Oct. 22, 2021 By Allie Griffin An Astoria assembly member has joined a hunger strike taking place outside City Hall in support of taxi drivers fighting for debt relief. Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani and more than a dozen yellow cab drivers are on day three of a hunger strike they started Wednesday to demand the… Read more »
Oct. 22, 2021 By Allie Griffin A Queens grand jury indicted a Jamaica man on hate crime charges for allegedly attacking Muslim New Yorkers in three separate incidents over the summer. Naved Durrni, 30, was indicted and arraigned Friday on robbery, assault as a hate crime and other charges in Queens Supreme Court. Durrni, of… Read more »
Oct. 22, 2021 By Allie Griffin A sports field in College Point will get a $4.5 million facelift — including the conversion of a baseball field into a soccer field — via council funding secured by Council Member Paul Vallone. The money will fund the conversion of a portion of College Point Fields baseball diamond… Read more »
Oct. 20, 2021 By Allie Griffin All city workers must get vaccinated for COVID-19 or face unpaid leave under a new mandate Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday. The mandate requires city employees — including police officers, firefighters and sanitation workers — to get at least one dose by 5 p.m. on Oct. 29. It… Read more »
Oct. 19, 2021 By Allie Griffin Participants at an annual walk-a-thon Sunday raised more than $100,000 for a Bayside hospital to support children with special medical needs. Hundreds joined the annual Big Hearts Walk for St. Mary’s Kids at the Bronx Zoo to raise funds for St. Mary’s Healthcare System for Children, the city’s only… Read more »
Oct. 19, 2021 By Allie Griffin An inaugural street vendor scavenger hunt will kick off in Corona Plaza next month in an effort to support the city’s local vendors. The five-borough scavenger hunt, organized by the Street Vendor Project of the Urban Justice Center, will challenge participants to visit vendors and complete a number of… Read more »
Oct. 19, 2021 By Allie Griffin A group of Auburndale residents, business owners and local politicians are calling on the city to shut down a local bar they say has made their lives a living hell for the past eight months. Dozens rallied outside Kloud Tequila Grill, located at 192-08 Northern Blvd., Saturday to draw… Read more »
Oct. 18, 2021 By Allie Griffin LaGuardia Community College has launched a fundraising campaign with a $15 million goal to help pay for student grants and scholarships. The “Tomorrow Campaign” aims to help current and future students at the two-year college in Long Island City get the education and training they need to advance their… Read more »
Oct. 15, 2021 By Allie Griffin A new state law will soon make it illegal to threaten to report someone to ICE as a form of blackmail. The legislation, which Gov. Kathy Hochul signed into law last week, classifies such threats as extortion or coercion under New York law and therefore a crime. “New York… Read more »
Oct. 15, 2021 By Allie Griffin A new Chiptole restaurant — the first Queens location with a walk-up window — opened in Flushing Thursday. The casual Mexican eatery opened at 136-31 Roosevelt Ave. and offers the usual menu items including burritos, burrito bowls, tacos, quesadillas, salads, guacamole, chips and queso. The restaurant is open daily… Read more »