Sept. 23, 2021 By Allie Griffin The city has allocated $26.4 million for the Queens Museum to complete its expansion project which includes a children’s museum space, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday. The investment enables the Queens Museum to create a dedicated children’s museum space, secure artwork storage and additional classrooms — all features… Read more »
Sept. 22, 2021 By Allie Griffin Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other New York Congress members are calling on both the governor and mayor to immediately shut down the Rikers Island jail complex. Ocasio-Cortez and Reps. Jamaal Bowman, Jerry Nadler and Nydia Velázquez penned a letter to Governor Kathy Hochul and Mayor Bill de Blasio Tuesday… Read more »
Sept. 22, 2021 By Michael Dorgan An event that aims to help out-of-pocket immigrant workers access state and federal financial aid is being held in Elmhurst this weekend. The event, called the Immigrant Resource Fair, will take place on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. James Episcopal Church, located at 84-07 Broadway…. Read more »
Sept. 22, 2021 Op-ed By Suraj Jaswal, candidate for the 25th City Council seat New York City schools are back in session which is a sign that play time is over and now it is time to go back to work. The debate on whether to have 34th Avenue in Jackson Heights permanently remain barricaded… Read more »
Sept. 21, 2021 By Allie Griffin Democratic mayoral nominee Eric Adams wants to convert 25,000 outer-borough hotel rooms into permanent affordable housing. Adams outlined a plan — during a press conference in Sunset Park Monday — for the city to acquire economically distressed hotels in the outer boroughs and convert them into supportive housing. The… Read more »
Sept. 21, 2021 By Christian Murray Police have launched a murder investigation into the death of a 26-year-old Bay Terrace man who was found dead with a gunshot wound to his head inside a Flushing apartment Sunday. Justin Li, 26, was discovered by police at around 7:30 p.m. Sept. 19 after they were called to… Read more »
Sept. 21, 2021 By Christian Murray The city has broken ground on a new NYPD stationhouse in Rosedale and officials were on hand Monday to celebrate the occasion. The stationhouse is going up at 242-40 North Conduit Ave. and will anchor a new precinct—to be called the 116th Precinct—that will serve Rosedale, Laurelton, Springfield Gardens… Read more »
Sept. 21, 2021 By Allie Griffin The city will require weekly COVID-19 testing of students and staff at public schools beginning next week, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday. The Department of Education will increase testing from biweekly to weekly at all public schools beginning Sept. 27. As such, 10 percent of unvaccinated students will… Read more »
Sept. 20, 2021 By Allie Griffin A housing lottery has opened for 267 apartments in a new affordable development in Forest Hills. The units, which are located in two of a three-building development, are open to residents who fit low-, moderate- and middle-income categories. The apartments are part of a development operated by Phipps Houses,… Read more »
Sept. 20, 2021 By Christian Murray A 26-year-old man was found dead inside his girlfriend’s apartment in a high-end Flushing condo building Sunday night. Police were called to do a wellness check on Justin Lee at around 7:30 p.m. and found his body wrapped in bloody sheets in his girlfriend’s bed at 138-35 39th Ave…. Read more »