Sept. 7, 2022 By Christian Murray Queens Community Board 2 will continue to hold its meetings remotely when it restarts after the summer break on Thursday. The board planned to resume in person meetings this month at Sunnyside Community Services, but many members and the public remain wary about the health risks pertaining to COVID-19…. Read more »
Sept. 6, 2022 By Christian Murray A new store serving the arts community has opened on Skillman Avenue in Sunnyside. The store, called Sunnyside Arts, is located at 45-18 Skillman Ave. and offers items such as fine arts supplies and gifts—as well as an array of classes and events. The business is owned and operated… Read more »
Sept. 6, 2022 By Christian Murray The police released video footage Friday of three men wanted for holding up a Woodside cellphone store at gunpoint last month. The suspects allegedly entered the AT&T store located at 58-20 Roosevelt Ave. at around 6:55 p.m. on Aug. 26, before one of the men displayed a firearm and… Read more »
Sept. 1, 2022 By Christian Murray A 16-year-old girl was punched in the face and had her hand bitten while standing on a subway platform in Long Island City Monday during morning rush hour. The teen was on the 39th Ave. N/W platform at around 8:35 a.m. when an individual approached her and attempted to… Read more »
Sept. 1, 2022 By Christian Murray The owners of a Woodside property on Northern Boulevard have filed an application with the Dept. of City Planning to rezone the site in order to build a two-story auto showroom. The application, which was certified by the Dept. of City Planning in June, calls to rezone 58-02 Northern… Read more »
Aug. 30, 2022 By Christian Murray Plaxall, a prominent Long Island City real estate company that got its start in western Queens as a plastics manufacturer 70 years ago, has closed its factory on 46th Avenue. The family-owned company, which was founded by Louis Pfohl as an industrial design firm in 1938, came of age… Read more »
Aug. 30, 2022 By Christian Murray A 48-year-old Corona man died Monday night after crashing his electric scooter into a utility pole in Maspeth, police said. Jaime Aguilar, of 108th Street, was riding his 2022 Fly-E-bike Z6 southbound on Maurice Avenue at about 6:40 p.m. when he lost control of the scooter. According to police,… Read more »
Aug. 26, 2022 Responding Op-Ed By Gary LaBarbera, President of the Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York Brian Sampson has it all wrong. Yes, construction work is a pathway to the middle class. However, that is only true because of the collective power of union labor. Union labor created the prevailing wage. … Read more »
Aug. 26, 2022 By Czarinna Andres Councilmember Julie Won is handing out school backpacks for kids Saturday as they get ready for their first day of class Sept. 8. The council member is holding events throughout the 26th Council District in coming weeks with two scheduled for Aug. 27. Free backpacks and school supplies will… Read more »
Aug. 23, 2022 By Czarinna Andres Hey, you never know – unless you check. A Cash4Life ticketholder, who bought the ticket at Mega Dream at 75-03 37th Ave. in Jackson Heights., has a winning ticket and has until next month to come forward and present it or it will expire. The winner, who has a… Read more »