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NYC Public High Schools to Reopen In-Person Classes Later This Month

March 8, 2021 By Allie Griffin New York City high schoolers will be welcomed back to the classroom at the city’s public schools later this month, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced today. Roughly 55,000 high school students who signed up for in-person learning in the fall will return to school buildings, starting on March 22… Read more »

Hit-and-Run Driver Charged For Fatal Crash That Killed Good Samaritan

March 5, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A driver who fled the scene after fatally running over a man near JFK Airport in January has been charged with criminally negligent homicide and other crimes. Kevin Drawhorne, 27, was arraigned Wednesday for the death of Michael Agurkis, whom he allegedly struck with his car on Jan. 29… Read more »

NYPD to Team Up With Community Groups To Combat Graffiti

March 3, 2021 By Michael Dorgan The NYPD announced a new initiative Wednesday that will see the police team up with local communities to combat graffiti across the city. The initiative, called the “Graffiti Clean-Up” campaign, will see the NYPD use information submitted by the public to identify graffiti hotspots – and then help community… Read more »

28-Year-Old Kew Gardens Woman Found Dead Inside Forest Park Tuesday

March 2021, By Michael Dorgan A 28-year-old missing Kew Gardens woman was found dead inside Forest Park Tuesday. Meghan Stecher, from Austin Street, was discovered inside a wooded area of the park – just north of the Long Island Rail line – at around 10:30 p.m. police said. Stecher was found unconscious and unresponsive, with… Read more »

On Day One of Petitioning Political Candidates Brave the Cold to Gather Signatures

March 2, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Political candidates in Queens were out gathering signatures Tuesday–the first day candidates were permitted to solicit signatures in order to get on the ballot. The candidates were calling on registered voters to sign their petition in their quest to generate the required number of signatures in order to get… Read more »

York College COVID-19 Vaccine Site Now Open to All Eligible Queens Residents

March 2, 2021 By Allie Griffin The COVID-19 vaccination site at York College in Jamaica is now open to all eligible Queens residents. The site — where appointments were reserved for eligible residents of select Queens ZIP codes for one week — was opened to the rest of the borough on Saturday, Governor Andrew Cuomo… Read more »