Nov. 11, 2021 By Christian Murray A state-of-the art movie theater that features a 4DX auditorium opens in Flushing Friday. The theater, operated by Regal, fills a void since RKO Keith Theater—a historic Flushing cinema– closed in 1986. The Downtown Flushing neighborhood has been without a theater since its closure. Regal, which inked a 20… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on Nov. 11, 2021, 7:34 p.m. BY Rong Xiaoqing, Clifford Michel, Suhail Bhat and Will Welch From Sunset Park in Brooklyn to Elmhurst and Flushing in Queens, frustrations over Democratic stances on schools and crime helped mobilize votes for Republican Curtis Sliwa for mayor and conservative Council candidates…. Read more »
Nov. 11, 2021 By Christian Murray Elected officials and community leaders cut the ribbon on a new commemorative plaza at a long-forgotten Flushing graveyard where more than 1,000 people, most of whom were African American or Native American, were laid to rest in the 1800s—before the city took over the site in 1914 to build… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on Nov. 8, 2021, 7:45 p.m. BY Reema Amin of Chalkbeat Nearly 1 in 10 New York City public school students were homeless last school year, a staggering rate that has barely budged for several years. About 101,000 students lived in unstable, or temporary, housing in the 2020-2021… Read more »
Nov. 8, 2021 By Christian Murray Two used-car auto dealerships—one based in Woodside and the other in Brooklyn—have been accused by the NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) of illegally bilking buyers out of thousands of dollars and face the loss of their dealership licenses and hefty fines. JF Motors, which is headquartered… Read more »
By Dr. Dave A. Chokshi, NYC Health Commisioner Recently, important updates about the COVID-19 vaccine were announced—that certain people are now eligible for a “booster” dose. Since the beginning of COVID-19, our scientific understanding of the virus has constantly evolved, and many New Yorkers understandably have questions about this new development. I would like to… 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. 2, 2021 By Christian Murray Police were called to a Flushing apartment Monday night where they discovered a woman’s dead body in the vestibule of the building with a trail of blood leading to her home. The NYPD were responding to a 11:25 p.m. call about an assault in progress at 55-26 Main St…. 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 »
Oct 29, 2021, By Alex Zimmerman, Chalkbeat New York Enrollment in the nation’s largest school system has dropped roughly 1.9 percent this school year, according to preliminary figures released Friday by the education department. Roughly 938,000 students are enrolled in New York City’s public schools, down from about 955,000 last school year, when the system… Read more »