June 24, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan and Christian Murray State Senator Michael Gianaris endorsed public defender Tiffany Cabán, 31, over the weekend in the contentious race for Queens District Attorney. “I’m interested in supporting someone who is going to bring real change to the prosecutor’s office,” Gianaris said when he made the announcement. “Tiffany Cabán… Read more »
June 24, 2019 By Christian Murray A drug and alcohol rehabilitation center is planned to open on Roosevelt Avenue near the 52nd Street subway station this fall. Representatives from Argus Community, a non-profit organization that treats people with substance abuse problems, told Community Board 2’s Land Use committee Thursday that it plans to move into… Read more »
June 23, 2019 By Shane O’Brien State Sen. Mike Gianaris faces a challenger in next year’s Democratic primary. Justin Potter, a Long Island City resident, announced the launch of his campaign to represent the 12th Senate district recently, arguing that people can no longer count on Gianaris to take a pragmatic approach to policymaking. Much… Read more »
June 21, 2019 By Shane O’Brien Sunnyside’s annual film festival is returning to the neighborhood for its fourth installment next week. The Boulevard Film Festival will run from Thursday, June 27 through to its closing party on Sunday, June 30, with almost all of its events taking place in the Thalia Spanish Theater at 41-17… Read more »
June 21, 2019 By Christian Murray BJ’s Wholesale Club and Burlington Coat Factory are likely to be opening on 48th Street in the mall that used to house National Wholesale Liquidators and Toys R Us. Heidenberg Properties Group, the owner of the 35-00 48th Street mall, went before Community Board 1 Tuesday to get the lots… Read more »
June 20, 2019 By Christian Murray The City Council passed the 2020 budget yesterday and millions has been allocated toward Sunnyside and Woodside parks, district schools, local cultural groups and libraries. Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer said that several parks in the district will be upgraded as part of the $92.8 billion budget. “This was… Read more »
June 19, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan The New York City Council’s Black, Latino/a, Asian Caucus (BLAC) and Progressive Caucus united yesterday to voice their support for Education Chancellor Richard Carranza after a letter, signed by seven City Council members and two Assembly members, was sent to Mayor Bill de Blasio on Saturday condemning Carranza’s alleged… Read more »
June 18, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Queens Borough President Melinda Katz announced today that she has allocated $65 million for capital projects throughout Queens in fiscal year 2020. The $65 million, to be used to upgrade and improve 80 different projects in Queens, is part of the $92.8 billion Fiscal Year 2020 budget agreement reached by… Read more »
June 18, 2019 Staff Report A Woodside man who beat his girlfriend’s Shih-Tzu to death and then dumped its body in a nearby parking lot last year was sentenced to six months in jail today. Brando Henriquez, 24, pleaded guilty last week to aggravated animal cruelty and tampering with physical evidence. Henriquez, as part of… Read more »
June 18, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law Monday a bill that will allow undocumented immigrants to obtain a driver’s license. Cuomo signed the bill shortly after it passed narrowly in the state senate yesterday, by a vote of 33 to 29. The bill passed the Assembly last week, which had the… Read more »