Aug. 24, 2021 By Ryan Songalia The borough will wind down the summer season with a free concert series featuring reggae, children’s music with a Latin twist, and hip hop. The free series, called Queens Live!” is being presented by Queens Borough President Donovan Richards and will feature three concerts—with the first taking place in… Read more »
Aug. 24, 2021 By Christian Murray A Bronx man who allegedly slashed the face of man on Roosevelt Avenue after spewing out racial and homophobic slurs has been indicted by a Queens grand jury on multiple charges including assault as a hate crime. Ramon Castro, 55, was arraigned Tuesday on a seven-count indictment for an… Read more »
Aug. 23, 2021 By Christian Murray All New York City public school employees will be required to be vaccinated for COVID-19 in accordance with a new mandate announced by Mayor Bill de Blasio Monday morning. The policy will affect all 148,000 Dept. of Education employees, including school principals, teachers and custodians. It will also apply… Read more »
Aug. 22, 2021 By Christian Murray More than 20 people were injured Sunday after a fire broke out inside an Elmhurst house, according to the FDNY. Firefighters received a 911 call at 7:44 a.m. that there was a blaze on the top floor of a 2.5 story house at 41-46 Hampton St. Nearly 60 firefighters… Read more »
Aug. 20, 2021 By Christian Murray Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a new mandate today that will require public school students and administrators involved in high-risk school sports to be vaccinated in the coming school year. The mandate would require students and administrators involved in high-risk public school sports—including football, volleyball, basketball, wrestling, lacrosse and… Read more »
Aug. 19, 2021 By Christian Murray A 70-year-old woman from Fresh Meadows died yesterday about a month after she was struck by a pick-up truck that was exiting a driveway. Ning Peng, of Utopia Parkway, was walking along 58th Avenue—between 184th and 185th Streets—when she was hit by a 2017 Ford F-150 Pick-Up truck that… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on Aug 17, 2021, 4:20 PM EDT BY Christine Chung Five Queens women filed a class-action lawsuit against a prominent physician who practices in Jackson Heights, charging he sexually abused patients — including allegedly conducting unwarranted breast exams on girls as young as 14 years old. The… Read more »
Aug. 17, 2021 By Ryan Songalia A dairy company that hails from Queens is returning to the World’s Borough from New Jersey. Bartlett Dairy, a minority-owned family business that was established in Queens in 1963, broke ground Thursday on a 54,000 square foot headquarters and food distribution center. The facility is going up at the… Read more »
Aug. 17, 2021 By Ryan Songalia A rally will be held Tuesday evening in Jackson Heights for a Filipina nurse who was assaulted in an apparent bias attack while handing out masks on the subway. The event, which is being organized by the National Alliance for Filipino Concerns, will take place at Diversity Plaza at… Read more »
Aug. 16, 2021 By Christian Murray A Middle Village man who posted online statements about leading an armed group of “patriots” to Washington and killing a U.S. senator has pleaded guilty to making threats and a weapons charge, federal authorities announced today. Eduard Florea, 41, was busted by the feds after authorities uncovered online statements… Read more »