
12/28/2020
Here’s how Queens went green in 2020 — Queens Daily Eagle
In a year like no other, Queens residents continued to fight for climate justice.
Queens residents continued to fight for climate justice in a year like no other
The Queens Daily Eagle was established in 2018 as the sister paper of the legendary Brooklyn Daily Eagle, published since 1841.
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Operating as usual
In a year like no other, Queens residents continued to fight for climate justice.
Queens residents continued to fight for climate justice in a year like no other
He was there for the right reasons, but on Monday night it all went wrong for a Long Island City lawyer looking for love on #TheBachelorette. https://queenseagle.com/all/long-island-city-lawyer-loses-out-on-the-bachelorette
He was there for the right reasons, but on Monday night it all went wrong.
A new president will lead St. John's University starting Feb. 1, 2021
https://queenseagle.com/all/st-johns-university-picks-new-president-the-longtime-head-of-providence-college
Fr. Brian Shanley will begin his tenure on Feb. 1, 2021.
Seal sightings are on the rise in the Rockaways, but the marine mammals aren't as cuddly as they seem.
Social distancing applies to human-seal encounters too! https://queenseagle.com/all/2020/11/23/seal-sightings-are-up-in-nyc-but-the-marine-mammals-arent-as-cuddly-as-they-seem
“We have had cases of people trying to pick them up and carry them back into the water, which is extremely dangerous.”
Astoria swingers' club busted for unsafe sex https://queenseagle.com/all/astoria-sex-club-busted-for-breaking-covid-rules
Caligula touts itself as “the hottest on-premise swingers club in all of New York.”
Thanks for sharing, Michael Moore
https://queenseagle.com/all/queens-man-loses-presidential-election-trump
How the local paper is covering today’s news.
A 74-year-old Jamaica Estates developer has less than three months left at his current address after Americans overwhelmingly voted him out of the White House, the AP projected Saturday.
https://queenseagle.com/all/queens-man-loses-presidential-election-trump
Donald Trump is the first person from Queens to lose the presidency after a single term.
Legendary Southeast Queens leader Archie Spigner has died. He represented Council District 27 for 27 years https://queenseagle.com/all/archie-spigner-southeast-queens-councilman-and-powerbroker-has-died-at-92-2g85f
Spigner represented Council District 27 for 27 years.
QUEENS: Here's your guide to early voting sites (with an interactive map)
https://queenseagle.com/all/heres-where-to-find-queens-18-early-voting-sites
To ease crowding and ensure that everyone has the opportunity to vote safely, Queens residents will be able participate in early voting starting Oct. 24.
The entire Queens council delegation may forgo participatory budgeting for a second consecutive year, as budget restrictions and a lack of centralized support complicate the pricey process, members say.
https://queenseagle.com/all/queens-may-lose-participatory-budgeting-for-second-year-in-a-row
None of Queens’ 14 councilmembers have committed to participatory budgeting in the absence of that central staff support.
Dr. Fauci is coming to Queens https://queenseagle.com/all/2020/10/19/dr-fauci-headlines-new-york-hall-of-science-annual-gala-this-month
The New York Hall of Science’s annual gala is sticking to the public health guidance issued by its keynote speaker, Dr. Anthony Fauci.
Kickstarter
The Museum of the Moving Image (Museum of the Moving Image) closed their doors in March due to the pandemic. Now they need your help to safely share interactive exhibits and unique objects with the public.
(via Queens Daily Eagle)
The positive COVID test rate has dropped significantly in Central Queens' cluster zone. Gov Cuomo says the state will soon adjust restrictions on a "block by block" level in Queens and other red zones https://queenseagle.com/all/state-will-adjust-restrictions-as-covid-cases-drop-in-queens-red-zones-cuomo-says
The COVID test positivity rate has dropped by nearly a third in Queens’ two cluster zones over the past week.
The state is cutting ties with 46 judges over age 70. Here are their names and court assignments https://queenseagle.com/all/here-are-the-46-judges-being-terminated-by-the-new-york-court-system
Eight of the judges work in the Bronx, more than any county in the state. Six preside in Queens.
The careers of at least six Queens Supreme Court justices will come to an end Dec. 31 after the Office of Court Administration decided to cut ties with nearly every judge over age 70 in the state. Another five decided to retire without applying for recertification.
https://queenseagle.com/all/new-york-courts-terminate-46-judges-in-move-to-slash-budget
The careers of at least six Queens Supreme Court justices will come to an end Dec. 31 after OCA decided to cut ties with nearly every judge over age 70 in the state.
An exotic lizard on the loose in Ridgewood has a new home thanks to a local bartender https://queenseagle.com/all/loose-lizard-finds-new-home-in-righteous-ridgewood-reptile-rescue
“Hero sh*t.”
It's Climate Week in NYC https://queenseagle.com/all/nyc-climate-week-shines-spotlight-on-queens-fight-for-renewable-energy
"Right now across the city and state there are numerous proposals to build or rebuild fossil fuel infrastructure, and New York State won't meet its climate goals if we permit those new and existing applications"
The mayor "caved to rich, angry white people on the Upper West Side and then used Queensbridge as cover. It was shameless," says Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer
https://queenseagle.com/all/mayor-used-queensbridge-tenants-as-cover-in-homeless-reshuffling-van-bramer-says
“It was shameless.”
