Nov. 11, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Police have released video of a 66-year-old man being punched in the face in an unprovoked attack at a Jackson Heights subway station last month. The victim was walking inside the 74th Street-Roosevelt Avenue station on Oct. 31 at around 4 p.m. when the perpetrator approached him and sucker-punched… Read more »
Nov. 10, 2021 By Allie Griffin The city has completed its goal to construct 50 soccer pitches throughout the five boroughs in five years, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday. The 50th mini-pitch was recently completed in Manhattan, marking the final soccer field built in the city through a $3 million initiative aimed at expanding… Read more »
Nov. 10, 2021 By Allie Griffin The city shut down an Astoria public school for 10 days due to a COVID-19 outbreak among students and teachers. The Department of Education closed the doors of P.S. 166 The Henry Gradstein School beginning Wednesday after 25 positive cases were reported in the last seven days. All classes are… Read more »
Nov. 10, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Local artisans will showcase their works Saturday at the annual Sunnyside Artists Crafts and Arts Fair. The event, which was canceled last year due to the pandemic, will take place in a parking lot on 43rd Street between 43rd Avenue and Skillman Avenue. The fair has traditionally been held… Read more »
Nov. 10, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A Bronx resident has been nabbed for the shooting death of a man in the Hunters Point section of Long Island City last year. Hector Crespo, 26, was arrested Tuesday night and charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon for the Sept. 3, 2020 killing of Vickram… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on Nov. 8, 2021, 7:45 p.m. BY Reema Amin of Chalkbeat Nearly 1 in 10 New York City public school students were homeless last school year, a staggering rate that has barely budged for several years. About 101,000 students lived in unstable, or temporary, housing in the 2020-2021… Read more »
Nov. 9, 2021 By Christian Murray Community Board 2 elected a new chairperson Thursday night along with a slate of other officers to its executive board. Morry Galonoy, who was appointed to Community Board 2 in May 2020, was voted chair, while four other members were also elected to the 5-person executive board. All ran… Read more »
Nov. 9, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A multinational chain that offers Taiwanese desserts and teas plans to open in Long Island City – the latest in a series of businesses offering Asian-inspired food and drinks to come to the neighborhood. Meet Fresh is scheduled to open in December on the ground floor at 21-59 44th… Read more »
Nov. 8, 2021 By Christian Murray Two used-car auto dealerships—one based in Woodside and the other in Brooklyn—have been accused by the NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) of illegally bilking buyers out of thousands of dollars and face the loss of their dealership licenses and hefty fines. JF Motors, which is headquartered… Read more »
Nov. 9, 2021 By Allie Griffin Xi’an Famous Foods, a popular Chinese restaurant chain, will open a new location in a Flushing mega-development next year. The acclaimed chain, which was originally founded in Flushing, will open its fourth Queens outpost in the Tangram, a 1.2-million-square-foot mixed-use development on the corner of College Point Boulevard and… Read more »