Feb. 17, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Construction has begun on a $3.2 million revamp to a Woodside park that will feature a new basketball court, children’s play areas and other amenities. Renovations on Hart Playground, located at 65th and 37th Ave., got underway last month and are slated to be done by January 2021. The… Read more »
Feb. 17, 2020 By Kristen Torres A former sanitation employee who spent 20 years working for the city is putting his hat in the ring to challenge State Senator Michael Gianaris in this year’s Democratic primary. Ignazio “Izzy” Terranova retired from the city’s Department of Sanitation after a decades-long career in 2019. His inspiration to… Read more »
Feb. 17, 2020 By Kristen Torres A man approached a woman inside a Dunkin’ Donuts store in Woodside earlier this month and threatened to kill her and her dog if she didn’t hand over $20, police said. The suspect walked up to a 42-year-old woman inside the 61-12 Roosevelt Ave. store on Feb. 6 around… Read more »
Feb. 14, 2020 By Michael Dorgan The police are looking for a suspect who struck a man in the head with a beer bottle inside a Sunnyside restaurant earlier this month. The attack took place on Feb. 2, at Bajeko Sekuwa New York, located at 43-16 Queens Blvd. at around 1:45 a.m. Police said that the… Read more »
Feb. 12, 2020 By Kristen Torres The City Council passed landmark legislation Tuesday that would force drivers who rack up tickets for running red lights or speeding to take a traffic safety course– or else risk getting their car impounded by the Sheriff’s Office. Council Member Brad Lander, who represents parts of western Brooklyn, sponsored… Read more »
Feb. 12, 2020 By Kristen Torres Police are looking for a Long Island City man who was last seen on a bus in Brooklyn Monday night. Nicolas Montiel, a 67-year-old man who lives on Greenpoint Avenue, was last seen on Feb. 10 around 10:45 p.m. aboard the B62 bus at the intersection of Manhattan Ave…. Read more »
Feb. 11, 2020 By Allie Griffin A former CNBC anchor and Sunnyside resident will challenge Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for her Congressional seat in the Democratic primary election. Michelle Caruso-Cabrera today announced her run for the 14th District, which covers Astoria, College Point, Corona, East Elmhurst, Elmhurst, Jackson Heights, Sunnyside, Woodside and parts of the Bronx. “I’m… Read more »
Feb. 11, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Community Board 2 voted against a plan filed by Home Depot that calls for a massive home-improvement store and a six-story self-storage facility on a manufacturing site in Maspeth. Home Depot needs a special permit since the 59-02 Borden Ave. site is located in a manufacturing district and the… Read more »
Feb. 10, 2020 By Kristen Torres Several Queens lawmakers joined officials from a prominent teachers union Monday to unveil results of a new poll that showed broad support for a proposed state-wide wealth tax. An overwhelming majority of survey respondents—92 percent—supported new taxes on New York’s millionaires and billionaires as a way to cover the… Read more »
Feb. 7, 2020 By Allie Griffin Two Queens Council Members have accused the NYPD Police Commissioner of creating a “false narrative” by attributing an uptick in crime to the new bail reform laws. Council Members Donovan Richards and Rory Lancman penned a letter to Commissioner Dermot Shea yesterday asking him to publicly withdraw his comments,… Read more »