ran in the District 26 Democratic primary in June, has been named the executive director of Woodside on the Move. The non-profit provides housing support, after-school programing,… Read more »
Aug. 23, 2021 By Christian Murray All New York City public school employees will be required to be vaccinated for COVID-19 in accordance with a new mandate announced by Mayor Bill de Blasio Monday morning. The policy will affect all 148,000 Dept. of Education employees, including school principals, teachers and custodians. It will also apply… Read more »
Aug. 23, 2021 By Ryan Songalia A city council candidate running for the District 22 seat in Astoria opened a campaign office on 31st Street earlier this month as the November general election begins to take shape. Tiffany Cabán, who won the Democratic primary in June, opened an office at 30-83 31st St. on Aug…. Read more »
Aug. 22, 2021 By Christian Murray Police have released photos and video of a man wanted for the fatal shooting of a movie producer who was killed while sitting in his Mercedes-Benz outside a luxury Long Island City apartment building Thursday night. The footage shows the suspect walk up nonchalantly to the victim’s Mercedes, before… Read more »
Aug. 20, 2021 By Christian Murray A 50-year-old man was fatally shot in Long Island City last night while sitting in his Mercedes in front of a luxury apartment complex, police said. Police said that Joseph Bryan, of Elmhurst, was shot multiple times in the arm and torso by a gunman who approached his vehicle… Read more »
Aug. 20, 2021 By Christian Murray Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a new mandate today that will require public school students and administrators involved in high-risk school sports to be vaccinated in the coming school year. The mandate would require students and administrators involved in high-risk public school sports—including football, volleyball, basketball, wrestling, lacrosse and… Read more »
Aug. 19, 2021 By Allie Griffin Astoria Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani was arrested while protesting in Brooklyn Tuesday to demand the state extend the eviction moratorium. Mamdani was one of 17 protesters arrested for disorderly conduct at around 11 a.m. following a rally held at Cadman Plaza. Videos posted to Twitter show officers cuff Mamdani… Read more »
Aug. 19, 2021 By Christian Murray Several online hearings are scheduled to take place next week that will provide the public with the opportunity to weigh in on a controversial plan that aims to revamp an Astoria powerplant. The New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation is holding a series of public hearings on Aug…. Read more »