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 Michael Dorgan A coalition of transport, community, business and other advocacy groups are calling on the city’s mayoral candidates to commit to converting street space–currently used by private vehicles–into space for the exclusive use of pedestrians, bicyclists and buses. The city-wide coalition, which includes a number of groups from Queens, say… 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. 28, 2021 By Christina Santucci Police are looking for two masked men who held a woman at gunpoint during a home invasion in Flushing Friday evening. The intruders followed the 35-year-old woman into her apartment after she took out the trash at about 6:40 p.m. – and once inside, threw her to the floor,… 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. 26, 2021 By Christian Murray A Queens state senator introduced legislation Thursday that aims to protect commercial tenants from personal liability if they unable to pay their rent due to COVID-19. The bill, sponsored by State Sen. Mike Gianaris, aims to protect business owners who were forced to close due to the pandemic from… Read more »
Feb. 26, 2021 By Christian Murray A number of high-profile developers who are profiting from a Trump-era tax break may be forced to pay more in taxes if a bill State Sen. Mike Gianaris is sponsoring becomes law. The bill, dubbed the Opportunity Zone Tax Break Elimination Act, would scrap a handsome tax break that… Read more »
Feb. 25, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A home health aide worker has been busted for allegedly scamming her 89-year-old client out of $90,000. Sita Saunders, 61, from Fresh Meadows, allegedly conned the senior–who is blind–into signing checks for more than her agreed upon salary. Additionally, she made more than a dozen unauthorized cash withdrawals from… Read more »
Feb. 25, 2021 By Michael Dorgan The Queens Chamber of Commerce has created a new council that aims to transform Queens into a new technology hub. The Queens Tech Council, which launched Wednesday, aims to lure tech companies to the borough and make sure that existing businesses are in a position to embrace new technologies…. Read more »