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 »
April 22, 2021 By Christian Murray Fifteen candidates will be running in June’s Democratic primary for the 26th District Council seat currently held by Jimmy Van Bramer, who is term limited. In today’s podcast we speak to Badrun Kahn, who is one of those candidates vying for the seat that covers Sunnyside, Woodside, Long Island… Read more »
April 22, 2021 By Ryan Songalia More than 400 Asian Americans have signed a petition in opposition to the mayoral candidacy of Andrew Yang. The petition, titled Asian and Pacific Islander New Yorkers Against Andrew Yang, went live on Wednesday, with 403 signatories criticizing the Taiwanese-American businessman turned politician. Yang, who leads in the latest… Read more »
April 22, 2021 By Christina Santucci A movie-performance mashup of The Blues Brothers is slated to debut on the Halletts Point peninsula in Astoria later this spring, and viewers can either watch from their cars—or choose to be seated at picnic tables. The shows – which will begin Thursday, May 27 at 7 p.m. and… Read more »