April 8, 2021 By Allie Griffin Mayor Bill de Blasio announced sweeping changes to the city’s COVID-19 closure policies for New York City public schools. The city has doubled the number of coronavirus cases that requires the Department of Education to close a school for 10 days. Beginning Monday, schools will close for in-person instruction… Read more »
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Police Release Photo of Man Wanted for Stealing Package From Astoria Apartment Building
April 8, 2021 By Ryan Songalia The police are looking for a man who forced his way into the lobby of an Astoria apartment building last month and stole a package containing beauty products. The suspect allegedly gained entry into a building located near 30th Street and Broadway at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March… Read more »
Jackson Heights Community Joins Together to Support 250 People Displaced by 8-Alarm Fire
April 7, 2021 By Allie Griffin An eight-alarm fire that tore through a Jackson Heights apartment building Tuesday night has left hundreds homeless and resulted in 25 people being injured. The fire started inside an apartment located at 89-07 34th Ave. shortly after 1 p.m. and quickly spread throughout the building. By 8 p.m., it… Read more »
Man Exposes Himself to Female Employee at Astoria Shoe Store: NYPD
April 7, 2021 By Allie Griffin Police are looking for a man who exposed himself to a female employee at an Astoria shoe store Saturday. The man was shopping inside Fabco Shoes, located at 31-59 Steinway St., when he exposed his penis to a 36-year-old female store employee at 3 p.m., police said. He then… Read more »
Borough President Richards Names New Community Board Appointees, Announces Reforms
April 6, 2021 By Allie Griffin Queens Borough President Donovan Richards announced Tuesday his community board appointments as well as a number of new reforms that aim to raise board standards. Richards appointed 373 members across Queens’ 14 community boards out of a pool of more than 900 applicants — a record number of applications… Read more »
All New Yorkers 16 Years And Older Now Eligible for COVID-19 Vaccine
April 6, 2021 By Ryan Songalia New Yorkers as young as 16 years of age became eligible Tuesday to receive the COVID-19 vaccination, a week after the minimum age to receive the shot was dropped to 30. The move comes two weeks ahead of President Joe Biden’s April 19 date to make all adults eligible… Read more »
Rocky McBride’s, Which Was Closed for Flouting COVID Restrictions, Pays State $25K and Reopens
April 6, 2021 By Christina Santucci An Astoria tavern – that was closed for two weeks for violating pandemic restrictions – has reopened. Rocky McBride’s, located at 27-01 23rd Ave., resumed service Saturday after paying $25,000 as part of a conditional no contest offer to the State Liquor Authority (SLA). Members of the SLA had… Read more »
City to Hire 10,000 New Yorkers to Remove Graffiti, Clean Parks and Sidewalks
April 6, 2021 By Allie Griffin The city plans to employ 10,000 New Yorkers to remove graffiti and clean city parks, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday. The city will hire 10,000 people by July and will post the first 1,000 job openings this month as part of its new “City Cleanup Corps” initiative. De… Read more »
Two Virtual Job Fairs to Take Place in April, Both Target Queens Residents
April 6, 2021 By Ryan Songalia Two online job fairs will take place in April as the borough looks to rebound from the economic devastation– and job losses–brought on by the pandemic. Queens Borough President Donovan Richards and Assemblywoman Catalina Cruz will co-host a job fair on Friday, April 9 from 11 a.m. to 12:30… Read more »
State Sen. Jessica Ramos and Community Groups to Hold Town Hall Tonight on LaGuardia AirTrain
April 6, 2021 By Christina Santucci State Senator Jessica Ramos and several Queens community organizations are holding a town hall meeting this evening – to discuss the $2 billion LaGuardia AirTrain plan. The event is scheduled to take place at 6:30 p.m. April 6 at the World’s Fair Marina Restaurant, located at 1 Marina Road… Read more »