This article was originally published by The CITY on Aug 22, 2021, 7:48 PM EDT BY Eileen Grench The restart of fully in-person public school classes in less than a month will bring the return of nearly a million students — along with more than 4,000 school safety agents. That’s reignited a raging debate over what… Read more »
Aug. 24, 2021 By Ryan Songalia The borough will wind down the summer season with a free concert series featuring reggae, children’s music with a Latin twist, and hip hop. The free series, called Queens Live!” is being presented by Queens Borough President Donovan Richards and will feature three concerts—with the first taking place in… Read more »
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 »
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 »
Aug. 24, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A short video showcasing nearly a dozen food vendors operating at a busy public space in Corona was released last month. The video captures a diverse group of business owners and food vendors plying their trade at Corona Plaza, located at 103rd St. and Roosevelt Ave. They are shown… Read more »
Aug. 23, 2021 By Christian Murray All New York City public school employees will be required to be vaccinated for COVID-19 in accordance with a new mandate announced by Mayor Bill de Blasio Monday morning. The policy will affect all 148,000 Dept. of Education employees, including school principals, teachers and custodians. It will also apply… Read more »
Aug. 20, 2021 By Christian Murray A 49-year-old woman was punched in the head while waiting for a bus in Rego Park earlier this month— in what police believe was a possible hate crime. The victim was waiting for a bus at the intersection of 63rd Drive and Woodhaven Boulevard at around 11 a.m. on… Read more »
Aug. 20, 2021 By Christian Murray Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a new mandate today that will require public school students and administrators involved in high-risk school sports to be vaccinated in the coming school year. The mandate would require students and administrators involved in high-risk public school sports—including football, volleyball, basketball, wrestling, lacrosse and… Read more »
Aug. 19, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A Flushing couple who allegedly left their one-year-old child locked in a sweltering hot car for an hour while they went high-end shopping have been charged with reckless endangerment. Jingcai Zhou, 34, and Lu Lu, 28, left the toddler alone in the back seat of their Mercedes Benz at… Read more »
Aug. 19, 2021 By Christian Murray A 70-year-old woman from Fresh Meadows died yesterday about a month after she was struck by a pick-up truck that was exiting a driveway. Ning Peng, of Utopia Parkway, was walking along 58th Avenue—between 184th and 185th Streets—when she was hit by a 2017 Ford F-150 Pick-Up truck that… Read more »