April 15, 2020 By Michael Dorgan U.S. Senator Charles Schumer and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are calling on the federal government to help cover the funeral costs for low-income families who have lost a loved one to COVID-19. The legislators said that the government needs to help these families and urged FEMA to release funds immediately… Read more »
April 15, 2020 By Christian Murray New York City has set up meal hubs at schools across the five boroughs and now several Queens legislators are calling for free feminine products to be available at these locations too. Assemblywomen Cathy Nolan and Aravella Simotas—along with Congresswomen Carolyn Maloney and Grace Meng—are calling on the Department… Read more »
April 15, 2020 By Allie Griffin New York City grocery stores should require customers to wear a face covering or mask while shopping amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Mayor Bill de Blasio said today. “I’m giving the guidance to all supermarkets and groceries — require customers, require customers to wear face coverings when they come… Read more »
By Greg B. Smith, THE CITY This story was originally published on 4/15/20 by THE CITY The Special Commissioner for Investigations for city schools is probing the Department of Education’s bid to squelch coronavirus infection information in the chaotic days before schools were closed. The investigation comes in response to a report by THE CITY… Read more »
April 14, 2020 By Allie Griffin The Health Department has added nearly 4,000 new names to the Coronavirus death count– taking the number of people killed by COVID-19 in New York City to well over 10,000. The massive jump was the result of the DOH adding approximately 3,700 people to the list– people whose cause… Read more »
April 14, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Joe Hennessy, a Forest Hills resident and long-time Community Board 6 Chair, died from COVID-19 complications Thursday. He was 82. Hennessy chaired CB6 – which represents the areas of Forest Hills and Rego Park – up until September 2019. He was chair for about 30 years. He was president… Read more »
April 14, 2020 By Allie Griffin New York City is continuing to flatten the COVID-19 curve, although it suffered a setback over the weekend with the number of coronavirus patients in the ICU going up, Mayor Bill de Blasio said today. The number of people in the ICU at the city’s public hospitals for coronavirus… Read more »
April 14, 2020 By Michael Dorgan New York’s transport services are coming together to salute frontline workers who have been keeping the state’s public transportation network running throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Trains, buses and ferries from various transportation bodies across the state and New York metropolitan area will take part in a simultaneous horn blast… Read more »
April 14, 2020 By Allie Griffin New York City will begin making its own coronavirus test kits, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced today. The City’s Economic Development Corporation (EDC) will create a supply chain through New York City-based companies to create the tests and will also buy tests from an Indiana-based firm to reach 100,000… Read more »
April 14, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Trader Joe’s is temporarily shutting some of its stores to carry out COVID-19 cleaning and sanitization work this month– including its Rego Park location where an employee raised concerns about worker safety in the face of the pandemic last month. The Rego Park location at 90-30 Metropolitan Ave. will… Read more »