April 3, 2020 By Allie Griffin Mayor Bill de Blasio advised all New Yorkers Thursday to wear face coverings when stepping outside their homes. He said people should wear bandanas, scarves, or other coverings over their mouth and nose while out in public in order to slow the spread of the virus that has infected… Read more »
March 18, 2020 By Allie Griffin Council Member Robert Holden is calling for the immediate closure of the Glendale homeless shelter amid the spread of the novel coronavirus in New York City. The 200-bed single men shelter at 78-16 Cooper Ave. opened last month on Feb. 14 after years of protest from community members —… Read more »
March 17, 2020 By Allie Griffin The mayor announced this afternoon that he is suspending alternate side parking and street cleaning for one week–after facing heavy criticism for not doing so earlier. Alternate side parking will be suspended across the five boroughs starting tomorrow, March 18 through Tuesday, March 24, Mayor Bill de Blasio said…. Read more »
March 17, 2020 By Allie Griffin The mayor has asked New Yorkers to stay home as much as possible to slow the spread of coronavirus — except to move their cars for alternate street side parking. Despite declaring a state of emergency, Mayor Bill de Blasio has kept alternate street side parking in effect. At… Read more »
March 16, 2020 By Allie Griffin Council Member Robert Holden responded to a call from Governor Andrew Cuomo asking localities for suggestions of facilities that could be converted to temporary hospitals. With the number of coronavirus cases in the state now at 950 and rising, Cuomo said he believes the healthcare system will not have… Read more »
Mar. 2, 2020 By Allie Griffin A 35-year-old man jumped in front a moving MTA bus in Glendale Sunday in an apparent suicide. The unidentified man lurched in front of a Q55 bus as it was traveling westbound on Myrtle Avenue near 85th Street at 6:20 p.m., police said. He was struck by the bus… Read more »
Feb. 28, 2020 By Allie Griffin Council Member Robert Holden is calling for an investigation into the 104th Police Precinct after officers took hours to respond to a 911 call of a suspicious man at a Glendale Catholic school earlier this week. Faculty members at Sacred Heart Catholic Academy called 911 to report a suspicious… Read more »
Feb. 26, 2020 By Allie Griffin Amazon has signed a lease for a 300,000-square-foot space in Middle Village’s Rentar Plaza, according to a new report. The lease agreement comes just one year after the e-commerce giant pulled out of a deal to build its second headquarters in Long Island City. The company will take over… Read more »
Feb. 24, 2020 By Allie Griffin A group of men robbed two people and attempted to rob a third within minutes in Maspeth earlier this month. Four suspects attempted to rob a 38-year-old man before successfully robbing a 15-year-old girl and a 41-year-old man in separate attacks that all occurred within a 10-minute span on… Read more »
Feb. 17, 2020 By Allie Griffin An off-duty NYPD officer died by suicide inside a Middle Village home today. The 53-year-old detective took his own life at a home on 79th Street and was found by family members shortly before 1 p.m., police said. The officer’s suicide is the first NYPD member suicide in 2020…. Read more »