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. 12, 2020 By Christian Murray All passengers in the back seat of a motor vehicle are soon going to be required by state law to buckle up. Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law legislation that will require all passengers riding in the back seat to wear a seat belt come Nov. 1. Currently, passengers… 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. 11, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Police are searching for a man who allegedly choked and robbed two elderly women in their Queens apartment lobbies in two separate incidents. The suspect first struck on July 28 when he followed a 72-year-old woman into her apartment building in the vicinity of 64th Avenue and 98th Street… 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 »
Aug. 10 2020 By Michael Dorgan More than 300 people marched through Corona Sunday demanding that New York’s billionaires pay more taxes to help the cash-strapped state get through the current economic crisis. The protesters were calling on the ultra-rich to pay more to ensure that the state isn’t forced to cut services given the… Read more »
Aug. 10, 2020 By Allie Griffin More than 5,000 Queens households have been without power for almost a week after Tropical Storm Isaias toppled hundreds of trees and took down power lines in the borough. There are still 5,729 customers without power in Queens as of noon Monday, according to the Con Edison outage map…. Read more »
Aug. 10, 2020 By Allie Griffin Governor Andrew Cuomo scorned his hometown Sunday as Queens establishments once again racked up the most COVID-19 rule violations over the weekend. The State Liquor Authority (SLA) and State Police task force issued violations to 26 Queens bars and restaurants that weren’t in compliance with state-mandated coronavirus regulations on… Read more »