April 26, 2021 By Christina Santucci More than 150 participants turned out for a bike ride in Queens Saturday in solidarity against anti-Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) violence, event organizers said. The 10-mile ride, held Saturday afternoon, was put together by Biking Public Project Co-Founder Helen Ho, Margaret Lu of Girls Bike NYC, activist… Read more »
April 26, 2021 By Allie Griffin Astoria residents will have the chance to receive a tote bag filled with goodies if they shop at eight or more local stores in the neighborhood this week. The giveaway is part of a spring “shopping crawl” hosted by the organization Shop Small Astoria. The crawl, which began today,… Read more »
April 26, 2021 By Allie Griffin The entrance to Borough Hall has been adorned with a new address to greet visitors for years to come. Queens Borough Hall has been given a new vanity address in honor of late Queens Borough President Claire Shulman. The address of the Kew Gardens building, where Shulman served as… Read more »
April 26, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A group of Long Island City residents who hired private guards last year to beef up security along the Hunters Point waterfront say they plan to relaunch the initiative again when the weather heats up. Group leaders say they will bring back the security, starting on Memorial Day weekend,… Read more »
April 26, 2021 By Christina Santucci The city’s Department of Transportation (DOT) is seeking community input about bus routes – as well as pedestrian and bike safety – on 21st Street in western Queens, as part of a study of the corridor. The agency has established a community advisory board to solicit feedback and has… Read more »
April 26, 2021 By Christina Santucci Queens has hit a key milestone in the effort to vaccinate residents against COVID-19 – more than 1 million people have received at least one dose. Borough President Donovan Richards touted the achievement Friday with posts on social media. “One year ago today, #Queens was the epicenter of the… Read more »
April 26, 2021 By Christina Santucci The City’s Board of Elections held a random drawing earlier this month to determine where on the ballot a candidate’s name will appear. In races where there are many names, the order may make a difference. For instance in the Democratic primary in District 26 there will be 15… Read more »
April 26, 2021 By Christina Santucci A Queens mother of six-week-old twins was arraigned Saturday on charges of brutally murdering her babies in the Woodside Houses, authorities said. Danezja Kilpatrick, 23, was charged with two counts of first and second degree murder, criminal possession of a weapon and two counts of endangering the welfare of… Read more »
April 22, 2021 By Ryan Songalia A new bill that aims to protect workers from contracting airborne illnesses in the workplace—such as COVID-19—passed both the New York State Senate and Assembly this week. Businesses, under the legislation called NY Hero Act, will be required to meet minimum safety standards to reduce the risk to workers… Read more »
April 22, 2021 By Christian Murray Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will be hosting an Earth Day celebration at Astoria Park this Saturday just days after reintroducing her signature Green New Deal legislation. The congresswoman will be attending the event where she will be discussing her legislation as well as her opposition to a power plant proposed… Read more »