Sept . 24, 2019. By Shane O’Brien A town hall meeting featuring three elected officials is taking place in Sunnyside this Sunday. About 150 people are expected to attend the public meeting that has been scheduled to take place at Sunnyside Community Services at 43-31 39th St. on Sunday, Sept. 29 at 2 p.m. Assemblywoman… Read more »
Sept. 23, 2019 By Shane O’Brien Woodside on the Move (WOTM), a non-profit group that has served the western Queens neighborhood for decades, is moving to a new headquarters at the end of the month. The organization is moving from its current address at 39-42 59th St.(second floor) to 51-23B Queens Blvd. at the beginning… Read more »
Sept. 20, 2019 By Christian Murray Participatory budgeting is kicking off again in District 26, where area residents can pitch ideas and vote on how to spend $1 million on capital projects, Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer announced earlier this week. The months-long event, now in its sixth year within the district that covers Long… Read more »
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 »