March 3, 2021 By Christian Murray A proposal for a seven-story affordable housing complex in Sunnyside is one step closer to becoming a reality. The City Planning Commission voted today to approve a rezoning application that would make way for a seven-story, 167-unit building at 50-25 Barnett Ave. The vote was unanimous, 12-0. The fate… Read more »
March 2, 2021 By Christina Santucci Several Queens elected officials are calling on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to step down in the wake of three women accusing him of sexual harassment. Politicians — such as state Sen. Jessica Ramos, Assemblywoman Jessica González-Rojas and Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer — have said that he should resign. Meanwhile,… Read more »
March 2, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Political candidates in Queens were out gathering signatures Tuesday–the first day candidates were permitted to solicit signatures in order to get on the ballot. The candidates were calling on registered voters to sign their petition in their quest to generate the required number of signatures in order to get… Read more »
March 2, 2021 By Allie Griffin The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has completed accessibility upgrades at the Manhattan-bound side of the Court Square- 23rd Street subway station, the agency announced Tuesday. The entrance to the E/M line platform — on the Manhattan-bound side — has been outfitted with a new elevator, ramp, wheelchair access gate,… Read more »
March 2, 2021 By Christian Murray The Sunnyside branch of the Queens Public Library will reopen Thursday following its closure for construction. The library, located at 43-06 Greenpoint Ave., will reopen after it shut down Nov. 5 in order for the entrance to be revamped to make it ADA compliant and accessible to all customers…. Read more »
March 2, 2021 By Christina Santucci Movie theaters across New York City can usher in patrons Friday — for the first time in nearly a year — but some cinema operators in Queens will not be opening their doors just yet. Three independent cinemas in Queens are among those that will not be opening Friday…. Read more »
March 2, 2021 By Christian Murray Queens Borough President Donovan Richards will be presenting his first State of the Borough address Wednesday night when he will outline the borough’s road to recovery in the wake of the pandemic. The event, which will be held virtually, will take place at 6 p.m. and will be streamed… Read more »
March 2, 2021 By Allie Griffin The COVID-19 vaccination site at York College in Jamaica is now open to all eligible Queens residents. The site — where appointments were reserved for eligible residents of select Queens ZIP codes for one week — was opened to the rest of the borough on Saturday, Governor Andrew Cuomo… Read more »
March 2, 2021 By Christina Santucci The roof of a Best Buy warehouse in Woodside partially collapsed Monday night. More than a dozen firefighters responded to the location, at 32-49 49th St., after the incident was reported around 7 p.m. No one was injured in the incident, fire officials said. The building — a storage… Read more »
March 2, 2021 By Christina Santucci Middle Village resident Brian Walter lost his 80-year-old father to COVID-19 in May, but his family was not able to properly mourn. “We had a funeral with no attendance, no wake, no services,” he said. So, Walter has sought to honor his dad, John, in another way. He has… Read more »