Aug. 9, 2020 By Christian Murray A 23-year-old man was killed in a drive-by shooting across the street from the Queensbridge public housing development during the early hours Sunday morning. Madgey Saleh, a resident of Queensbridge Houses, was gunned down when an unknown suspect fired several shots from a moving car and struck him in… Read more »
Aug. 7, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that all schools across the state are permitted to re-open in the fall for in-person classes. The governor gave the go-ahead after recognizing that all 10 regions across the state had met the requirements he set before schools were permitted to reopen in September…. Read more »
Aug. 6 2020 By Michael Dorgan Park officials cut the ribbon Thursday to mark the unveiling of several new smart garbage cans at Hunters Point South Park. The event was held along the waterfront where one of four new “Bigbelly” garbage cans have been installed. The four cans were added to the park last month… Read more »
By Jose Martinez, THE CITY This story was originally published on 8/5/20 by THE CITY Even with many New Yorkers staying home during the pandemic, growing legions of bicyclists are pedaling over the city-run East River bridges that link Queens and Brooklyn to Manhattan. “It can get pretty tight up there at times,” Andre Figueroa, 19, of… 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 »