Feb. 9, 2021 By Christina Santucci A pair of artists turned Sunday’s snow in Astoria Park into a giant sculpture of an ancient Greek physician. Melissa Vadakara teamed up with Marios Tzavellas to craft a 6 1/2-foot snowman of Hippocrates holding a Rod of Asclepius, the symbol for medicine and health. Vadakara said the artists… Read more »
Feb. 8, 2021 By Christina Santucci Queens community leaders, coaches and athletes are calling on city officials to allow high school sports to restart, citing the benefits to players’ mental health and college prospects. More than 100 people gathered in St. Albans Saturday to push the city’s Public School Athletic League (PSAL) to return to… Read more »
Feb. 7, 2021 By Christina Santucci Queens politicians say city and state officials are not playing fair with vaccine distribution. More than two-dozen elected officials representing the borough urged the governor and mayor Sunday to open Citi Field as a COVID-19 vaccination site immediately. They argue that Citi Field should be open as a vaccination… Read more »
Sept. 20, 2019 By Christian Murray Participatory budgeting is kicking off again in District 26, where area residents can pitch ideas and vote on how to spend $1 million on capital projects, Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer announced earlier this week. The months-long event, now in its sixth year within the district that covers Long… Read more »
Aug. 19, 2019 By Allie Griffin The police are looking for a man who allegedly flashed his genitals to a woman onboard the subway. On Friday, Aug. 9 at about 1:40 a.m., a 23-year-old woman was riding a Manhattan-bound E train when a man sat down across from her and exposed his penis, according to… Read more »
July 30, 2019 By Max Murray Designs for a mixed-use building in Woodside have recently been released by the global architectural firm EDI International. The development, to be called Woodside Green, would be located at 72-01 and 72-17 Queens Blvd. where a string of various auto shops are located. The two addresses consist of four… Read more »
July 30, 2019 By Max Murray The New York Blood Center is giving out free Mets tickets to those who participate in a blood drive in Sunnyside next week. On Tuesday, Aug. 6 between 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. the New York Blood Center will be holding a blood drive on 46th Street between Queens… Read more »
July 30, 2019 By Christian Murray A Woodside food supplier has been forced to recall 76,000 pounds of frozen catfish. Premium Foods, located at 50-49 50th St., has had to recall 76,025 pounds of Siluriformes fish products that were not presented for import re-inspection into the U.S., the Department of Agriculture’s Food and Safety Inspection… Read more »
July 29, 2019 By Allie Griffin The most dangerous intersection for bikers traveling through Queens is at 58th Street and Roosevelt Avenue in Woodside, according to a new study. The home-search site Localize.city released its study as the city-wide death toll of cyclists following collisions and other traffic incidents climbed to 18 Monday morning. Twelve… Read more »
July 29, 2019 By Shane O’Brien A developer has filed plans for a seven-story, mixed-use building consisting of 24 residential units in Woodside. The plan calls for a 19,000 square foot building at 43-34 53 St., the site of a two-story residential house built in 1920 and a double garage. The owner is listed on… Read more »