April 27, 2021 By Ryan Songalia A city council candidate is under fire for racist and misogynistic social media posts he made as a teenager. Juan Ardila, who is challenging incumbent city council member Robert Holden in District 30, has apologized after the New York Post published a story Sunday reporting on the posts. The… Read more »
April 27, 2021 By Christina Santucci A detective investigating a burglary in Flushing Monday was struck in the head with a large, fiberglass stick by a man who snuck up behind him – and the incident was caught on camera. The video, shared by the Detectives’ Endowment Association (DEA) on Twitter, showed the detective processing… Read more »
April 27, 2021 By Christina Santucci A 43-year-old police officer – who was directing traffic at the scene of a fatal crash – was killed by a hit-and-run driver on the Long Island Expressway in Fresh Meadows early Tuesday morning. NYPD Highway Officer Anastasios Tsakos, a 14-year veteran of the department, had been diverting traffic… Read more »
April 26, 2021 By Allie Griffin It could have been a whole lot worse. The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that New York State will be losing one seat in the House of Representatives. The decline was less severe than many New Yorkers feared, with many expecting the state to lose two seats. The loss… Read more »
April 26, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Two motorcyclists were arrested Saturday night after they were seen by cops tearing through the streets of western Queens. The pair, who were part of a larger group of bikers in the area, were nabbed by members of the 108th Precinct who also confiscated their motorcycles, police said. Lina… Read more »
April 26, 2021 By Allie Griffin The entrance to Borough Hall has been adorned with a new address to greet visitors for years to come. Queens Borough Hall has been given a new vanity address in honor of late Queens Borough President Claire Shulman. The address of the Kew Gardens building, where Shulman served as… Read more »
April 26, 2021 By Christina Santucci Queens has hit a key milestone in the effort to vaccinate residents against COVID-19 – more than 1 million people have received at least one dose. Borough President Donovan Richards touted the achievement Friday with posts on social media. “One year ago today, #Queens was the epicenter of the… Read more »
April 26, 2021 By Christina Santucci The City’s Board of Elections held a random drawing earlier this month to determine where on the ballot a candidate’s name will appear. In races where there are many names, the order may make a difference. For instance in the Democratic primary in District 26 there will be 15… Read more »
April 22, 2021 By Ryan Songalia A new bill that aims to protect workers from contracting airborne illnesses in the workplace—such as COVID-19—passed both the New York State Senate and Assembly this week. Businesses, under the legislation called NY Hero Act, will be required to meet minimum safety standards to reduce the risk to workers… Read more »
April 22, 2021 Op-Ed By Aleda Gagarin I worry now more than ever about my children growing up on an uninhabitable planet. The science is loud and clear that we need to act urgently. If I were in City Council now, during these final months of budget negotiations, I would fight to restore and expand… Read more »