Aug. 13, 2020 By Allie Griffin Forest Hills native Ray Romano and the Queens Chamber of Commerce released a video today that pays tribute to local business owners and their employees who have served the borough throughout the pandemic. Romano narrates the video that recognizes the extraordinary efforts made by essential workers, frontline heroes and… Read more »
Aug. 13, 2020 By Allie Griffin A South Ozone Park man will serve two years in prison for sexually abusing two young girls at his daughter’s daycare business — including one whom he abused for several years. Ramon Rodriguez, 77, was sentenced to two years in prison and three years’ post-release supervision today in Queens… Read more »
Aug. 13, 2020 By Allie Griffin New York City principals are calling on the city to delay the start of in-person classes, stating that schools are ill-prepared to reopen safely in the midst of the pandemic. The union representing school principals, the Council of School Supervisors and Administrators (CSA), penned a letter to Mayor Bill… Read more »
Aug. 12, 2020 By Allie Griffin Dozens of unmasked partiers took over a MTA bus and turned it into an ad hoc hookah lounge and dance soirée over the weekend, wild video shows. Video posted to World Star Hip Hop on Tuesday shows a large group of young people on board a MTA bus… Read more »
Aug. 12, 2020 By Allie Griffin Citi Bike has significantly cut the number of electric bikes it had promised to add to city streets this summer. The company pledged to add “thousands” of e-bikes to its fleet over the summer back in February, but has switched course and will only be adding “hundreds,” according to… Read more »
Aug. 12, 2020 By Allie Griffin Ten more Queens bars and restaurants had their liquor licenses suspended over the past week — including New York’s oldest beer garden — as the state continues to crack down against establishments that violate coronavirus regulations. The state’s task force led by the State Police and State Liquor Authority… Read more »
Aug. 11, 2020 By Allie Griffin Queens elected officials are calling on Con Edison to provide thousands of Queens customers with rebates after being left without power for days following Tropical Storm Isaias. Acting Borough President Sharon Lee brought together a consortium of local lawmakers to Borough Hall to condemn the company’s response in restoring… Read more »
Aug. 11, 2020 By Allie Griffin The inaugural Queens Drive-In launches this Thursday in Flushing Meadows Corona Park where residents can safely watch new films and old favorites from the comfort of their car. The drive-in series kicks off Thursday at 7:30 p.m. with a screening of IFC Films’ Tesla — directed by Michael Almereyda… Read more »
Aug. 11, 2020 By Allie Griffin More than 3,000 Queens households are still without power a week after winds from Tropical Storm Isaias took down trees and power lines. As of 10:15 a.m. today, 3,645 households in the borough still do not have power. Power in the three other outer boroughs has been largely restored,… Read more »
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 »