Aug. 10, 2020 By Allie Griffin Roughly 74 percent of New York City public school students will return to class part-time in September, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced today. Roughly 736,000 students will attend class in-person for a least part of the week. These students will head to their school building for instruction one to… Read more »
Aug. 10, 2020 By Allie Griffin More than 5,000 Queens households have been without power for almost a week after Tropical Storm Isaias toppled hundreds of trees and took down power lines in the borough. There are still 5,729 customers without power in Queens as of noon Monday, according to the Con Edison outage map…. Read more »
Aug. 10, 2020 By Allie Griffin Governor Andrew Cuomo scorned his hometown Sunday as Queens establishments once again racked up the most COVID-19 rule violations over the weekend. The State Liquor Authority (SLA) and State Police task force issued violations to 26 Queens bars and restaurants that weren’t in compliance with state-mandated coronavirus regulations on… Read more »
Aug. 6, 2020 By Allie Griffin More than 35,000 Queens homes are still without power two days after Tropical Storm Isaias toppled trees and took down wires across the borough — and some residents won’t get their power restored for another four days. Queens had the greatest number of households that lost power among the… Read more »
Aug. 6, 2020 By Allie Griffin A 29-year-old woman was slashed with a knife by a man on board a 7 train in Jackson Heights yesterday. The victim allegedly stood too close to the suspect when she got on the train at around 4:30 p.m. at the 82nd Street station. The man started yelling and… Read more »
Aug. 5, 2020 By Allie Griffin The Board of Elections released the certified results for the June 23 primary Wednesday and declared incumbent Carolyn Maloney as the winner in the contested 12th Congressional race. The BOE disclosed the official tally today more than a month after the primary, as election officials worked to count an… Read more »
Aug. 5, 2020 By Allie Griffin New York City will set up random checkpoints at key entries into the city to identify people traveling from states with high COVID-19 infection rates and ensure they quarantine. Sheriffs and other law enforcement workers will randomly select cars that cross major bridges and tunnels into the city to… Read more »
Aug. 5, 2020 By Allie Griffin Tens of thousands of Queens residents are without power this morning after Tropical Storm Isaias toppled trees and damaged power lines Tuesday — and they may not get it back for days. In total, 257,000 customers — including those in Westchester County — lost power. The storm caused the… Read more »
Aug. 4, 2020 By Allie Griffin A federal judge ordered New York election officials on Monday to count thousands of absentee ballots that were previously invalidated for a missing postmark — including in a local Congressional race that grabbed President Donald Trump’s attention. Judge Analisa Torres in Manhattan ruled to reinstate mail-in votes that were… Read more »
Aug. 4, 2020 By Allie Griffin The MTA has suspended above-ground subway service as Tropical Storm Isaias batters the five boroughs, knocking over trees and causing power outages. Only underground subway service will continue until the winds die down. “To keep everyone safe, we are suspending most outdoor service and will run underground-only subway service… Read more »