June 21, 2021 By Christina Santucci More than 35,000 Queens residents cast their ballots during the past nine days of Early Voting for the Primary Election, the city’s Board of Elections said Sunday night. Early Voters in Queens made up about 18.5 percent of the total 191,197 people citywide, according to unofficial and cumulative counts… Read more »
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Op-Ed: Rank Prochoice Candidates on Your Ballot
June 17, 2021 Op-Ed By: Heidi L. Sieck As New York City voters begin voting early, filling out and mailing in their absentee ballots, or heading to the polls in person on Election Day, New Yorkers will be voting like we have never done before. This is the first election where New York City voters… Read more »
Parks in Queens Renamed in Honor of Famous African Americans–Including Gwen Ifill and Malcolm X
June 17, 2021 By Ryan Songalia The NYC Parks Dept. renamed 16 sites and parks—including three in Queens—in honor of famous African Americans yesterday. The announcement Wednesday follows the launch of a program last June to rename various public spaces in honor of Black New Yorkers to bring attention to the Black experience in New… Read more »
Far Rockaway and Southeast Queens Lag Rest of City in Vaccination Rates
June 16, 2021 By Allie Griffin The sky above the New York Harbor was lit up with a firework display last night marking the milestone that 70 percent of adults across the state have received at least their first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine. However, not all neighborhoods across the state have a vaccination rate… Read more »
Local Organizations Come Together to Freshen Up and Clean Parsons Public Space in Jamaica
June 14, 2021 By Ryan Songalia A number of community groups came together Sunday to help restore and clean-up Parsons Public Space in downtown Jamaica. The Jamaica Center BID teamed up with Southeast Queens Cleanup, Linden Studio 17 and Cambria Heights Florist to replace several of the withered shrubs that line that public space, which… Read more »
DA Melinda Katz and AG Letitia James Hold Gun Buyback Event, Net Nearly 80 Guns
June 14, 2021 By Christina Santucci Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz partnered with state Attorney General Letitia James to hold a gun buyback in Springfield Gardens over the weekend – and the event netted nearly 80 firearms. “Every gun that we get off the streets is a potential life saved, a potential tragedy averted,” the… Read more »
Major League Baseball And Queens Non Profit to Hold ‘Home Run Derby’ for Kids Sunday
June 10, 2021 By Christian Murray Batters up! Major League Baseball is calling on young sluggers to participate in a free home run derby in East Elmhurst Sunday. The MLB, in conjunction with the Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens and Elmjack Little League, is hosting the event that will take place at Elmjack Fields… Read more »
16-Year-Old Cyclist Dies Days After Being Struck By Hit-and-Run Driver in College Point
June 10, 2021 By Allie Griffin A 16-year-old boy died Monday, days after he was struck by a hit-and-run driver while riding his bike in College Point. Darwin Durazno, of Corona, was riding his bicycle on College Point Boulevard on Friday when a driver crossed onto the wrong side of the road and struck him… Read more »
Competing Candidates Cross Endorse in Tactic Brought About by Rank Choice Voting
June 9, 2021 By Ryan Songalia Several city council candidates who are competing against one another are cross endorsing in a new tactic brought about by rank choice voting. Nabaraj KC and Austin Shafran, both candidates running to represent District 19 in northeast Queens, announced their support Tuesday for one another as their number two… Read more »
Farm Stand Coming to Queens Borough Hall From Queens County Farm Museum
June 9, 2021 By Ryan Songalia Locally grown artichokes, collard greens and other produce will be on shelves at a soon-to-open farm stand in front of Queens Borough Hall in Kew Gardens. The farm stand will be open each Thursday from July 1 through Nov. 4, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The produce is… Read more »