March 31, 2020 By Michael Dorgan The police have released footage of a man wanted in connection to the slashing of an individual in Dutch Kills Sunday. On March 29, at around 4:40 p.m., the suspect–along with another man– approached the victim who was walking near the corner of 40 Avenue and 22 Street, according… Read more »
March 30, 2020 By Allie Griffin New York’s five district attorneys and the special narcotics prosecutor said the mayor’s office has put forward the names of several dangerous inmates for release–in his attempt to stop the outbreak of coronavirus in city jails. The head prosecutors said the mayor and the Department of Corrections had suggested… Read more »
March 30, 2020, By Michael Dorgan Queens Community Board 2 will hold its first ever monthly meeting online this Thursday due to the coronavirus shutdown. The board will utilize the online video conferencing platform Zoom to host its April 2 meeting, beginning at 6:30 p.m., in order to abide by the state’s “pause” order. The… Read more »
March 30, 2020 By Allie Griffin The novel coronavirus has killed 256 Queens residents since the pandemic began and more than 1,218 residents across New York state, according to the latest data. Statewide, more than 250 New Yorkers died overnight and the number of COVID-19 cases grew to 66,497, Governor Andrew Cuomo said at a… Read more »
March 30, 2020, By Michael Dorgan Mayor Bill de Blasio has called for a rent freeze for over two million New Yorkers to help them get through the coronavirus pandemic. The freeze would apply to the 2.3 million people living in the city’s one million rent-stabilized units. Many residents have suffered economic hardship under the… Read more »
March 30, 2020 By Allie Griffin Queens District Attorney and former Borough President Melinda Katz has tested positive for coronavirus. Katz learned she had been exposed to someone who had the virus on March 21 and soon got tested. Her test results came back Saturday, confirming she was positive for COVID-19, Politico reported. Most of… Read more »
March 30, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Police have released images of three males who are suspected of attacking and robbing a man in Dutch Kills earlier this month. The suspects approached the 25-year-old male victim from behind and began punching him in the body on Wednesday, March 18 at around 4:45 p.m. The trio then… Read more »
March 28, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Queens continues to be the borough hardest hit in New York City by the coronavirus, according to data released by the NYC Department of Health this morning. Since the beginning of the outbreak, there have been 517 deaths in New York City, with 174 of those deaths in the… Read more »
March 28, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Community leaders in Queens have come together to launch a new initiative to help support frontline medical staff who are battling the coronavirus. The project, called “Fuel the Frontlines,” will provide thousands of cooked meals to medical workers throughout the borough’s nine acute-care hospitals for one week, starting Sunday…. Read more »
March 28, 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 »