July 11, 2019 Staff Report Beginning this summer, parents on the south side of Queens Boulevard will have a local daycare option to consider for their children. High Five Daycare, located at 50-08 39th St, will be opening its doors to the public on Saturday, July 13, with a three-hour open house from 11 a.m… Read more »
July 11, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Statements by Governor Andrew Cuomo leave little room for hope of a last-minute signing of a voter reform law that could impact the outcome of the contentious Queens District Attorney Democratic primary race. The bill, which would loosen the requirements for validating an affidavit ballot, was passed by State… Read more »
July 10, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan The Melinda Katz campaign team says that their candidate has received a raft of angry attacks on social media and are alleging that it is the result of Tiffany Cabán’s “reckless campaign tactics.” Katz’ criticism comes as the second day of the manual ballot recount is underway in the… Read more »
July 10, 2019 Staff Report A festival celebrating community activism and making a difference in the world will take place in Sunnyside this weekend. The second annual “A Better World Festival” invites kids and adults to sing, dance and create arts and crafts from noon until 5 p.m. on Sunday, July 14 at Bliss Plaza…. Read more »
July 9, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan A manual recount is underway at the Board of Elections to determine a winner in the contentious Queens District Attorney race. The count is expected to wrap up no sooner than next Friday. The recount of more than 93,000 ballots, which began earlier today at a BOE facility in… Read more »
July 8, 2019 Staff Report An electronics repair and accessories shop opened on Skillman Avenue last week. Master Electronics Repair, located at 48-15 Skillman Ave., is owned and operated by a Sunnyside resident and offers services such as cellphone repairs to fixing computers infected with viruses. Tarek Hajji, who has lived in Sunnyside with his… Read more »
July 8, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan A robust citywide expansion of the school zone speed camera network is underway, with the Department of Transportation aiming to add thousands of cameras across all five boroughs in an attempt to curb dangerous driving near the city’s schools. Starting later this week, the new cameras, as well as… Read more »
July 6, 2019, Staff Report Construction has begun on a seven story, 23-unit development on Queens Boulevard between 39th Place and 40th Street. The development, which is going up at 39-29 Queens Blvd., will consist of ground floor retail, with apartments on the upper floors. The developer, Farid Adhami of Leopold 21 LLC in Astoria,… Read more »
July 5, 2019 By Shane O’Brien About 40 protesters have been turning up outside St. Sebastian’s Church in Woodside on recent Sundays accusing a priest of failing to disclose parish finances and for playing a role in the exit of a fellow clergy member. The protests, which have been dismissed by the church as unfounded,… Read more »
July 4, 2019 By Christian Murray Melinda Katz has declared victory in the Democratic primary for Queens District Attorney, following the manual recount on Wednesday of thousands of absentee and affidavit ballots. The margin of victory over Tiffany Cabán was 20 votes, according to several well-placed sources. The City was the first publication to attribute… Read more »