Nov. 15, 2021 By Christian Murray Most New York City adults will now be able to receive a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot. NYC Health Commissioner Dave Chokshi issued an advisory Monday that allows residents 18 years and older to get a booster shot, as long as it has been at least six months since they… Read more »
Nov. 12, 2021 By Michael Dorgan The Dept. of Transportation will put new stop signs up near three schools in College Point later this month following pleas from concerned parents and community leaders. The all-way stop signs will be placed at intersections close to M.S. 379, P.S. 029 and P.S. 129, according to elected officials… Read more »
Nov. 11, 2021 By Christian Murray A state-of-the art movie theater that features a 4DX auditorium opens in Flushing Friday. The theater, operated by Regal, fills a void since RKO Keith Theater—a historic Flushing cinema– closed in 1986. The Downtown Flushing neighborhood has been without a theater since its closure. Regal, which inked a 20… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on Nov. 11, 2021, 7:34 p.m. BY Rong Xiaoqing, Clifford Michel, Suhail Bhat and Will Welch From Sunset Park in Brooklyn to Elmhurst and Flushing in Queens, frustrations over Democratic stances on schools and crime helped mobilize votes for Republican Curtis Sliwa for mayor and conservative Council candidates…. Read more »
Nov. 11, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Police have released video of a 66-year-old man being punched in the face in an unprovoked attack at a Jackson Heights subway station last month. The victim was walking inside the 74th Street-Roosevelt Avenue station on Oct. 31 at around 4 p.m. when the perpetrator approached him and sucker-punched… Read more »
Nov. 11, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Queens College in Flushing has received a financial endowment of more than $1.1 million to be used to support contemporary Asian art at the institution. The funds, which were awarded at a reception at the college Wednesday, were donated by Thomas Chen, who founded Crystal Window and Door Systems—a… Read more »
Nov. 11, 2021 By Christian Murray Elected officials and community leaders cut the ribbon on a new commemorative plaza at a long-forgotten Flushing graveyard where more than 1,000 people, most of whom were African American or Native American, were laid to rest in the 1800s—before the city took over the site in 1914 to build… Read more »
Nov. 10, 2021 By Allie Griffin The city has completed its goal to construct 50 soccer pitches throughout the five boroughs in five years, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday. The 50th mini-pitch was recently completed in Manhattan, marking the final soccer field built in the city through a $3 million initiative aimed at expanding… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on Nov. 8, 2021, 7:45 p.m. BY Reema Amin of Chalkbeat Nearly 1 in 10 New York City public school students were homeless last school year, a staggering rate that has barely budged for several years. About 101,000 students lived in unstable, or temporary, housing in the 2020-2021… Read more »
Nov. 9, 2021 By Allie Griffin An off-duty NYPD officer opened fire inside a Flushing karaoke bar early Monday morning. Raymond Wong, 45, was arrested and charged with two counts of assault after he fired his gun inside Viva KTV, located at 37-20 Prince St., at around 5 a.m. Monday, police said. Wong allegedly discharged… Read more »