Feb. 25, 2021 By Allie Griffin Assembly Member Ron Kim led a rally outside City Hall Wednesday morning to demand accountability and transparency from Governor Andrew Cuomo over the nursing home scandal. Kim — joined by other elected officials and families of nursing home residents — announced a list of demands in the wake of… Read more »
Feb. 24, 2021 By Allie Griffin New York City’s public schools will welcome back middle schoolers for in-person learning tomorrow. Public schools that serve grades six through eight will hold in-person classes beginning Thursday. The schools have been closed since November when COVID-19 cases spiked. “I am very excited that tomorrow our New York City… Read more »
Feb. 24, 2021 By Allie Griffin There was no clear winner in Tuesday’s special election for the 31st District Council seat after votes were tallied last night. None of the nine candidates running for the southeast Queens seat secured a majority — more than 50 percent — of votes, thus prompting the city’s first test… Read more »
Feb. 22, 2021 By Allie Griffin Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday that the city is extending the Port Authority’s lease at JFK Airport another 10 years to allow the agency more time to complete the airport’s revamp in light of the pandemic and budget shortfalls. The Port Authority, which is the operator of the… Read more »
Feb. 22, 2021 By Allie Griffin Queens lawmakers and community leaders joined together on the steps of Borough Hall Monday to denounce a recent string of hate crimes against the Asian American and Jewish communities in the borough. The press conference was organized by Queens Borough President Donovan Richards following three bias incidents in the… Read more »
Feb. 19, 2021 By Allie Griffin A mass COVID-19 vaccination site set to open in Jamaica next week will reserve its first appointments to residents of surrounding communities that have been devastated by the pandemic. Eligible residents who live in one of 19 ZIP codes can begin booking appointments for the York College site beginning… Read more »
Feb. 19, 2021 By Allie Griffin New York City eateries will be able to serve more customers indoors starting next week. City restaurants will be able to increase their indoor dining capacity to 35 percent next Friday, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced today. The establishments were permitted to reopen indoor dining rooms at 25 percent capacity… Read more »
Feb. 19, 2021 By Allie Griffin Former Council Member James Gennaro has officially taken his District 24 seat back— at least until the end of the year. Gennaro was sworn in yesterday after the NYC Board of Elections certified the Feb. 2 special election results earlier the same day. He takes back the seat that… Read more »
Feb. 18, 2021 By Allie Griffin Queens residents will be able to get vaccinated for COVID-19 at two more sites in the borough this weekend. A state-run pop-up site will open in Jamaica on Saturday and a permanent city-run vaccination site will open in Queens Village on Sunday. The Queens Village site was expected to… Read more »
Feb. 18, 2021 By Allie Griffin More than $3.7 million in public campaign funds was distributed among 40 candidates in Queens who are running to represent various districts in the borough. The candidates, who each received a varying amount, were awarded the money by the NYC Campaign Finance Board (CFB) through the city’s matching funds… Read more »