May 11, 2021 By Ryan Songalia Several elected officials gathered at a Rego Park playground Monday to show support for an Asian-American teen who was the victim of a hate crime and to promote legislation that aims to rehabilitate the perpetrators of such attacks. The officials held a press conference at Real Good Playground on… Read more »
May 10, 2021 By Christina Santucci Queens Congressmember Grace Meng announced last week that she has introduced legislation to promote education about the history of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders – in an effort to combat anti-Asian racism. The bill, titled the Teaching Asian Pacific American History Act, aims to help eliminate discrimination and prejudice… Read more »
May 5, 2021 By Ryan Songalia New York City has unveiled the public school calendar for 2021-2022 and it includes a new holiday and a change to Columbus Day. The Department of Education in making the announcement also said that there would be no snow days in the upcoming school year, noting that students will… Read more »
May 5, 2021 By Christian Murray Baseball fans who are fully vaccinated will soon be able to pack into Citi Field and Yankee Stadium at 100 percent capacity. Gov. Andrew Cuomo made the announcement today that set different rules for spectators who are vaccinated and those who are unvaccinated. New Yorkers who are fully vaccinated… Read more »
May 3, 2021 By Ryan Songalia Queens Borough President Donovan Richards has endorsed Eric Adams in the race to be mayor—backing the only candidate in the mayoral contest who is a borough president. Richards, who is deep in his own reelection campaign, gave a vote of confidence to Adams, the Brooklyn Borough President, calling him… Read more »
May 3, 2021 By Christina Santucci The Queens Drive-In will return for its second act at Flushing Meadows Corona Park this summer – starting with the sold-out screening of “Star Wars” Tuesday. Movie-goers will be able to watch the films on a 62-foot screen built on the grounds of the New York Hall of Science… Read more »
May 3, 2021 By Christina Santucci A slew of elected officials were joined by thousands of supporters in downtown Flushing Sunday afternoon – in a show of solidarity against hatred and bias directed at Asian Americans. The event, called “We Belong Here: Queens Rises Against Hate March,” began with remarks from politicians and community leaders… Read more »
April 27, 2021 By Ryan Songalia Two Queens politicians announced Monday that they are endorsing one another in their upcoming primary races. Assemblymember David Weprin, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for NYC Comptroller, and Queens Borough President Donovan Richards exchanged cross endorsements. Richards is seeking another term for the office he won last year… Read more »
April 27, 2021 By Christina Santucci A 43-year-old police officer – who was directing traffic at the scene of a fatal crash – was killed by a hit-and-run driver on the Long Island Expressway in Fresh Meadows early Tuesday morning. NYPD Highway Officer Anastasios Tsakos, a 14-year veteran of the department, had been diverting traffic… Read more »
April 26, 2021 By Christina Santucci Queens has hit a key milestone in the effort to vaccinate residents against COVID-19 – more than 1 million people have received at least one dose. Borough President Donovan Richards touted the achievement Friday with posts on social media. “One year ago today, #Queens was the epicenter of the… Read more »