Oct. 22, 2021 By Allie Griffin A sports field in College Point will get a $4.5 million facelift — including the conversion of a baseball field into a soccer field — via council funding secured by Council Member Paul Vallone. The money will fund the conversion of a portion of College Point Fields baseball diamond… Read more »
Oct. 22, 2021 By Christian Murray Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Tuesday that her office filed a motion to overturn a 1995 conviction of a man found guilty of robbery. Katz filed the motion after her Conviction Integrity Unit discovered that the Assistant District Attorney at the time tainted the jury pool by improperly… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on Oct. 5, 2021, 7:45 p.m. BY Rachel Holliday Smith and Samantha Maldonado The city is not just choosing a new mayor in November. This fall, New York voters must also decide on five proposed changes to the state constitution. Five ballot proposals are up for a vote… Read more »
Oct, 21, 2021 By Christian Murray Two Queens residents who worked at a Forest Hills community center face up to seven years in prison for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars intended for a summer youth employment program. Rahmello Poole, of South Jamaica, and Mariah Moore, of Far Rockaway, used their positions working at the Central… Read more »
Oct. 20, 2021 By Christian Murray A man was found dead with a laceration to his face behind a block of stores in Flushing this morning. Police received a call at around 3:50 a.m. that there was an unconscious man at the rear of 147-14 Northern Blvd. Upon arrival, officers from the 109th NYPD Precinct… Read more »
Oct. 20, 2021 By Allie Griffin All city workers must get vaccinated for COVID-19 or face unpaid leave under a new mandate Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday. The mandate requires city employees — including police officers, firefighters and sanitation workers — to get at least one dose by 5 p.m. on Oct. 29. It… Read more »
Oct. 19, 2021 By Allie Griffin Participants at an annual walk-a-thon Sunday raised more than $100,000 for a Bayside hospital to support children with special medical needs. Hundreds joined the annual Big Hearts Walk for St. Mary’s Kids at the Bronx Zoo to raise funds for St. Mary’s Healthcare System for Children, the city’s only… Read more »
Oct. 19, 2021 By Allie Griffin An inaugural street vendor scavenger hunt will kick off in Corona Plaza next month in an effort to support the city’s local vendors. The five-borough scavenger hunt, organized by the Street Vendor Project of the Urban Justice Center, will challenge participants to visit vendors and complete a number of… Read more »
Oct. 19, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Members of a local Irish sports club and elected officials cut the ribbon Saturday to mark the opening of a newly developed playing field in College Point. Frank Golden Park, located between 138th Street and 132nd Street, has undergone a major overhaul with a large section of the 11.42-acre… Read more »
Oct. 19, 2021 By Max Parrott More than a year after communities of color in Queens bore some of the most deadly impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the New York City Board of Health has passed a resolution that declares racism a public health crisis. The resolution begins by recognizing the history “of structural racism… Read more »