June 3, 2020 By Allie Griffin The New York City subway system will return to full service during the daytime Monday, as the city begins to reopen. The Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) will increase subway service to its normal hours during the day as approximately 400,000 workers are estimated to return to work beginning June… Read more »
June 3, 2020 By Michael Dorgan An enormous mural honoring front-line immigrant workers who contracted and died of COVID-19 while on the job has been put down at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. The 20,000-square-foot painting by the Queens Museum depicts Dr. Ydelfonso Decoo, a Dominican immigrant pediatrician who was one of the first doctors in Queens… Read more »
June 2, 2020 By Allie Griffin A Glendale Council Member is calling for the National Guard to be deployed in New York City after looters shattered storefront windows and took off with merchandise for a second night in a row. Council Member Robert Holden said the National Guard should be deployed to control the chaos… Read more »
June 2, 2020 By Allie Griffin Mayor Bill de Blasio told protesters Tuesday that their point has been heard and they should now stay home to avoid a resurgence of COVID-19 less than a week before the city is set to reopen. The mayor said he is nervous of the virus spreading among protesters —… Read more »
June 2, 2020 By Allie Griffin New York City will have another curfew tonight — but three hours earlier than Monday’s after looters smashed store windows and stole pricey items for a second day in a row. Mayor Bill de Blasio announced last night that New Yorkers must be off city streets by 8 p.m…. Read more »
June 1, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Queens is in the grips of an opioid overdose epidemic. The number of people who have died from an opioid overdose has shot up in 2020, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said Monday. In the first five months this year, Queens County recorded 86 suspected opioid overdoses – a… Read more »
Jun. 1, 2020 By Allie Griffin New York City residents will have be to be home by 11 p.m. tonight, as the governor and mayor announced a curfew following a series of violent incidents and looting at protests over the weekend. The leaders want the streets of New York City to be cleared from 11… Read more »
June 1, 2020 Staff Report Council Member Costa Constantinides, who represents Astoria and East Elmhurst, is running to be the next Queens Borough President. We spoke to Constantinides early last week, before the national outrage following the death of George Floyd took hold. The focus of the discussion was largely about the looming budget problems… Read more »
June 1, 2020 By Christian Murray Demonstrators came out in Queens over the weekend to voice their anger over the death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer. Hundreds took to the streets of Jackson Heights Saturday in a protest that formed in Diversity Plaza. Protesters in Jackson Heights chanted “black… Read more »
June 1, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Hundreds of jobs are up for grabs Wednesday as part of an online recruitment fair. The virtual fair, which is being spearheaded by Acting Queens Borough President Sharon Lee, will take place via the video-conferencing application Zoom on June 3 between 2 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. The event seeks… Read more »