Nov. 9, 2020 By Allie Griffin The New York City Board of Elections (BOE) will start counting the hundreds of thousands of absentee ballots Tuesday that were cast in the Nov. 3 general election. More than 175,000 Queens voters cast their votes via an absentee ballot amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to BOE figures The… Read more »
Nov. 9, 2020 By Allie Griffin New York City has “one last chance” to stop a second wave of the coronavirus as new cases continue to surge, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced today. The number of new cases on a seven-day average — as of Saturday — increased to 779 citywide, up from 593 a… Read more »
Nov. 9, 2020 By Christian Murray An annual competition that aims to help startup business owners in Queens flourish—with grants of up to $10,000—kicked off earlier this month. The competition, called StartUp! and spearheaded by the Queens Economic Development Corporation, provides business owners with free instruction, one-on-one consultation with advisers, and thousands in grants. The… Read more »
Nov. 6, 2020 By Allie Griffin A higher percentage of Queens voters cast their ballots in support of President Donald Trump on Nov. 3 than in the 2016 election, preliminary results show. About 30 percent of Queens ballots went for Trump versus roughly 22 percent in 2016, according to preliminary results from the New York… Read more »
Nov. 6, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A large digital clock on the Long Island City waterfront makes it clear that President Donald Trump’s days are numbered. The clock located by Anable Basin has been counting down the days until Trump’s term in office comes to an end–and for many residents that day can’t come soon… Read more »
Nov. 6, 2020 By Allie Griffin Mayor Bill de Blasio set a date today for the special election to fill the City Council seat recently vacated by Rory Lancman. The special election for the 24th City Council District will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, de Blasio announced Friday evening. The district covers Kew… Read more »
Nov. 5, 2020 By Allie Griffin City officials are concerned over a steady increase in COVID-19 cases citywide. The number of new coronavirus cases has risen above the city’s cautionary threshold for nearly a week and it hit a new high on Tuesday — the date of the latest data available, Mayor Bill de Blasio… Read more »
Nov. 4, 2020 By Allie Griffin Queens Democrats are projected to sweep the general election in nearly every race in the borough — although official winners will not be called for days or even weeks. On the local level, Council Member Donovan Richards cruised to victory in the Queens Borough President race, easily defeating his… Read more »
Nov. 4, 2020 Staff Report The police have released video footage of a man who allegedly broke into a Richmond Hill house in September and took a brief case containing $70,000. The suspect allegedly climbed through a window at the house, which is located in the vicinity of 116th Street and 84th Avenue, on Saturday,… Read more »
Nov. 3, 2020 By Allie Griffin The coronavirus positivity rate is rising in the Central Queens cluster that the state has placed in a yellow zone. The positivity rate of the cluster area — which includes a large section of central Queens including Kew Gardens and Forest Hills — has increased since the week of… Read more »