Nov. 4, 2021 By Allie Griffin The city, taxi drivers and a medallion loan provider have reached an agreement on a new debt relief plan, ending cabbies’ 15-day hunger strike and providing them relief from crushing debt. The new plan vastly expands the city’s previous debt plan announced in March, which taxi medallion owners had… Read more »
Nov. 4, 2021 By Allie Griffin Children aged five to 11 can now receive the COVID-19 vaccine and become a $100-richer at any city-run vaccine site or school pop-up. Children under 12 years old became eligible for the vaccine after the CDC gave final clearance of the FDA-approved Pfizer vaccine on Tuesday. They were able… Read more »
Nov. 4, 2021 By Allie Griffin A Queens man was indicted on murder charges Wednesday for the 1976 killing of a World War I vet in a decades-old cold case. Martin Motta, 74, of Jamaica, was indicted by a Queens grand jury for the murder of 81-year-old George Clarence Seitz, whose dismembered body was discovered… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on Nov. 3, 2021, 7:45 p.m. BY Rachel Holliday Smith New Yorkers were on track for a new constitutional right to clean air and water, thanks to a ballot proposal that appeared headed for passage. The measure, which had garnered more than 60 percent of the vote by… Read more »
Nov. 3, 2021 By Allie Griffin New York City will be ready to vaccinate children five to 11 years old for COVID-19 at city-run sites starting Thursday, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced today. Children as young as five will be able to get a pediatric dose of the Pfizer vaccine at city-run sites beginning Nov…. Read more »
Nov. 3, 2021 By Allie Griffin Queens Republicans had plenty to celebrate last night — much like Republicans across the nation. The Republican party was in jeopardy of being without representation in the World’s Borough but will likely take two seats. The GOP were able to hold onto their previously lone council seat and will… Read more »
Nov. 3, 2021 By Allie Griffin Queens voters have chosen their next city council members. The council members-elects, who will serve two-year terms beginning in January, represent the most diverse class the Queens delegation has seen. For the first time in the city’s history, the City Council will be majority women — with the Queens… Read more »
Nov. 2, 2021 By Allie Griffin Queens officials celebrated the reopening of the Glendale library in a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday after renovations and accessibility upgrades were completed. The Queens Public Library branch, located at 78-60 73rd Pl., underwent a $6.9 million facelift to bring it up to code with the Americans with Disability Act, restore… Read more »
Nov. 2, 2021 By Allie Griffin Voters will head to the polls one last day to decide who will be running the city government next year. Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. today, Election Day, following nine days of early voting from Oct. 23 through Oct. 31. In total, 36,546 Queens residents… Read more »
Nov. 1, 2021 By Christian Murray A Queens state assembly woman has introduced legislation that would require school administrators to report statistics pertaining to the race and socioeconomics of their student body as part of their annual report cards. Assemblymember Jessica González-Rojas—who represents Corona, East Elmhurst, Jackson Heights, and Woodside—introduced a bill Oct. 20 that… Read more »