June 18, 2021 Op-Ed By: Brent O’Leary, Candidate for NYC 26th Council District Due to term limits put in by referendum, for the first time since the beginning of our city, we will have an almost entirely new government. Come January 2022, there will be a new Mayor, a new Comptroller and at least 35… Read more »
June 17, 2021 Op-Ed By: Heidi L. Sieck As New York City voters begin voting early, filling out and mailing in their absentee ballots, or heading to the polls in person on Election Day, New Yorkers will be voting like we have never done before. This is the first election where New York City voters… Read more »
June 18, 2021 By Christian Murray A large development company has purchased the vacant lot next to St. Sebastian’s School in Woodside for $5.5 million. United Construction and Development, which has a portfolio of mixed-use buildings throughout Queens, bought the vacant lot from St. Sebastian’s Roman Catholic Church on March 25. The company confirmed that… Read more »
June 18, 2021 By Christian Murray Fifteen candidates are running in Democratic primary for the 26th District Council seat currently held by Jimmy Van Bramer, who is term limited. In our final podcast we talk to Glennis Gomez, who is one of those candidates vying for the seat that covers Sunnyside, Woodside, Long Island City… Read more »
June 18, 2021 By Ryan Songalia A city council candidate in Sunnyside has proposed a program that aims to provide 25,000 jobs through investments in the arts and sanitation fields. The New York City Employment Initiative, which was drafted by District 26 candidate Hailie Kim, intends to serve as a de facto pilot program for… Read more »
June 17, 2021 By Christian Murray A Sunnyside street will be co-named on Friday in honor of a long-time civic leader who passed away in September 2019. The southwest corner of 40th Street and Greenpoint Avenue will be co-named Don McCallian Way, on the block where he lived. The event is scheduled for 1 p.m…. Read more »
June 17, 2021 By Ryan Songalia The NYC Parks Dept. renamed 16 sites and parks—including three in Queens—in honor of famous African Americans yesterday. The announcement Wednesday follows the launch of a program last June to rename various public spaces in honor of Black New Yorkers to bring attention to the Black experience in New… Read more »
June 17, 2021 By Ryan Songalia The Sunnyside Shines Business Improvement District (BID) will resume its in-person activities at public spaces–beginning today. The Sunnyside Shines BID, which had suspended all its in-person activities since COVID-19 struck, will host a musical performance today by local rock band The Lowers at Bliss Plaza at 5 p.m. Meanwhile,… Read more »
June 17, 2021 By Ryan Songalia A service hub providing immigration-related resources at Queens Borough Hall opened Tuesday. The center is offering immigrants free legal consultations through CUNY Citizenship Now!, which is the largest university legal assistance program in the nation. Other services tailored for new immigrants are expected to be announced soon. “There’s a… Read more »
June 16, 2021 By Christina Santucci Western Queens residents, business leaders, and representatives from community groups and cultural institutions got the chance to weigh in on the proposed Innovation QNS development during a virtual meeting Monday afternoon. Nearly three dozen people spoke during the two-hour Public Scoping meeting – with many in support of the… Read more »