Aug. 10, 2020 By Allie Griffin Roughly 74 percent of New York City public school students will return to class part-time in September, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced today. Roughly 736,000 students will attend class in-person for a least part of the week. These students will head to their school building for instruction one to… Read more »
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. 10, 2020 By Allie Griffin More than 5,000 Queens households have been without power for almost a week after Tropical Storm Isaias toppled hundreds of trees and took down power lines in the borough. There are still 5,729 customers without power in Queens as of noon Monday, according to the Con Edison outage map…. Read more »
Aug. 10, 2020 By Christian Murray A basketball coach who killed a man in Long Island City two years ago with a single punch to the head has been slapped with a lawsuit by the victim’s mother. Jamill Jones, a former assistant basketball coach, and Wake Forest University where he worked have both been named… Read more »
Aug. 10, 2020 By Christian Murray Plans have been filed for a four-story, 26-unit development on Steinway Street. The plans, filed Aug. 5, call for the new building to go at 20-18 Steinway St., a lot that has historically been occupied by an auto repair shop. Demolition plans for the site were filed in June… Read more »
Aug. 10, 2020 By Allie Griffin Governor Andrew Cuomo scorned his hometown Sunday as Queens establishments once again racked up the most COVID-19 rule violations over the weekend. The State Liquor Authority (SLA) and State Police task force issued violations to 26 Queens bars and restaurants that weren’t in compliance with state-mandated coronavirus regulations on… Read more »
Aug. 3, 2020 Sponsored Story Vanguard Dermatology, a leading dermatologist practice with locations throughout New York City, has opened a Jackson Heights office and is now accepting patients. The office, located at 37-58 91st St., opened the first week of July and replaces the Vanguard Elmhurst office on Junction Boulevard since the practice outgrew the… Read more »
Aug. 9, 2020 By Christian Murray A 23-year-old man was killed in a drive-by shooting across the street from the Queensbridge public housing development during the early hours Sunday morning. Madgey Saleh, a resident of Queensbridge Houses, was gunned down when an unknown suspect fired several shots from a moving car and struck him in… 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 »