Aug. 17, 2020 By Michael Dorgan The city will begin spraying pesticides to keep the number of mosquitos at bay in parts of central Queens on Aug. 18. The spraying–which will be from trucks–will begin at around 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday night and will continue until 6 a.m. the following day, according to the NYC… Read more »
Aug. 17, 2020 By Allie Griffin Work out aficionados can rejoice as gyms and fitness centers will be able to reopen next week after nearly five months of statewide closures, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced today. Gyms are permitted to reopen as soon as Monday, Aug. 24, subject to several restrictions. The operators, for instance, must… Read more »
Aug. 17, 2020 By Allie Griffin Former Queens Borough President Claire Shulman, the first woman to hold the position, died Sunday at the age of 94. Shulman, who served as borough president from 1986 to 2002, had long suffered from lung and pancreatic cancer. She died in her home Sunday surrounded by her children and… Read more »
Aug. 17, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Hundreds of people are expected to come to Sunnyside on Saturday for a march to show their support for the officers of the NYPD 108th precinct, which covers Sunnyside, Woodside and Long Island City. The march will kick off at 39th Street and Greenpoint Avenue at 11 a.m. and… Read more »
Aug. 14, 2020 By Allie Griffin Several Queens elected officials have condemned a Democratic Socialist of America (DSA) questionnaire that calls on New York City council candidates to forgo official travel to Israel. The New York City chapter of DSA (NYC-DSA) questionnaire asks council candidates if they “pledge not to travel to Israel if elected… Read more »
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. 13, 2020 By Christian Murray The Queens District Attorney’s office– with the support of the NYPD–is hosting two gun buyback events this month as a means to get deadly weapons off the street. The district attorney is offering a $200 bankcard for each working hand gun surrendered and is promising that there will be… 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 »