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Historic Neir’s Tavern Receives Outpouring of Support from Community After Burglary

Sept. 29, 2020 By Allie Griffin A historic Woodhaven bar has received an outpouring of support from neighbors and customers after it was burglarized Friday. Neir’s Tavern, which has served the neighborhood for more than 190 years, was burglarized Friday morning when someone came in and broke open the cash drawer, grabbing $300 in cash… Read more »

New York City’s COVID Positivity Rate Surpasses 3 Percent For First Time in Months

Sept. 29, 2020 By Allie Griffin New York City’s COVID-19 positivity rate surpassed 3 percent for the first time since June, as thousands of public school students returned to school buildings today. The city’s daily positivity rate swelled to 3.25 percent, largely due to growing clusters in nine zip codes across Queens and Brooklyn, Mayor… Read more »

Congresswoman Meng Receives Barrage of Racist Voicemails After Condemning Anti-Asian Rhetoric

Sept. 28, 2020 By Allie Griffin Queens Congresswoman Grace Meng has received a barrage of racist and anti-Asian voicemails after passing a resolution in the House of Representatives earlier this month condemning such behavior. Meng introduced the resolution to denounce anti-Asian sentiment related to the coronavirus pandemic in March and the House passed it on… Read more »

COVID-19 Cases Continue to Surge in Cluster Neighborhoods, Including Kew Gardens

Sept. 28, 2020 By Allie Griffin Coronavirus cases are continuing to surge at an alarming rate in Kew Gardens and have now begun to spread into adjacent neighborhoods such as Rego Park and Kew Garden Hills, new data shows. City health officials identified Kew Gardens, Far Rockaway as well as six Brooklyn neighborhoods as COVID-19… Read more »

Complaints of Missed Trash Pickups Surge as Garbage Piles Up at Home

By Suhail Bhat, THE CITY This story was originally published on 9/27/20 by THE CITY While some essential workers are getting a respite from intense demands posed by COVID-19, city Department of Sanitation employees are hauling record-busting volumes of garbage as more New Yorkers work and go to school from home. Residents, meanwhile, are complaining… Read more »