Jan. 6, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A group of neighborhood civic leaders have come together to set up a digital tool kit to help struggling small businesses survive the economic crisis. The Queens Small Business Alliance, which was co-founded by City Council candidate Julie Won, local leaders Morry Galonoy, Charley Mills, Jamie Walsh, Danielle Brecker, and… Read more »
Jan. 7, 2021 By Allie Griffin IKEA, the popular Swedish furniture and homeware store, will open its first location in Queens later this month. The retailer will open a 115,000 square-foot store in Rego Park — within the neighborhood’s Rego Center shopping mall–at the corner of Queens Boulevard and Junction Boulevard. IKEA Queens will be… Read more »
Jan. 6, 2021 By Allie Griffin Several Queens lawmakers took to Twitter this afternoon to denounce the pro-Trump rioters who stormed the nation’s Capitol in what many are calling an attempted coup. The president’s supporters pushed past law enforcement on the steps of the Capitol building, broke into the building and took over the Senate… Read more »
Jan. 6, 2021 By Allie Griffin Three COVID-19 vaccination sites will open in Queens next week, the New York City Health Commissioner announced Wednesday. The sites will open on Friday, Jan. 15 and health care workers — along with others who qualify — will be able to receive the vaccine. The sites will be open… Read more »
Jan. 6, 2021 By Christian Murray Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer released his 2020 annual report Tuesday. We talk to Van Bramer in a podcast about the report, as well as his potential run for Queens Borough President. The council member discusses the challenges his constituents have faced following the outbreak of COVID-19 and what… Read more »
Jan. 6, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A GoFundMe has been launched for a well known Sunnyside business owner who was run down by a car during a protest last month. Roque Rodriguez, who owns Suryaside Yoga at 49-06 Skillman Ave., had his leg broken when a car plowed through a group of demonstrators in Manhattan… Read more »
Jan. 5, 2021 By Allie Griffin A 22-year-old man with a history of spewing far-right conspiracy theories online turned himself in to police early Tuesday morning for the bomb hoax at the Queens Place Mall a day before. Louis Shenker called 911 and surrendered to police at around 3 a.m. Tuesday, police said. He is… Read more »
Jan. 5, 2021 By Michael Dorgan New Year’s revelers set off fireworks on a Long Island City pier last Friday that caused the wooden floorboards to catch fire and burn a gaping hole through the boardwalk. A section of Pier 3, located at Gantry Plaza State Park, was scorched by the fireworks that went off… Read more »
Jan. 4, 2021 By Christian Murray A Sunnyside institution came to an end last week, with the local Veterans of Foreign Wars post officially closing after being in the neighborhood for nearly 90 years. The John Vincent Daniels Jr. VFW Post, or Post 2813, officially shut down its 43-53 43rd St. location on Dec. 31. The… Read more »
Jan. 4, 2020 By Allie Griffin A Queens high school will serve as a “NYC Vaccine Hub” where health care workers can get vaccinated for the coronavirus on Sunday. Health care workers who have not already received the COVID-19 vaccine through their employer can get their first dose of the vaccine at Hillcrest High School… Read more »