Sept. 19, 2019 Staff Report A large Korean-fried chicken restaurant is opening on the corner of Queens Boulevard and 44th Street—taking over the space vacated by a Dave’s Bagels, Riko Peruvian Chicken and a hardware store. Mad for Chicken, which operates a restaurant on Northern Boulevard in Flushing, plans on opening the Queens Boulevard space… Read more »
Sept. 17, 2019. By Shane O’Brien Police are investigating a shooting in Woodside after a man was shot in the hand and stomach by an unknown assailant in the early hours Tuesday morning. The shooting occurred at the intersection of 59th Street and Woodside Avenue at about 12:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 17, according to… Read more »
Sept. 17, 2019. By Shane O’Brien The New York City EDC released a number of design concepts for the Sunnyside Yard at a public meeting in Long Island City last night as the planning process for the gigantic site continues. The three-hour meeting held at Aviation High School was attended by more than 200 people… Read more »
Sept. 17, 2019. By Shane O’Brien The city is set to remove 100 parking spaces throughout New York City and replace them with charging stations for electric cars. The DOT will install 50 public charging stations across the city next year as part of a four-year pilot program. Each station will be able to charge… Read more »
Sept. 17, 2019. By Shane O’Brien Dozens of protesters disrupted the city’s Sunnyside Yard public meeting Monday night that took place at Aviation High School in Long Island City. The meeting, organized by the Economic Development Corp., descended into chaos when about 80 protesters from a number of different organizations staged an alternative public meeting… Read more »
Sept. 17, 2019 By Allie Griffin The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) released its proposed 2020-2024 capital plan Monday that calls for a $51.5 billion investment in the region’s subways, buses and railroads over the next five years. The proposal outlines a series of projects the authority hopes to tackle in that time, including adding 1,900… Read more »
Sept. 16, 2019 By Christian Murray The City has bought a large property on the corner of 50th Street and 39th Avenue and will soon start work on converting it into a public park. The property, the former Phipps Playground, was officially acquired by the city on Thursday. Details of the transaction–such as the price… Read more »
Sept. 16, 2019 By Allie Griffin In a scathing open letter, the newly appointed co-chair of the Queens branch of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) denounced Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer as a fake progressive and denied his apparent request to meet last week. Co-chair of the Queens DSA Jonathan Bailey wrote an open… Read more »
Sept. 14, 2019 By Shane O’Brien Police are looking for a man who has grabbed several women’s buttocks in Sunnyside and Woodside over the past two months. There have been at least four reported incidents where a man has sexually assaulted women between July 24 and Sept. 14, according to the police. The first incident… Read more »
Sept. 15, 2019 By Shane O’Brien The city is holding a public meeting on the Sunnyside Yard proposal Monday and will release some early design concepts as it looks to finalize plans for the gigantic western Queens site. Transportation, park space and public amenities will be among the topics discussed at the meeting. The meeting,… Read more »