May 19 2020, By Michael Dorgan Many Queens neighborhoods consist of residents who work in the restaurant, tourist and retail industries– and those areas have taken a financial hit, according to a recent study. The study, released by Center for an Urban Future, found that people who work in the four hardest-hit industries – restaurants,… Read more »
May 19, 2020 By Allie Griffin A Queens Supreme Court Judge has ruled to uphold Governor Andrew Cuomo’s order cancelling the special election for Queens borough president — effectively kicking Jim Quinn out of the race. Quinn, a former prosecutor in the Queens District Attorney’s Office, filed a lawsuit demanding the special election be reinstated… Read more »
May 19, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Brooks Brothers, America’s oldest clothing company, has notified the New York State Department of Labor that it is closing its Long Island City manufacturing plant and 136 employees are going to lose their jobs. The company will begin laying off its workers from the 39-25 Skillman Ave. factory on… Read more »
May 19, 2020 By Allie Griffin The Queens District Attorney has launched a new human trafficking bureau — becoming the first prosecutor’s office in New York City to have a dedicated bureau to combat sex and labor trafficking. The bureau will prosecute traffickers and buyers of sex and will also connect survivors of trafficking with… Read more »
May 19, 2020 By Christian Murray The Queens Borough President and Queens District Attorney will be hosting a virtual Memorial Day Observance Ceremony on Thursday. The ceremony, which will be live streamed at www.queensbp.org , will start at 11 a.m. and the public is invited to view. “Queens is eternally grateful to the women and… Read more »
May 18, 2020 By Allie Griffin The poorer you are in New York City, the more likely you will die from COVID-19, newly released data from the city’s Health Department shows. The death rate increases as income diminishes, according to COVID-19 data released today. The higher the poverty level the worse the likely outcome. The… Read more »
May 18, 2020 By Allie Griffin Council Member Daniel Dromm has endorsed an insurgent candidate for state assembly district 34. Dromm formally endorsed Jessica González-Rojas this morning in Jackson Heights. She hopes to unseat six-term incumbent Michael DenDekker in a district that covers Jackson Heights, East Elmhurst and parts of Woodside and Corona. González-Rojas, according… Read more »
May 18, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that New York’s major league sports teams can get back up and running– although without spectators. The governor said the state will help sports franchises reopen if they can make it economically viable to do so under the condition. “Hockey, basketball, baseball, football, whoever… Read more »
May 17, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Desperate Queens residents have been forming long lines outside a Sunnyside food pantry in recent weeks. The queue for food outside the Mosaic Church Office on 43rd Avenue stretched an entire block Friday and demand is surging, according to local volunteers. “Friday was by far the biggest we have… Read more »
May 18, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A man was killed after a fire ripped through his East Elmhurst home Sunday afternoon. Merle Springer, 57, was inside the second floor of a two-story wood-frame house on 24-32 96th St. when the fire broke out, according to the FDNY. The FDNY was alerted to the blaze at… Read more »