July 7, 2021 By Ryan Songalia A Queens man who pleaded guilty last month for sexually assaulting a 52-year-old woman in Kew Gardens Hills was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Tuesday. Ronald Williams, 24, pleaded guilty to assault and attempted sexual abuse for the 2018 brutal attack of a woman who had just… Read more »
July 7, 2021 By Allie Griffin The leading candidates in Queens council races have secured victories after absentee ballots were counted Tuesday. The NYC Board of Elections (BOE) released the most complete results Tuesday, with the majority of absentee ballots tallied and ranked choice voting tabulations applied. Several races that were nail-biters on election night… Read more »
July 6, 2021 By Allie Griffin Queens Borough President Donovan Richards maintained a narrow lead in his bid for re-election after absentee ballots were tallied Tuesday. Richards, who was sworn into office last year following a special election, is all but certain to serve a full term as borough president now that almost all the… Read more »
July 6, 2021 By Christian Murray The MTA’s plan to overhaul six dilapidated stations along the 7 line is moving forward, the agency told the Queens Post on Friday. The MTA says that it has completed the design work to rehabilitate the 52nd Street, 61st Street, 69th, 82nd, 103rd and 111th Street stations– with a… Read more »
July 6, 2021 By Allie Griffin Two second-place candidates in tight council races in Queens conceded to their opponents over the weekend. Candidates Jaslin Kaur and Aleda Gagarin both conceded in their races after preliminary ranked choice voting results were released Friday night. Kaur and Gagarin trailed the frontrunners in their respective races on election… Read more »
July 6, 2021 By Ryan Songalia The Department of Transportation is holding a series of workshops throughout the five boroughs over the next month to solicit feedback about street redesign and improving public transportation. The meetings stem from a 2019 city law that requires the DOT to come up with a 5-year transportation plan, which… Read more »
July 6, 2021 By Ryan Songalia The Queens nurse who was the first American to receive a COVID-19 vaccine will serve as Grand Marshal for a parade on Wednesday honoring New York’s essential workers. Sandra Lindsay received the Pfizer vaccine on Dec. 14 at Long Island Jewish Medical Center Queens, where she works as an… Read more »
July 5, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A new report has revealed that Queens community boards are becoming more diverse. The report, released by the Queens Borough President’s office Thursday, shows an increase in the percentage of board members who identify as minorities, immigrants and LGBTQIA+. Queens Borough President Donovan Richards appointed 373 members across Queens’… Read more »
July 5, 2021 By Allie Griffin Council Member Paul Vallone secured $37 million in funding for Northeast Queens — including $20 million to build a brand new playground in Bay Terrace — from the city’s newly passed Fiscal Year 2022 budget Wednesday. Vallone and the majority of his colleagues voted to approve the $98.7 billion… Read more »
July 5, 2021 By Allie Griffin Funds have been allocated to upgrade a number of Flushing parks, libraries and schools from the city’s newly-passed Fiscal Year 2022 budget. Council District 20, which covers Flushing, Queensboro Hill, Mitchell Linden and parts of Whitestone and Fresh Meadows, will receive a total of $39 million in funding from… Read more »