Sept. 9, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A large indoor soccer complex is set to open in Astoria this fall. The facility, which will be 10,000 square feet in size, is expected to open in a single-story industrial building at 36-39 35th St. The new complex will be operated by Socceroof, a Brooklyn-based company that currently… Read more »
Sept. 9, 2021 By Allie Griffin The NYPD released a gruesome video today of a brazen daylight murder that took place in South Ozone Park Monday. The video shows the fatal shooting of a 46-year-old man who was ambushed and shot in the head by a gunman on South Conduit Avenue Monday morning. The footage… Read more »
Sept. 9, 2021 By Christian Murray Several state legislators representing districts in Queens are calling on the schools Chancellor to provide public school students with a remote learning option. The Queens officials signed onto a letter penned by Assemblywoman Catalina Cruz Tuesday that urges Chancellor Meisha Ross Porter to offer a remote learning option. “We… Read more »
Sept. 8, 2021 By Michael Dorgan The Taste of Sunnyside, an annual event that aims to showcase the diverse restaurant mix of the neighborhood, will return this year with a new twist given COVID-19. The annual event, which was canceled last year due to the pandemic, is being revamped as a restaurant/bar crawl as opposed… Read more »
Sept. 8, 2021 By Allie Griffin The New York City Sheriff’s Office seized dozens of vehicles with bogus and expired paper license plates in Queens last week. Deputy sheriffs impounded 53 vehicles with counterfeit paper plates on streets in Glendale, Maspeth, Middle Village, Ridgewood, Woodhaven and Woodside Friday as part of a citywide crackdown. The… Read more »
Sept. 7, 2021 By Allie Griffin President Joseph Biden visited Queens Tuesday to assess the damage from Hurricane Ida and speak to families afflicted by the destructive storm. Biden met with local elected officials in the borough, where 11 people were killed last week when homes, businesses and streets were flooded with several feet of… Read more »
Sept. 7, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A man who allegedly punched two 19-year-old men in an apparent anti-gay attack on a subway train in Long Island City in July has been collared by police. Jonathan Santos, 33, was arrested Tuesday for the attack – in which he also allegedly struck a woman who tried to… Read more »
Sept. 7, 2021 By Allie Griffin Thousands of New York City public school students will be able to get vaccinated against COVID-19 right inside their school buildings when classes begin next week. The city is placing pop-up vaccination sites at roughly 700 middle and high schools during the first week of classes, starting Sept. 13…. Read more »
Sept. 7, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A new law aimed at protecting employees from contracting COVID-19 by improving workplace safety standards went into effect Monday – after months of delays. The law, called the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (HERO), requires businesses to implement a range of safety standards in order to prevent… Read more »
Sept. 7, 2021 By Allie Griffin Community boards can continue to hold their meetings online—at least until January. Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill into law last week that allows boards to hold public meetings and hearings virtually in lieu of the ongoing pandemic. The legislation creates an exception to the state’s Open Meetings Law,… Read more »