Dec. 29, 2020 By Christian Murray The Department of Transportation constructed 28.6 miles of protected bicycle lanes across the city in 2020, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced today. The mayor said 2020 was a record year in terms of mileage, outdoing 2017 when 24.9 miles of protected bicycle lanes were built. The borough of Queens… Read more »
Dec. 28, 2020 By Christian Murray The New York State legislature is set to pass a bill Monday that would block the eviction of struggling New Yorkers until May 1. Elected officials are convening a special session to pass the COVID-19 Emergency Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Act that aims to help residents remain in their… Read more »
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat, a nonprofit news organization covering public education. Sign up for their newsletters here: ckbe.at/newsletters Dec 18, 2020, Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat New York The coronavirus pandemic will force major changes in the ways students are admitted to New York City’s competitive middle and high schools this year, the education department announced… Read more »
Dec. 14, 2020 By Christian Murray An ICU nurse at Long Island Jewish Medical Center Queens became the first American to receive the COVID-19 vaccine Monday. Sandra Lindsay, a critical case nurse, received the shot just after 9 a.m., one day after Pfizer’s vaccine began being shipped across the country. The shot, the first in… Read more »
Dec. 9, 2020 By Christian Murray The first batch of the COVID-19 vaccine is expected to arrive in New York City by next week and Governor Andrew Cuomo announced today that a total of 72,000 doses are coming to the five boroughs. Cuomo announced that the doses “could arrive as early as this weekend”—with nursing… Read more »
Dec. 8, 2020 By Christian Murray A virtual job fair hosted by the Queens Borough President is set to be held Wednesday. The event, which will be the twelfth and final fair in a series, will include 16 employers and recruiters who will try to match Queens job seekers with a wide array of employment… Read more »
Nov. 24, 2020 By Christian Murray Stop & Shop has launched a new pickup service at its Glendale store that offers customers the ability to order online and have their groceries loaded into their car. Customers are encouraged to go online—or download the Stop & Shop app– select “pickup,” and then drive to the 89-89… Read more »
Nov. 24, 2020 By Christian Murray A Queens developer who seeks to rezone a Rego Park site in order to build a nine-story, 74-unit building got the approval of Community Board 6 earlier this month. The board by a vote of 34 to 5 approved the rezoning application submitted by Forest Hills developer David Koptiev,… Read more »
Nov. 23, 2020 By Christian Murray A 43-year-old man is dead after crashing his motorcycle into a guardrail near the entrance ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in Maspeth early Sunday. Justin Laurie was riding a 2017 Yamaha when he lost control at around 12:05 a.m. while traveling westbound on the Long Island Expressway, police said…. Read more »
Nov. 13, 2020 By Christian Murray Mayor Bill De Blasio warned today that New York City schools could close for in-person learning as soon as Monday amid a spike in COVID-19 infections. The mayor told parents to brace themselves for closures during an appearance on WNYC’s Brian Lehrer Show this morning. He said parents with… Read more »