Dec. 17, 2020 By Allie Griffin A coalition of community-based groups from across the city held a rally at City Hall Wednesday demanding that the de Blasio administration block all rezonings that would bring luxury apartment buildings. The organizations called on Mayor Bill de Blasio to end all future rezonings that permit luxury rental and… Read more »
Dec. 17, 2020 By Allie Griffin New York City was blanketed by the largest snowstorm in years overnight Wednesday and into Thursday morning. The city was covered with five to eight inches of snow across the five boroughs — with some neighborhoods getting around 11 inches, according to meteorologists and city officials. “It’s really been… Read more »
Dec. 17, 2020 By Christian Murray The transformation of the Court Square section of Long Island City continues with a large developer filing plans to build a 19-story residential building in the district. Rockrose, which has developed several luxury buildings in Court Square, plans to construct a 19-story, 301 unit building at 43-14 Queens St…. Read more »
Dec. 17, 2020 By Christian Murray TF Cornerstone has filed plans to construct two new residential towers on 2nd Street, directly behind the massive Hunters Point South development. The first tower, according to plans filed with the Dept. of Buildings on Dec. 14, would be located on the corner of 2nd Street and 54th Avenue… Read more »
Dec. 16, 2020 By Allie Griffin With high-risk health care workers now being vaccinated for COVID-19, Governor Andrew Cuomo is putting plans in place to bring the vaccine to the public by the end of next month. Cuomo said New Yorkers with underlying health conditions could be vaccinated by the end of January along with… Read more »
Dec. 16, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Anti-Semitic graffiti was scrawled across a fence in Forest Hills last night– alarming elected officials and residents. The hateful graffiti was plastered across a garden fence outside a house on the Grand Central Parkway Service road between 68th Road and 68th Drive, according to Assembly Member Dan Rosenthal. The… Read more »
Dec. 16, 2020 By Allie Griffin The City Council passed a bill last week that will allow performers to host ticketed events on city streets. The bill — sponsored by Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer — will establish an “Open Culture” program, modeled after the city’s “Open Restaurants” outdoor dining program. The program aims to… Read more »
Dec. 16, 2020 By Allie Griffin Elmhurst Hospital — once seen as the epicenter of the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. — became the first public city hospital to administer the vaccine in the five boroughs. The hospital was the scene of a photo-op Wednesday as two staff members were vaccinated in… Read more »
Dec. 16, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation Tuesday that bars federal immigration officers from making arrests inside or outside state courthouses without a warrant – a move hailed by immigration advocates. The Protect Our Courts Act seeks to address concerns that undocumented immigrants were being targeted for immigration offenses by ICE… Read more »
Dec. 16, 2020 By Allie Griffin The police are looking for four men who allegedly robbed an Astoria gas station Saturday night. The men entered the Mobil Gas Station, located at 43-07 Astoria, at around 7 p.m. and then went inside the convenience store and robbed the premises. Three of the four suspects jumped over… Read more »