June 23, 2021 By Allie Griffin Julie Won and Amit Bagga are neck and neck in the city’s most crowded council race in western Queens, early election results show. Won and Bagga have broken out from the rest of the 15-candidate field in the District 26 race and are less than one percentage point apart…. Read more »
June 22, 2021 By Allie Griffin Council Member Robert Holden is poised to win a second term after beating a spirited challenge from local progressive Juan Ardila. Holden earned more than 55 percent of in-person votes, while Juan Ardila received just over 44 percent in the Democratic primary race, according to unofficial Election Night results…. Read more »
June 22, 2021 By Allie Griffin Candidates on the ballot for City Council seats are competing for a two-year term—not the four-year term members normally serve. Council members elected this year will complete a two-year term for the first time in two decades due to a provision in the city charter related to the census…. Read more »
June 21, 2021 By Allie Griffin The Department of Transportation (DOT) will present a proposal Wednesday to create a “bike boulevard” along 39th Avenue in Sunnyside. The agency plans to convert 39th Avenue, from 45th Street to Woodside Avenue, to a bike boulevard that would involve making significant changes to the strip. The DOT will… Read more »
June 21, 2021 By Allie Griffin Federal officials have postponed making their final decision on the $2 billion LaGuardia AirTrain project after community groups and legislators expressed concerns over its environmental review. Early construction of the AirTrain — a proposed 1.5 mile rail line linking LaGuardia Airport to the 7 train and Long Island Rail… Read more »
June 18, 2021 By Allie Griffin A candidate running to represent the 26th Council District released an explosive Medium post Wednesday just days ahead of Election Day. Jonathan Bailey, a former co-chair of the Queens Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and a candidate for District 26, argues that political opportunists are co-opting the progressive-left platform,… Read more »
June 17, 2021 By Allie Griffin The affordable housing lottery has opened for the next group of apartments at TF Cornerstone’s two-tower development on the Long Island City waterfront. The developer announced Wednesday that applications are now being accepted for 534 affordable apartments at 52-03 Center Blvd. on the NYC Housing Connect website through Aug. 16…. Read more »
June 16, 2021 By Allie Griffin Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer has endorsed Amit Bagga from a sea of candidates vying for his seat in the City Council. Van Bramer announced his endorsement in the midst of early voting and less than a week away from Election Day. “In a crowded field, which includes several… Read more »
June 15, 2021 By Allie Griffin Two men were shot outside a strip club in Woodside during the early hours Monday. The men were shot following a dispute that took place in front of Starlet’s of NY, located at 49-09 25th Ave., at around 2:45 a.m, police said. A 25-year-old man was shot in the… Read more »
June 11, 2021 By Allie Griffin A group of Jackson Heights residents who lost their homes in an April fire are demanding the city extend their temporary housing at hotels. Residents represented by the 89th Street Unidos Association held a rally Thursday to demand the NYC Department of Housing and Preservation (HPD) extend their hotel… Read more »