July 11, 2022 By Michael Dorgan More than 500 people marched through the streets of Corona Saturday in support of Latin Americans who are members of the trans community. The colorful protest rally, called the Annual Trans-Latinx March, began at around 5 p.m. where attendees converged at Corona Plaza in front of makeshift stage to… Read more »
July 3, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Long Island City will get a new Walgreens later this year despite the company shuttering a number of stores throughout the borough in recent months. The pharmacy chain has confirmed that it is moving into a newly constructed low-rise building on the corner of Queens Plaza South and 28th… Read more »
July 1, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A Sunnyside woman has been charged with vehicular assault and a slew of other crimes after she allegedly drove drunk and plowed into an 8-year-old girl and the girl’s grandmother as they crossed a street in Woodside Tuesday. She then smashed her car into two vehicles before coming to… Read more »
July 1, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The FDNY has opened a new Emergency Medical Services (EMS) station in Astoria and local leaders held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the facility Tuesday. The facility, called EMS Station 49, will serve as a base for emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics to serve Astoria and the rest of… Read more »
June 30, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A second Starbucks in Astoria has voted to unionize, making it the second Starbucks in Queens to do so. Employees at the 22-28 31st St. store voted 7-4 in favor of unionizing. Workers made the announcement via Twitter Thursday morning. The store is located between Ditmars Boulevard and 23rd… Read more »
June 28, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A 39-year-old woman suffered a broken jaw after she was randomly punched in the face while riding the 7 train in Long Island City earlier this month, police announced Tuesday. The woman, police said, was riding a Manhattan-bound 7 train as it approached the Hunters Point Avenue subway station… Read more »
June 28, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A developer plans to bulldoze a shuttered Walgreens store on Queens Boulevard and construct a 12-story condominium building in its place. New Empire, a Brooklyn-based developer, has purchased a 19,000-square-foot site on the corner of Queens Boulevard and 58th Street that is currently home to a vacant Walgreens store… Read more »
June 27, 2022 By Michael Dorgan An office worker in Long Island City got a big surprise earlier this month when he discovered that the windshield of his brand-new Tesla had been smashed by a raging vandal with a large wooden sign. The worker, 33, named Mike, had just finished work on June 13 at… Read more »
June 24, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Drivers in Woodside were left shocked and angry Thursday morning after a suspect went on a vandalism spree in the area leaving dozens of parked vehicles with smashed windows. Instead of quickly hopping into their vehicles for the morning commute, the drivers were seen sweeping up the shattered glass… Read more »
June 24 2022 By Michael Dorgan A popular Korean-style chicken restaurant that closed in August after a fire ripped through its storefront is set to reopen next month. Mad For Chicken, known for its specialty fried chicken dishes, will reopen the 43-16 Queens Blvd. restaurant in two weeks. The reopening comes nearly a year after… Read more »