Feb. 20, 2025 By emarshall Feb. 20, 2025 By Ethan Marshall New York City has launched a housing lottery for 109 units in a 49-story residential building at 26-38 Jackson Ave. in Long Island City. The building, situated directly across from the site of “The Sunbather” a well-known pink sculpture along the avenue, has 363… Read more »
Feb. 20, 2025 By bparry
[caption id="attachment_89524" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Cops are looking for this suspect who allegedly assaulted a 7 train rider in Corona before running down to Roosevelt Avenue. NYPD[/caption]
Feb. 20, 2025 By Bill Parry
Feb. 20, 2025 By Ethan Marshall A new six-story luxury condominium, The Austin, has opened its doors at 78-29 Austin St. in Forest Hills. The Austin features 98 residences, ranging in size from one-bedroom units to four-bedroom units, as well as townhouses and penthouses. These include one-bedroom condos starting at $814,000, one-bedroom condos with…
Feb. 20, 2025 By Shane O’Brien The City Planning Commission has voted in favor of modifications to zoning regulations for the planned $8 billion Metropolitan Park casino development adjacent to Citi Field in Flushing. The proposal, a planned development by New York Mets owner Steve Cohen and Hard Rock Entertainment, would convert a 50-acre…
Feb. 19, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Elected officials across Queens have condemned President Donald Trump after the Trump Administration moved to end federal approval for congestion pricing Wednesday. US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy informed Gov. Kathy Hochul in a letter that he would rescind the federal approval of the congestion pricing program, describing the…
Feb. 19, 2025 By Bill Parry Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Wednesday the release of surveillance video of the cold case murder of an off-duty Rikers Island correction officer in Springfield Gardens more than four years ago. During the early morning hours of Aug. 15, 2020, 28-year-old NYC Correction Officer John Jeff was…
Feb. 19, 2025 By sobrien Feb. 19, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani has received more than $2.8 million in matching funds in the latest funding cycle of the 2025 mayoral election, the most of any candidate in the race. Mamdani, who announced his candidacy for mayor last October, received 2,827,443 from the… Read more »
Feb. 19, 2025 By Ethan Marshall With cities across the United States increasingly turning vacant office buildings into residential spaces, the New York metropolitan area has emerged as the nation’s leader in office-to-apartment conversions in 2025, according to a report by the real estate listing site RentCafe. The New York metropolitan area has 8,310…
Feb. 19, 2025 By Colum Motherway Transfiguration Church, a historic institution in the heart of the Maspeth community, has been a pillar of faith for over 100 years. Also known as Transfiguration – Saint Stanislaus Kostka, the parish at 64-25 Perry Ave. has witnessed generations of worshippers and plays an essential role in the…
Feb. 18, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Queens Borough President Donovan Richards held a virtual meeting with Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday to discuss the ongoing crisis at City Hall. The meeting was held in response to the resignation of four deputy mayors on Monday, Feb. 17, over allegations that Mayor Eric Adams agreed to…