March 12, 2020 By Allie Griffin A group of men stole 45 computers and two power drill sets worth $40,000 from a Flushing senior center on Sunday. The men entered Flushing Senior Daycare, located at 141-26 Northern Blvd., through an unlocked front door around 9 p.m. Once inside, the men carried out the dozens computers… Read more »
March 11, 2020 By Allie Griffin The CUNY and SUNY public college systems are cancelling in-person classes for the remainder of the semester, the governor announced today. Beginning March 19, all CUNY and SUNY schools will switch to “distance-learning” for the remainder of the spring semester, due to fears of the novel coronavirus spreading. The… Read more »
March 11, 2020 By Allie Griffin Congresswoman Grace Meng blasted the GOP Leader of the House of Representatives for referring to the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, as the “Chinese” coronavirus on Twitter. Rep. Kevin McCarthy tweeted a link to the CDC’s website on COVID-19 with the caption “Everything you need to know about the Chinese coronavirus… Read more »
March 9, 2020 By Allie Griffin With the number of coronavirus cases in New York increasing daily, Mayor Bill de Blasio advised New Yorkers to skip packed subway cars and to work from home if possible. New York City now has 16 confirmed cases, including two in Queens, the Mayor said this morning. Yesterday, the… Read more »
March 9, 2020 By Allie Griffin A bill introduced by Queens Representative Grace Meng to assist small businesses harmed by fears of the coronavirus outbreak became law last week — as part of a $8.3 billion emergency spending package. The bill, also sponsored by New York Rep. Nydia Velázquez and California Rep. Judy Chu, allows… Read more »
March 4, 2020 By Allie Griffin The City’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) has made it illegal for retailers to sell medical face masks at drastically increased prices after the masks have become in high demand over fears of the coronavirus spreading. Despite health officials’ advice for healthy individuals to forgo the masks… Read more »
March 3, 2020 By Allie Griffin Queens Representative Grace Meng introduced legislation Friday that would assist small businesses harmed by fears of the coronavirus outbreak. The bill, also sponsored by New York Rep. Nydia Velázquez and California Rep. Judy Chu, would allow small businesses economically burdened by the outbreak and resulting hysteria to access Economic… Read more »
March 3, 2020 By Allie Griffin A 50-year-old Westchester man is New York’s second confirmed case of novel coronavirus, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced today in Albany. The man — a New Rochelle attorney who has an underlying respiratory illness and is in serious condition — is being treated at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan and… Read more »
March 2, 2020 By Allie Griffin Two major publications, the New York Times and the New York Post, featured images of Asian American residents in Flushing in their articles on the first confirmed Coronavirus case in the city — which a Manhattan woman contracted from Iran. The use of the images of the largely-Asian community… Read more »
Feb. 28, 2020 By Allie Griffin A 15-year-old boy was robbed at knife point in Flushing last month by a trio of thieves who took his cellphone before hopping aboard an MTA bus as their getaway vehicle. The teenage boy was near 142nd Street and 59th Avenue when he was approached from behind by three… Read more »