March 27, 2020 By Michael Dorgan New Yorkers plan to show their support and gratitude tonight for essential staff and health care workers who have been in the front line in the battle against COVID-19. People across the city are being asked to collectively clap for two-minutes at 7 p.m either outside their homes, at… Read more »
March 26, 2020, By Michael Dorgan Elmhurst has become the epicenter of the coronavirus with many residents being infected, according to a doctor who has worked at Elmhurst Hospital for 20 years and has dealt with a flood of patients this month. The physician, who did not want to be named, said that the first… Read more »
March 27, 2020 By Allie Griffin Governor Andrew Cuomo is calling for a 100,000-square-foot temporary hospital to be built at the site of Queens Aqueduct Racetrack. The governor is working to increase hospital capacity as the number of cases of coronavirus continues to increase across the state. There are now more than 44,000 cases statewide,… Read more »
March 26, 2020 By Allie Griffin More and more New Yorkers are dying from the coronavirus and the virus has killed more residents of Queens than any other borough. Nearly 300 residents in New York City have died of COVID-19 complications and about a third of all deaths have been in Queens. As of 8:45… Read more »
March 26, 2020 By Christian Murray The MTA has cut service as ridership has reached historic lows as most people– with the exception of essential workers– are staying home. MTA Chairman and CEO Patrick Foye announced Tuesday that the agency was implementing the MTA Essential Service Plan, a reduced schedule that is in line with… Read more »
March 26, 2020, By Michael Dorgan The police are searching for a man who allegedly stole $400 from a woman in Flushing earlier this month. On Sunday, March 15, at around 4.45 p.m. the suspect allegedly approached a 39-year-old woman outside 40-10 Main St. and snatched $400 from her hand, according to police. The thief then… Read more »
By Yoav Gonen, THE CITY This story was originally published on 3/25/20 by THE CITY The city’s public Elmhurst Hospital in Queens has been overrun with seriously ill coronavirus patients — including 13 who died in a 24-hour span, officials said Wednesday. A spokesperson for the city public hospital systems said Elmhurst is “at the… Read more »
March 25, 2020 By Allie Griffin New York City parks and playgrounds will continue to remain open — as long as people adhere to social distancing rules and avoid group sports, Governor Andrew Cuomo said today. Cuomo asked the City Council and Mayor Bill de Blasio to come up with a plan to patrol city… Read more »
March 24, 2020 By Allie Griffin The rate of new coronavirus cases is doubling every three days in New York State and the apex of the crisis is expected to hit in about two-to-three weeks, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced today. The State has failed to slow the spread of the virus, despite a near shutdown… Read more »
March 24, 2020 By Allie Griffin Queens has the largest number of cases of coronavirus in New York City — which has become the epicenter of the pandemic in the U.S., according to New York City data released last night. There were 3,848 cases of COVID-19 in the World’s Borough as of 5 p.m. Monday…. Read more »