Dec. 28, 2020 By Christian Murray The New York State legislature is set to pass a bill Monday that would block the eviction of struggling New Yorkers until May 1. Elected officials are convening a special session to pass the COVID-19 Emergency Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Act that aims to help residents remain in their… Read more »
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NYC Announces Sweeping Changes to Middle, High School Application Process
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat, a nonprofit news organization covering public education. Sign up for their newsletters here: ckbe.at/newsletters Dec 18, 2020, Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat New York The coronavirus pandemic will force major changes in the ways students are admitted to New York City’s competitive middle and high schools this year, the education department announced… Read more »
Queens Nurse First American to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine: Cuomo
Dec. 14, 2020 By Christian Murray An ICU nurse at Long Island Jewish Medical Center Queens became the first American to receive the COVID-19 vaccine Monday. Sandra Lindsay, a critical case nurse, received the shot just after 9 a.m., one day after Pfizer’s vaccine began being shipped across the country. The shot, the first in… Read more »
Close-Rikers Jail Plan Faces Pandemic-Driven Delay as Budget’s Cut by $500M
By Rachel Holiday Smith and Reuven Blau, THE CITY This story was originally published on 8/12/20 by THE CITY The city’s latest funding plan strips more than $500 million from construction of four new jails — with a building timeline that could extend two years past Mayor Bill de Blasio’s pledge to shut Rikers Island… Read more »
NYC to Receive 72,000 Doses of Vaccine, ‘Could Arrive as Early as This Weekend’: Cuomo
Dec. 9, 2020 By Christian Murray The first batch of the COVID-19 vaccine is expected to arrive in New York City by next week and Governor Andrew Cuomo announced today that a total of 72,000 doses are coming to the five boroughs. Cuomo announced that the doses “could arrive as early as this weekend”—with nursing… Read more »
76-Year-Old Man Hit By Stray Bullet While Sleeping at Nursing Home in Corona: NYPD
Dec. 8, 2020 By Christian Murray A 76-year-old man was struck by a stray bullet while he was asleep in a Corona nursing home Saturday night, according to police. The victim was awoken by a sharp pain at around 11:15 p.m. while he was in his room at the Madison York Assisted Living facility, located… Read more »
Queens Virtual Job Fair to Take Place Wednesday, 16 Employers Participating
Dec. 8, 2020 By Christian Murray A virtual job fair hosted by the Queens Borough President is set to be held Wednesday. The event, which will be the twelfth and final fair in a series, will include 16 employers and recruiters who will try to match Queens job seekers with a wide array of employment… Read more »
VIDEO: Teenager’s Face Slashed And Bicycle Stolen Outside Flushing Restaurant
Dec. 8, 2020 By Christian Murray A teenager’s face was slashed and his bicycle stolen during a violent robbery on a Flushing street last month, according to police. The victim, 18, was standing next to his bicycle outside a Chinese restaurant, located at 135-45 Roosevelt Ave., when a man started talking to him at around… Read more »
Homeless Man Indicted for Murder in Shooting Death of Deli Worker in Ozone Park Store: DA
Dec. 8, 2020 By Christian Murray A homeless man who fatally shot a worker inside an Ozone Park deli in October has been indicted for murder. Steven Cohen, 63, shot at two employees inside the Crossbay Express Deli on Oct. 26, killing Tarwala Mahmadkhurshid, 26, while missing a second deli worker. According to the charges,… Read more »
Bronx Man Indicted Following Knife Attack of Two Elderly Men on 7-Train in Woodside
Dec. 4, 2020 By Christian Murray A Bronx man has been indicted for attempted murder in a knife attack that injured two elderly men on the 7 train in Woodside in July. Patrick Chambers, 46, allegedly stabbed two men—one aged 71 and the other 73—on board a 7 train at the 52nd Street station at… Read more »