March 2, 2021 By Allie Griffin Police are investigating the death of a 40-year-old man whose body was found near Citi Field yesterday afternoon. Jywan Stovall, of Westchester, was found lying on the ground, partially submerged in a puddle, near Seaver Way at 5 p.m. Monday, police said. Stovall was found unconscious and unresponsive, but… Read more »
March 1, 2021 By Allie Griffin Only a quarter of the potentially life-saving COVID-19 shots at a Queens vaccine site have been put in the arms of city residents. About 75 percent of the vaccines at the state-run site inside the Aqueduct Racetrack facility have gone to people who live outside the city, Mayor Bill… Read more »
Feb. 26, 2021 By Allie Griffin The world premiere of Eddie Murphy’s “Coming 2 America” film at the Queens Drive-In next week has already sold out. The screening of the sequel to the 1988 Queens classic “Coming to America” at Flushing Meadows Corona Park was free with an RSVP and sold out in just days…. Read more »
Feb. 26, 2021 By Allie Griffin Two Southeast Queens natives have taken over high-powered positions in city agencies this week. Rodney Harrison was named the chief of department of the New York Police Department on Thursday and Meisha Porter was named the schools chancellor of the Department of Education Friday. Both Harrison and Porter were… Read more »
Feb. 25, 2021 By Allie Griffin A coalition made up of a powerful labor union and two activist organizations announced new endorsements in three Queens council races Tuesday. Road to Justice NYC — comprised of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, Community Voices Heard Power and Make the Road Action — named its picks for districts… Read more »
Feb. 25, 2021 By Allie Griffin A new community health clinic that specializes in treating patients recovering from COVID-19 opened Wednesday in Jackson Heights. The new clinic, located at 37-50 72nd St., has been designed to meet the needs of patients recovering from the coronavirus. The facility, which is 26,000 square feet, will officially start… Read more »
Feb. 25, 2021 By Allie Griffin Assembly Member Ron Kim led a rally outside City Hall Wednesday morning to demand accountability and transparency from Governor Andrew Cuomo over the nursing home scandal. Kim — joined by other elected officials and families of nursing home residents — announced a list of demands in the wake of… Read more »
Feb. 24, 2021 By Allie Griffin New York City’s public schools will welcome back middle schoolers for in-person learning tomorrow. Public schools that serve grades six through eight will hold in-person classes beginning Thursday. The schools have been closed since November when COVID-19 cases spiked. “I am very excited that tomorrow our New York City… Read more »
Feb. 23, 2021 By Allie Griffin New York City has launched an online toolkit to address the spate of attacks against Asian Americans in recent months. Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday the creation of an online toolkit that aims to provide support to New Yorkers of Asian heritage who are subjected to hate crimes…. Read more »
Feb. 23, 2021 By Allie Griffin Mayor Bill de Blasio has created a new position, “Recovery Czar,” to lead the city’s recovery from the pandemic and accompanying economic crisis. De Blasio appointed Astoria native and CEO of the City’s School Construction Authority (SCA) Lorraine Grillo to fill the position as the senior advisor of the… Read more »