April 18, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Three men were arrested Friday for trying to sell medical face masks – for 10 times their regular price – to an undercover cop in Corona, police said. Queens residents Yuriy Borukhov, 33, Maisey Khovasov, 23, and Michael Borukhov, 23, were nabbed by police at around 10:30 a.m. inside… Read more »
April 17, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Several Queens officials are backing legislation that would ban vehicles on up to 75 miles of city streets to create space for pedestrians. Council Members Costa Constantinides, Daniel Dromm and Peter Koo are supporting legislation that would block vehicles from certain roads so that the public can use them… Read more »
April 17, 2020 Michael Dorgan Police are searching for two suspects who threw a man to the ground outside the Bland Houses complex in Flushing last month and stole cash. On Saturday, March 21, at around 2:55 p.m. two suspects approached the 21-year-old man from behind as he was walking in front of 40-05 College… Read more »
April 17, 2020 By Christian Murray Several Queens council members have penned a letter to Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza to let him know that many low-income parents have not received the equipment their children need for remote learning. New York City public schools started remote learning on March 23 and many schools were able to… Read more »
April 16, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A Queens-based soccer organization has joined forces with the Chamber of Commerce to help raise funds to provide frontline hospital workers with meals during the COVID-19 crisis. Queensboro FC, a newly formed professional soccer team, has teamed up with the Queens Chamber of Commerce to expand on a local… Read more »
April 16, 2020 By Christian Murray New York City’s public pools will be be shut this summer. Mayor Bill de Blasio made the announcement at a press briefing this morning when he also warned that beaches may close too. The city operates more than 50 outdoor pools, including seven in Queens. The mayor said the… Read more »
April 16, 2020 By Christian Murray Gov. Andrew Cuomo has extended the state shutdown until May 15. The restrictions were originally in place through April 29 but Cuomo said they need to be extended in order to contain the virus. He said that while it appears as though the virus has peaked, it is still… Read more »
April 16, 2020 By Michael Dorgan The police have classified a hit-in-run incident where a pedestrian was killed in Flushing Tuesday a homicide. Justin Leiva, 29, a resident of 84th Street in Jackson Heights, was struck dead by an SUV while crossing College Point Boulevard–near the Booth Memorial Avenue intersection– at around 1:50 a.m. on… Read more »
April 15, 2020 By Allie Griffin The Mayor is launching a $170 million initiative to feed hungry New Yorkers–many of whom have lost their jobs or income due to the coronavirus pandemic. “We’re dealing with an unprecedented challenge in terms of people needing food, so we’re going to create an unprecedented response,” Mayor Bill de… Read more »
April 15, 2020 By Michael Dorgan U.S. Senator Charles Schumer and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are calling on the federal government to help cover the funeral costs for low-income families who have lost a loved one to COVID-19. The legislators said that the government needs to help these families and urged FEMA to release funds immediately… Read more »