March 13, 2020 By Allie Griffin Queens Catholic schools will close next week, amid rising numbers of coronavirus cases in the city. All Catholic academies and parish schools within the Diocese of Brooklyn — which covers both Queens and Brooklyn — will close during the week of March 16 to March 20, the Diocese announced… Read more »
March 13, 2020 By Allie Griffin The party-backed candidate in the Queens Borough president race, Council Member Donovan Richards, is calling on the city to postpone the March 24 special election. Richards said the election should be postponed as voting itself poses a risk to voters and poll workers amid the coronavirus crisis in the… Read more »
March 13, 2020 By Christian Murray A 24-year-old Brooklyn man who shot a Duane Reade store worker in Woodside as part of an armed robbery spree in November 2018 was convicted by a federal jury Thursday and faces at least 31 years in prison. Elgin Brack, along with his uncle Scott Brack, 51, went on… Read more »
March 12, 2020 By Allie Griffin Mayor Bill de Blasio declared a state of emergency Thursday evening as the number of coronavirus cases reached 95 cases across the five boroughs — including 17 positive cases in Queens. The number of positive cases in the city will reach 1,000 next week, the mayor believes. “It’s going… Read more »
March 12, 2020 By Michael Dorgan The Queens Public Library, and the city’s other library systems – New York Public Library and the Brooklyn Public Library – will be suspending all public programming starting tomorrow, March 13 through Tuesday, March 31. The city’s libraries, however, will remain open and will continue to provide regular services… Read more »
March 12, 2020 By Allie Griffin The Queens Borough President special election is still on despite growing fears over the spread of the coronavirus. As the number of cases of COVID-19 has risen to 62 cases in the city, numerous conferences and large events, including the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Manhattan have been canceled…. Read more »
March 12, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Police are searching for a gang of five men wanted in connection to a violent slashing that took place at the corner of 28th Avenue and Steinway Street last month. The attack occurred on Saturday, Feb. 29, at around 2 a.m. when the five unidentified suspects set upon the… Read more »
March 12, 2020 By Christian Murray Modell’s Sporting Goods, a family-owned company that was founded in 1889, announced Wednesday that it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and that it would be closing all 115 of its stores. The company, which has nine stores in Queens, is one of many traditional retailers to go bust… Read more »
March 11, 2020 By Allie Griffin The City’s Department of Education (DOE) has canceled in-person parent teacher conferences this week at public schools and instead will hold the conferences by phone or virtually. Face-to-face parent teacher conferences that were scheduled for Thursday evening and Friday afternoon are now being swapped for over-the-phone conferences due to… Read more »
March 11, 2020 By Christian Murray New York Attorney General Letitia James ordered an Astoria supermarket to cease and desist charging customers excessive prices for disinfectant spray. James ordered two stores—one in Manhattan and the other the Astoria supermarket—to stop profiting from people’s fear of the Coronavirus. She said that investigators found that City Fresh… Read more »