By Rosa Goldensohn, THE CITY This story was originally published on 08/28/19 by THE CITY Just a dozen days after Amazon announced this winter that it would pull out of plans for a Queens headquarters in the face of raucous opposition, the local authority that had helped forge the deal sought help from a familiar face,… Read more »
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Kosciuszko Bridge Fully Opens to Traffic Thursday Morning
Aug. 27, 2019 By Allie Griffin The Kosciuszko Bridge will fully open to traffic early Thursday morning, just in time for rush hour traffic — and four years ahead of schedule. The second, Brooklyn-bound span will accept vehicles the day after Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Grand Opening Ceremony tomorrow. However, pedestrians and cyclists can preview the bridge,… Read more »
New ‘Affordable’ Housing Lottery Opens in Woodside, Rents Start at $2,285
Aug. 27, 2019 By Allie Griffin Three units in a newly construction Woodside apartment building are now open through the city’s affordable housing lottery and applicants must make nearly $80,000 annually to qualify. One one-bedroom unit and two two-bedroom units are up for grabs at 52-22 Roosevelt Ave, a building boosting stainless steel appliances, an… Read more »
Police Plead for Fresh Information in the Case of Louis Rispoli
Aug. 27, 2019 By Shane O’Brien Police are asking the public for fresh information as they continue their search for the suspects who killed a Woodside man almost seven years ago. The 108th Precinct posted a video Friday pleading for new information in the murder investigation of Louis Rispoli, who was beaten to death at… Read more »
Discount Store Moves Into Former South Pole Space
Aug. 27, 2019 Staff Report A discount store has opened up on Queens Boulevard where South Pole was located for decades. D&F Deal Discount Store, which opened at 44-04 Queens Blvd. Thursday, sells low cost items much like a 99 cent variety store. The store comes to the boulevard almost a year to the day… Read more »
Queens 7 Train Riders Face Hellish Commute Due to a Broken Rail
Aug. 26, 2019 By Allie Griffin Queens straphangers had a hellish start to their week, beginning their Monday morning commute with major rush hour delays and overcrowding. Because of a broken rail near Queensboro Plaza, 7 train service was suspended around 7 a.m. between Queens and Manhattan and other Queens lines faced “extensive delays” as… Read more »
Station Bar on 61st Street Closed for Operating Without a Food Handling License
Aug. 23, 2019 By Shane O’Brien A popular Irish dive bar in Woodside has been shut down for over a month for operating without a food handling license, causing dismay among the bar’s patrons. Station Bar at 39-50 61st St. was ordered to cease operations by order of the New York Commissioner of Health and… Read more »
Van Bramer Calls for Expanded Safety Netting After More Debris Falls From 7 train
Aug. 22, 2019 By Shane O’Brien Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer has called on the MTA to expand the safety netting under the 7 train after another piece of debris fell from the elevated tracks in Woodside on Wednesday. A chunk of metal fell from the elevated subway line close to the 52nd Street-Lincoln Avenue… Read more »
Governor Cuomo To Host Grand Opening of the Kosciuszko Bridge Next Week
Aug. 22, 2019 By Allie Griffin Governor Andrew Cuomo will host an official grand opening of the Kosciuszko Bridge next week, as the second span opens four years ahead of schedule. The Governor’s invite-only grand opening will happen on Wednesday, Aug. 28 and the new Brooklyn-bound span is expected to open to traffic next month,… Read more »
Man Fatally Struck by 7 Train in Sunnyside Tuesday
Aug. 23, 2019 By Shane O’Brien A man is dead after he was struck by a subway train at the 46th Street-Bliss Street station in the early hours Tuesday morning, MTA officials said. The operator of a Manhattan-bound 7 train noticed the victim lying on the tracks as the train entered the station at 1:15… Read more »