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Queens Night Market to Open for Fall Season Saturday With Ida Relief Fundraiser

Sept 16, 2021 By Allie Griffin

The Queens Night Market will open for the fall season in Flushing Meadows Corona Park Saturday with a Hurricane Ida relief fundraiser.

The organizer of the popular nighttime food festival will collect donations at the door during the season opener to support Queens flood survivors who are unable to receive federal assistance.

Many residents whose homes and belongings were damaged by the flood are ineligible due to their immigration status.

How Does Congestion Pricing Work? What to Know About the Toll System Taking Manhattan

As people slowly return to Manhattan’s commercial centers and climate change keeps punching the city in the gut, the push for so-called congestion pricing to help reduce traffic-related emissions is gathering steam.

Rep. Ocasio-Cortez to Introduce a Bill to Extend Federal Unemployment Insurance

Sept. 15, 2021 By Allie Griffin

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will introduce a bill in the House of Representatives this week to extend federal unemployment insurance through February, she announced Tuesday.

Catholic School Students in Queens and Brooklyn Offered Online Learning Option

Sept. 14, 2021 By Allie Griffin

Catholic school students in Queens and Brooklyn have the option to learn fully online, the Diocese said Monday — the same day public school students returned to school with no remote option at all.

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Jobless New Yorkers to Hold Rally in Long Island City Tuesday Night to Call for Extension of Unemployment Benefits

Sept. 14, 2021 By Allie Griffin

Unemployed New Yorkers will gather in Long Island City tonight to call on the federal government to extend federal unemployment benefits that expired on Labor Day.

Council Member Van Bramer Wants to Make “Open Culture” Program Permanent

Sept. 14, 2021 By Allie Griffin

Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer wants to make a pandemic-era program that allows performers to host ticketed events on city streets a permanent fixture in the city.

Thousands of NYC Public School Students Will be Able to Get Vaccinated at School Next Week

Sept. 7, 2021 By Allie Griffin

Thousands of New York City public school students will be able to get vaccinated against COVID-19 right inside their school buildings when classes begin next week.

Community Boards Can Continue to Meet Virtually: Gov. Hochul

Sept. 7, 2021 By Allie Griffin

Community boards can continue to hold their meetings online—at least until January.

Mayor’s Map Showed Most of Ida’s Victims Lived Where Rainfall Was Riskiest

A stormwater risk map issued by the city in May showed serious possible flooding at homes where 10 people drowned in their basement apartments when record-breaking rainfall pummeled the city Wednesday night.

City to Mandate Evacuations of Basement Apartments in Future Storms After Nearly a Dozen Drown in Such Homes

Sept. 3, 2021 By Allie Griffin

The city will mandate evacuations of basement apartments ahead of future storms after nearly a dozen people drowned in such homes Wednesday.

Queens Storm Death Toll Rises to 11 After Three Bodies Found in Flooded Flushing Basement: NYPD

Sept. 3, 2021 By Allie Griffin

The death toll of Hurricane Ida rose to 13 citywide — including 11 fatalities in Queens — after more bodies were discovered Thursday.

How to Get Help if Your Home or Business Was Damaged by Ida

Sept. 2, 2021 By Allie Griffin

The remnants of Hurricane Ida pummeled Queens with record-shattering rainfall Wednesday night, resulting in the death of eight residents and flood damage to countless homes and businesses across the borough.

At Least Eight Dead in Queens After Ida Floods New York City Homes

Sept. 2, 2021 By Allie Griffin

At least eight people in Queens died Wednesday night after the remnants of Hurricane Ida brought New York City to halt with record-breaking rainfall and flooding.

TF Cornerstone Extends Affordable Housing Lottery Through Sept. 13

Aug. 31, 2021 By Christian Murray

TF Cornerstone has extended the deadline for applicants looking to snag an affordable housing unit in one of its towers on the Long Island City waterfront.

MTA Announces Public Meeting Schedule for Congestion Pricing

Aug. 30, 2021 By Christian Murray

The public will get a chance in September to weigh in on the state’s plan to charge motorists a toll to enter Manhattan below 60th Street.

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