Need stamps? Don't go to Kew Gardens Hills https://queenseagle.com/all/post-office-internet-issues-send-kew-gardens-hills-customers-on-quest-for-stamps
“And we are meant to trust these people with mail in ballots? Please!.”
Before the Mayor kicked homeless New Yorkers out of an Upper West Side hotel, the Speaker used his influence to drive them out of a Hell’s Kitchen Hotel, according to a civic leader who praised Speaker Corey Johnson’s efforts https://queenseagle.com/all/civic-leader-says-speaker-helped-drive-homeless-out-of-district-and-into-lucerne
“It was with the great help of Erik Bottcher that we were able to show a need for this shelter to be relocated.”
For much of the 20th Century, a modest home on 43rd Ave in Elmhurst served as a cultural hub for Polish ex-pats, welcoming influential artists and scholars who lived in NYC after escaping the Iron Curtain.
Community activists say it's time to landmark it
https://queenseagle.com/all/community-rallies-to-save-elmhurst-home-longtime-center-of-polish-cultural-life
The house belonged to Walentyna Janta-Połczyńska, who exposed the Holocaust by translating Polish documents into English.
The theft of a refrigerator meant to feed Rockaway Beach residents in need may have been a blessing in disguise for a mutual aid network fighting food insecurity along the peninsula.
https://queenseagle.com/all/food-donations-surge-following-rockaway-beach-fridge-theft
“Rockaway Mutual Aid has been touched by the overwhelming support the community has shown in the aftermath of the fridge’s removal.”
On Friday, the Rockaway Beach community fridge went missing. It was found hours later atop a jetty in the surf.
https://queenseagle.com/all/fridge-jacking-fuels-conversation-on-equity-and-injustice-in-rockaway-beach
The fridge was stocked with food for neighbors in need. Then someone stole it.
Our editor David Brand spoke with Claire Shulman back in April, while reporting on how hospital closures in Queens affected the current response to the COVID-19 crisis. Shulman was an encyclopedia of information about battles past and present.
“I fought like the devil to get Queens Hospital Center,” she said that day in April. “The government has to invest some money to make sure there is good medical care for every citizen.
https://queenseagle.com/all/late-queens-borough-president-claire-shulman-remained-invested-in-her-beloved-borough
Shulman, the first woman elected Queens borough president, led Queens for 16 years.
https://queenseagle.com/all/bullet-riddled-kew-gardens-hotel-is-scene-of-two-recent-shootings
Problems have arisen at the Umbrella Hotel since COVID-19 surged in Queens.
Ew. https://queenseagle.com/all/blood-and-guts-outside-jamaica-wet-markets-fuel-health-concerns
“This is typical conditions on a public city street with blood, filth, feces everywhere.”
After 34 years of false starts, the site "has the aura of the pharaoh’s tomb — that it’s cursed." https://queenseagle.com/all/flushing-considers-latest-plan-for-historic-rko-keith-site-after-34-years-of-false-starts
“It has the aura of the pharaoh’s tomb, that it’s cursed.”
The city closed the New World Mall Wednesday and Thursday after Department of Buildings officials observed multiple COVID-related violations
https://queenseagle.com/all/city-shuts-down-popular-flushing-mall-over-covid-violations
“We closed the mall after we found that the owners were putting the public at risk.”
Be safe.
https://queenseagle.com/all/storm-torn-tree-kills-man-in-briarwood
Heavy winds and rain have hit New York City hard.
Residents of Fresh Meadows and Glen Oaks are planning a protest outside the Wyndham Garden Hotel this week
https://queenseagle.com/all/queens-pols-press-for-info-about-fresh-meadows-shelter-hotel-as-neighbors-plan-protest
“We take with the utmost seriousness our responsibility to represent local residents, give voice to their concerns, and ensure public safety.”
So many kids came out to paint BLACK LIVES MATTER on Jamaica Avenue. The mayor stopped by too.
https://queenseagle.com/all/hundreds-paint-black-lives-matter-mural-on-jamaica-avenue
“I thought it was important that we be a part of it. This is for all of us.”
RIP Key Food Astoria?
https://queenseagle.com/all/astoria-supermarket-warns-of-total-lay-offs-as-landlord-declines-to-renew-lease
“There still is an opportunity. The problem is we just haven’t heard back from them.”
https://queenseagle.com/all/pro-cop-motorists-plan-honking-caravan-through-central-queens
“Oh great, just as the constant fireworks started to die down, now we having a parade of honking cars in addition to the drag racing/muffler cut-outs I’ve been listening to for months.”
Six public defender groups have sued the state in an effort to stop in-person criminal proceedings during the COVID-19 pandemic. The say the state's plan to conduct some in-person appearances threatens client and staff health and violates the federal Americans with Disabilities Act
https://queenseagle.com/all/public-defenders-sue-state-to-stop-in-person-criminal-proceedings-amid-covid-crisis
“Clients face the tragic and illegal choice between their fundamental right to participate in their own cases and their health and safety.”
A group of New York City public defender agencies have threatened to sue the state’s Office of Court Administration in a last-ditch effort to stop the resumption of in-person criminal proceedings during the COVID-19 crisis.
https://queenseagle.com/all/nyc-public-defenders-threaten-to-sue-state-to-stop-in-person-criminal-proceedings
“The ADA does not permit OCA to force attorneys to choose between risking their health or being removed from representing their clients.”
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