City will house homeless in hotels until COVID crisis subsides, Mayor says
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The discovery of an effective vaccine will “be the watershed moment,” de Blasio said.
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City shuts down popular Flushing mall over COVID violations
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“We closed the mall after we found that the owners were putting the public at risk.”
Read MoreQueens pols press city on Fresh Meadows shelter-hotel as neighbors plan protest
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“We take with the utmost seriousness our responsibility to represent local residents, give voice to their concerns, and ensure public safety.”
Read MoreQueens College students persevere in spite of COVID's toll: A professor's perspective
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‘They phoned into class from hospital rooms, from backrooms at grocery stores where they were working as essential workers.”
Read MoreNew York extends deadline for rent relief program
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Mailed applications must be postmarked by Aug. 6.
Read MoreNYC submits school reopening plan, with quarantines for COVID-exposed staff and students
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“A huge amount of effort has gone in to getting our schools ready.”
Read MoreNonprofit Talk: Serving people with HIV during latest public health crisis
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Sharen Duke is the executive director and CEO of Alliance for Positive Change.
Read MoreFederal judge dismisses public defender lawsuit to halt in-person criminal proceedings
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“This Court does not, and indeed cannot, dictate if, when, and how state criminal courts reopen.”
Read MoreQueens small businesses demand COVID aid with rent due once again
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“If businesses like mine close, I’m afraid they’ll be replaced by others that don’t have that same interest in caring for our neighbors.”
Read MoreAs unemployment spikes, COVID poses particular challenges for people with autism
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“The challenging part is not being able to see my coworkers because they helped me change my life around.”
Read MoreCouncil bill would boost pay and training for homeless shelter guards
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“We will not accept these private contractors taking public dollars and paying their workers poverty wages.”
Read MoreState senate passes Addabbo bill banning whip-it sales to kids
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When a problem comes along…
Read MoreDespite COVID, 36 court officers graduate from training academy
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“When you get to the nitty gritty, especially firearms and judgment, that has to be done in-person.”
Read MoreRajkumar poised to become first South Asian woman elected to state office
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“Now is the time for robust financial resources for struggling tenants and homeowners.”
Read MoreQueens pools begin to reopen
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Liberty Pool in Jamaica and Fisher Pool in East Elmhurst have opened.
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