July 27, 2021 By Ryan Songalia Con Edison has given Queens’ most notable skyscraper a green makeover, significantly cutting its carbon emissions. One Court Square, the 53-story office building in Long Island City that was completed in 1990, recently underwent a $5.8 million upgrade of its heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems. The upgrades are expected… Read more »
July 27, 2021 By Christian Murray Two men are wanted for stealing a food deliveryman’s scooter outside the Woodside restaurant where he worked. The suspects approached the victim outside Pollo Mario Restaurant, located at 62-01 Woodside Ave., and demanded his bike when he returned from a delivery at around at around 6:35 p.m. on July 14…. Read more »
July 22, 2021 By Allie Griffin The number of rat complaints has jumped significantly in Queens this year, with complaints in neighborhoods like Woodside and Ridgewood more than double what they were a year ago. There were 1,812 complaints across Queens for the Jan. 1 — June 30 period this year, up more than 27… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on JULY 26, 2021, 9:01PM EDT BY Jose Martinez Traffic has rebounded to pre-pandemic levels on bridges and tunnels across the city, data shows — spurring concerns that New York is headed “right back to gridlock” as mass transit use lags. More than 27.9 million vehicles crossed… Read more »
July 26, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Outdoor movies will be making a return to the Long Island City waterfront for the seventh year this Saturday – with The Lion King (2019) kicking off the 2021 series. The free movies, known as CinemaLIC, will be screened on a state-of-the art, 30-foot inflatable screen at Hunters Point… Read more »
July 26, 2021, By Michael Dorgan A shirtless drive-by shooter fired a shot at a man outside the Sunnyside Library Saturday and the bullet missed before going through a library window, according to police. The suspect was driving a gray-colored Toyota Camry on 43rd Street and Greenpoint Avenue at around 1:30 p.m. when he fired… Read more »
July 26, 2021 By Christian Murray A man who was trying to fix a flat tire on the side of the Long Island Expressway in Queens early Monday morning was struck dead by a driver in a Tesla. Jean Louis, 52, of Cambria Heights, was attempting to fix his tire on the shoulder of the… Read more »
July 26, 2021 By Allie Griffin All 300,000 city workers will need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or adhere to weekly testing under a new mandate by mid September, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday. The city will require all municipal workers to be vaccinated by Sept. 13 — the first day of public school —… Read more »
July 26, 2021 By Allie Griffin A group of teens jumped a 44-year-old man who was out walking his dog in Middle Village Friday night. Dozens of teenagers were setting off fireworks and yelling at the corner of 75th Street and Juniper Boulevard North, near Juniper Valley Park when the man — reportedly an off-duty… Read more »
July 24, 2021 By Ryan Songalia An acrylic painting will be raffled off Sunday to benefit the victims of a massive fire that tore through a Jackson Heights apartment building in April. The raffle will take place at the Queens Pop-up Market– a market that will feature about 30 vendors– that is being held from… Read more »