Jan. 18, 2021 By Allie Griffin A pair of animal rescue groups saved more than a dozen ducks last week that were allegedly neglected for years in the yard of a Forest Hills home. Long Island Orchestrating for Nature (LION) and New Yorkers for Clean, Livable, and Safe Streets (NYCLASS) rescued 16 Muscovy and runner… Read more »
Jan. 12, 2022 By Allie Griffin New York City Restaurant Week returns next Tuesday with deals at local eateries across the city including more than 20 in Queens. More than 400 restaurants throughout the five boroughs are participating in Restaurant Week which runs from Jan. 18 to Feb. 13. The local businesses are offering a… Read more »
Jan. 12, 2022 By Allie Griffin Queens Council Member Vickie Paladino, who came under fire Tuesday for comparing the city’s vaccine mandates to Nazi Germany, has apologized for her remarks. Paladino made the comparison during an interview with NY1 when explaining that she wouldn’t disclose whether she had been vaccinated against COVID-19. Her statement came about… Read more »
Jan. 10, 2022 By Allie Griffin Queens Borough President Donovan Richards joined three other borough presidents in a joint call Friday demanding the state and state legislature extend the eviction moratorium. Richards together with Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine, Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson and Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso issued a joint statement calling… Read more »
Jan. 7, 2022 By Allie Griffin More than two dozen city and state lawmakers are calling on Mayor Eric Adams to offer a temporary remote learning option for students at the city’s public schools—amid a record-breaking surge of COVID-19 cases. Three Queens legislators, who are parents of young children themselves, are spearheading the call as… Read more »
Jan. 6, 2022 By Allie Griffin Police are seeking help in locating a man who allegedly flashed a woman outside a Glendale laundromat Monday morning. The man allegedly exposed his genitals to a 31-year-old woman as she was heading into her car outside Fullagar Laundromat, located at 71-36 Myrtle Ave. He then began masturbating, police… Read more »
Jan. 5, 2022 By Allie Griffin Gov. Kathy Hochul announced during her “State of the State” address Wednesday an ambitious new project to connect Queens and Brooklyn via a largely unused railway. The project, called the “Interborough Express”, calls for the conversion of an existing 14-mile freight line — running from Jackson Heights to Sunset… Read more »
Jan. 5, 2022 By Allie Griffin Southeast Queens Council Member Adrienne Adams was officially sworn in as New York City’s first Black council speaker Wednesday. City council members voted almost unanimously to elect Adams to lead the legislative body. No other member was nominated during the City Council’s first meeting of the year. Adams, who… Read more »
Jan. 5, 2022 By Allie Griffin Former Queens Council Member Eric Ulrich has joined Mayor Eric Adams’ administration as a mayoral advisor, Adams announced Wednesday. Ulrich — a Republican who represented District 32 in southwest Queens up until the end of 2021 — has been tapped as a senior advisor to the mayor. He is… Read more »
Jan. 3, 2022 By Allie Griffin A Queens council member whose district doesn’t have a single city-run COVID test site said the de Blasio administration excluded his neighborhood based on its racial makeup. Council Member Robert Holden said his constituents have been denied testing resources since the former administration determined that they didn’t live in… Read more »