This article was originally published by Chalkbeat New York on Feb. 28, 2022, BY Christina Veiga Just over half of New York City public school students are fully vaccinated, according to data the education department released Friday. In total, 59 percent of the city’s public school students have received at least one vaccine dose and… Read more »
March 2, 2022 By Christian Murray A volunteer group that works to maintain the upkeep of Crocheron Park in Bayside has just pulled in its first major sponsor. Friends of Crocheron & John Golden Park, which works alongside the Parks Dept. to improve the 63-acre space, announced Tuesday that a local real estate development company… Read more »
March 1, 2022 By Allie Griffin A coalition of advocates, legal aid organizations and civil rights groups are calling on state lawmakers to pass a Queens legislator’s bill to decriminalize unlicensed massage parlors. Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas, community advocates and local massage workers came together at the Flushing Worker’s Center in Flushing Friday to bring… Read more »
March 1, 2022 By Christian Murray The number of Queens residents who applied to be on a local community board in 2022 was the second highest year on record. Queens Borough President Donovan Richards announced Monday that his office received 884 applications from residents seeking an appointment to one of the borough’s 14 community boards… Read more »
March 1, 2022 By Christian Murray Catholic Schools in Brooklyn and Queens will no longer be requiring students to wear face masks—both indoors and out–beginning Wednesday. The announcement came Monday, just one day after Governor Kathy Hochul said that the statewide school mask mandate would be lifted on Wednesday March 2. The state policy, however,… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on Feb. 25, 2022 at 4:14 p.m. By Samantha Maldonado, THE CITY It could be doom for the vroom. That’s what officials and light sleepers are hoping for when a state law aimed at deterring noisy, souped-up vehicles goes into effect this spring, coupled with an ongoing… Read more »
Feb, 24, 2022 By Allie Griffin A popular Manhattan barbeque restaurant will open its first Queens location in Forest Hills Friday. Mighty Quinn’s Barbeque will open at 108-22 Queens Blvd. tomorrow offering a full menu of slow-cooked meats, along with local beer tastings to celebrate its grand opening. The restaurant will focus on fast-casual barbeque… Read more »
Feb. 24, 2022 By Christian Murray An 83-year-old pedestrian was fatally struck by the driver of a Fed Ex truck while crossing Union Turnpike near Cunningham Park in Fresh Meadows Thursday morning. Cecilia Armesto, of Hollis, was hit at around 9:50 a.m. while she was crossing at the intersection of Union Turnpike and 193rd Street,… Read more »
Feb. 23, 2022 By Christian Murray The MTA plans to install barriers at three subway stations—including one on the 7-train platform in Times Square— that will block access to the tracks. The barriers, also known as platform screen doors, will also be installed at the Sutphin Boulevard-JFK station on the E-line as well as at… Read more »
Feb. 22, 2022 By Allie Griffin A fundraiser launched for the family of a 19-year-old woman killed by a teenage driver in Jackson Heights Thursday has raised nearly $20,000 in just four days. The fundraiser aims to help cover the burial costs associated with the death of East Elmhurst resident Sara Perez. Perez was walking… Read more »