Author: schnepsrestagent

Op-Ed: War on trash has unintended casualty, business improvement districts

Trash at LIC Landing, Hunters Point South Park, photo taken on May 24, 2022 (Photo By Michael Dorgan, Queens Post)

Nov. 21, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Nov. 21, 2024 By Laura Rothrock and Wilma Alonso Long Island City and Fordham Road are two completely different neighborhoods. Fordham is the Bronx’s busiest commercial corridor, with more than 300 businesses, primarily retail. Long Island City is a multi-use waterfront community that includes residential, commercial, retail, and industrial… Read more »

Hit-and-run driver identified in the killing of an Astoria cyclist last month: NYPD

Nov. 21, 2024 By bparry

[caption id="attachment_85056" align="aligncenter" width="680"] Bekim Fiseku, 58, was identified by the NYPD as the driver who killed Astoria cyclist Amanda Servedio in a hit-and-run crash while he was being chased by police last month. NYPD[/caption]
Nov. 21, 2024 By Bill Parry

Construction begins on CHPE transmission line along Shore Boulevard in Astoria Park

Construction work underway along Shore Boulevard. Photo: Shane O'Brien

Nov. 21, 2024 By sobrien Nov. 21, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Construction work for the Champlain-Hudson Power Express (CHPE) has started along Shore Boulevard in Astoria Park as part of the final stretch of a 339-mile underground transmission line that will bring clean energy from Canada to a converter station in Astoria by 2026. Once… Read more »

Queens leads NYC in youth suicides; Elmhurst Hospital program focuses on prevention and awareness

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Nov. 21, 2024 By Colum Motherway Suicide is the second-leading cause of death among young people aged 10 to 24 in New York, a troubling statistic underscored by Queens having the highest number of confirmed suicides across the city’s five boroughs, according to the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s latest report. Addressing…

Thieves break into popular Astoria gay bar Albatross and make off with ATM

An NYPD car outside Albatross Bar on 24th Avenue on Wednesday morning. Photo: Albatross Bar Instragram

Nov. 20, 2024 By sobrien Nov. 20, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Two men broke into a popular Astoria gay bar early Wednesday morning and made off with an ATM containing around $3,000, according to the bar’s owner. Nathan Finnegan, who owns Albatross Bar at 36-19 24th Ave., said two men broke into his establishment shortly… Read more »

Construction completes for The Northern residential buildings in LIC

Nov. 20, 2024 By emarshall Nov. 20, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Construction has wrapped for The Northern, two residential buildings at 38-27 and 38-38 32nd St. in Long Island City. The development will yield 116 rental units. Exterior work has been completed for both buildings, each 10 stories tall. This comes almost exactly one year… Read more »

Meet Santa in his secret workshop: A VIP holiday experience comes to Long Island City

Photo via Santa's Secret Workshop.

Nov. 20, 2024 By sobrien Nov. 20, 2024 By Shane O’Brien A new Santa Claus experience is coming to Long Island City this winter, offering families an opportunity to book personalized VIP experiences with Santa over the holidays. Santa’s Secret Workshop, founded by actor Carl Hendrick Louis and located at 32-00 Skillman Ave., aims to… Read more »