Aug. 30, 2021 By Allie Griffin Hundreds were evacuated from subway trains late Sunday night after a power surge shuttered service on half of the subway system. About 550 New Yorkers who were on trains stuck between stations had to leave the train cars and trudge through subway tunnels after the signaling system went down… Read more »
Author: Allie Griffin
Anti-Abortion Protesters Targeting Women’s Clinic in Queens Win Court Battle
Aug. 30, 2021 By Allie Griffin Anti-abortion protesters scored a small victory Thursday when a federal appeals court refused to enter a preliminary injunction filed against them that aimed to prevent them from protesting outside a Jamaica health clinic. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a prior district court decision that blocked a preliminary… Read more »
As Many as 800,000 New York City Residents Will Lose Unemployment Benefits After Labor Day: Report
Aug. 27, 2021 By Allie Griffin As many as 800,000 New York City residents will lose their unemployment benefits after Labor Day, according to a new report. An estimated 750,000 to 800,000 city residents will stop receiving them after Sept. 6, according to a study released Thursday by The New School’s Center for New York… Read more »
Rep. Grace Meng Slams Daily Mail for Mistakenly Using Her Photo in Article About Different Asian American Family
Aug. 26, 2021 By Allie Griffin The Daily Mail has incorrectly used a photo of Congresswoman Grace Meng and her family in an article about an unrelated Asian American family. The tabloid published a story about an altercation between a white couple and an Asian American man and his family on Fire Island, Long Island,… Read more »
Cops Yet to Make Arrests Following Corona Mass Shooting
Aug. 26, 2021 By Allie Griffin Police have yet to make any arrests in relation to a mass shooting that left 10 people injured in Corona last month. The NYPD is still looking for two gunmen who opened fire on a crowd in front of a Mexican restaurant on 37th Avenue on July 31 —… Read more »
Colorful Cows Can be Found Grazing in Queens
Aug. 25, 2021 By Allie Griffin Twenty colorful, painted cows have popped up in Queens and will be auctioned off for a good cause next month. The 20 fiberglass cow figurines are among 78 spread throughout locations across the five boroughs as part of “CowParade” — an exhibit was last held in the the city… Read more »
Queens Officials Embrace New York’s New Governor Kathy Hochul
Aug. 24, 2021 By Allie Griffin Queens elected officials have embraced Governor Kathy Hochul after she was sworn into office at around midnight Tuesday. Hochul, the former lieutenant governor from Buffalo, took over the top New York seat after Governor Andrew Cuomo resigned amid sexual harassment allegations. She is the 57th governor of New York… Read more »
Six Queens Legislators, Among Others, Call on Biden to Bring Afghan Refugees to New York
Aug. 24, 2021 By Allie Griffin More than 40 state legislators — including a half dozen from Queens — are calling on President Joseph Biden to welcome Afghan refugees into the country and to set them up in New York. Queens Assembly Member Catalina Cruz and State Sen. Andrew Gounardes of South Brooklyn penned a… Read more »
Queens Borough President Calls on City to Offer Remote Learning Option
Aug. 24, 2021 By Allie Griffin Queens Borough President Donovan Richards is calling on the city to offer a remote learning option for public school students in the fall. Richards penned a letter to NYC Schools Chancellor Meisha Ross Porter Monday urging her to offer a remote instruction option given the rise of the delta… Read more »
Local Leaders to Host Vigil for Victims of Haiti Earthquake in Queens Village Tonight
Aug. 19, 2021 By Allie Griffin Local leaders will host a vigil in Queens Village tonight for the victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti. Queens Borough President Donovan Richards is hosting the vigil alongside Haitian Americans United for Progress (HAUP) and Assembly Member Clyde Vanel at 8 p.m. outside the nonprofit’s headquarters at 209-5… Read more »