Aug. 5, 2020 By Allie Griffin The Board of Elections released the certified results for the June 23 primary Wednesday and declared incumbent Carolyn Maloney as the winner in the contested 12th Congressional race. The BOE disclosed the official tally today more than a month after the primary, as election officials worked to count an… Read more »
Aug. 5, 2020 By Allie Griffin New York City will set up random checkpoints at key entries into the city to identify people traveling from states with high COVID-19 infection rates and ensure they quarantine. Sheriffs and other law enforcement workers will randomly select cars that cross major bridges and tunnels into the city to… Read more »
Aug. 5, 2020 By Allie Griffin Tens of thousands of Queens residents are without power this morning after Tropical Storm Isaias toppled trees and damaged power lines Tuesday — and they may not get it back for days. In total, 257,000 customers — including those in Westchester County — lost power. The storm caused the… Read more »
Aug. 4, 2020 By Allie Griffin A federal judge ordered New York election officials on Monday to count thousands of absentee ballots that were previously invalidated for a missing postmark — including in a local Congressional race that grabbed President Donald Trump’s attention. Judge Analisa Torres in Manhattan ruled to reinstate mail-in votes that were… Read more »
Aug. 4, 2020 By Allie Griffin The MTA has suspended above-ground subway service as Tropical Storm Isaias batters the five boroughs, knocking over trees and causing power outages. Only underground subway service will continue until the winds die down. “To keep everyone safe, we are suspending most outdoor service and will run underground-only subway service… 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 Christian Murray The NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Oxiris Barbot has resigned and the mayor has already announced a replacement. Barbot stepped down from the job this morning and Mayor Bill De Blasio appointed Jackson Heights resident Dr. Dave Chokshi to take over. Barbot, according to the Daily News, wrote an e-mail… Read more »
Aug. 4, 2020 By Allie Griffin Four additional Queens bars have been slapped with liquor license suspensions as the state continues to shut down those establishments that violate COVID-19 restrictions. Over the last few weeks, Governor Andrew Cuomo and the State Liquor Authority (SLA) have cracked down on bars and restaurants that blatantly disregard the… 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 Christian Murray Four in five bars and restaurants in New York City were unable to pay their full rent in July, according to a new study. The NYC Hospitality Alliance released results from a survey today that found that only 17 percent of establishments were able to pay their full rent… Read more »