April 9, 2020 By Allie Griffin More than 4,000 New York City residents have died of the novel coronavirus and nearly a third of the deaths have been Queens residents, according to city data released this morning. In total, 4,426 New Yorkers have been killed by the virus in the Big Apple — 1,377 of… Read more »
April 9, 2020 By Christian Murray Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney will be introducing legislation to provide student loan relief for frontline health care workers. Maloney’s bill—dubbed the Student Debt Forgiveness for Frontline Health Care Workers Act—would relieve doctors, nurses and other healthcare professions of their graduate student loan debt if they are providing care for COVID-19… Read more »
April 8, 2020 By Allie Griffin The state’s shutdown that began last month to contain the spread of the coronavirus is working, Governor Andrew Cuomo said today — but still, more and more New Yorkers are dying each day. The dramatic measures that have brought the state to a near halt are “flattening the curve… Read more »
April 8, 2020, By Michael Dorgan A man is dead after he was struck by a 7 train at the 90th Street subway station this afternoon, MTA officials and the police said. The man is the third person to have been hit by a 7 train in the space of a week. Police said that… Read more »
April 8, 2020 By Christian Murray Nearly one-quarter of Americans are unable pay their April housing bill, according to a new study released by the real estate firm Apartment List. The study, based on a survey of more than 4,100 people nationwide, revealed that 25 percent of renters say that they are unable to pay… Read more »
April 8, 2020 By Allie Griffin The coronavirus is disproportionately killing Hispanic and Black New Yorkers across the five boroughs, according to newly released data. Hispanic and Latino people account for 34 percent of all COVID-19 related deaths in New York City, while they make up about 29 percent of the city’s population, according to… Read more »
April 7, 2020 By Allie Griffin Police are looking for a man who broke into a store at a gas station in Long Island City two weeks ago and took off with cash and scratch-offs. The alleged burglar used a rock to smash in the glass door of an ExxonMobil located at 35-15 Greenpoint Ave…. Read more »
April 7, 2020 By Allie Griffin New York State experienced the largest number of COVID-19 deaths yesterday — with 731 succumbing to the deadly virus. The spike was particularly disappointing since it followed two back-to-back days where the number dropped. Governor Andrew Cuomo had hoped that the rate was leveling off and the apex had… Read more »
April 7, 2020 By Christian Murray Mayor Bill de Blasio said today that the city will soon release data that tracks the race and ethnicity of New Yorkers who have contracted COVID-19. De Blasio said that people of color and those who reside in lower-income communities are getting hit harder by the coronavirus than elsewhere…. Read more »
April 7, 2020 By Allie Griffin The Corona section of Queens is one of the many hot spots across the five boroughs where the COVID-19 pandemic has taken a hold, according to the latest neighborhood data released by the Department of Health. Three main epicenters have emerged — with one in the Borough Park section… Read more »