Jan. 31, 2019 By Nathaly Pesantez Petland Discounts will be shutting down operations across New York stores, including a handful of locations in Queens, according to state filings. The company will be closing 70 locations in the five boroughs, Nassau and Westchester, and is laying off the 367 employees that staffed the sites in coming… Read more »
Jan. 30, 2019 By Meghan Sackman A Woodside couple has filed a lawsuit against a Forest Hills veterinary clinic for $290,000 alleging that it was responsible for their cat’s death. Matthew and Louise Ritter claim that BluePearl Vet Specialists, located at 107-28 71st Rd, killed their 17-year-old cat, Camry, by prescribing more than twice the… Read more »
Jan. 28, 2019 By Nathaly Pesantez A group of volunteers will be clearing litter and debris from Sunnyside’s protected bike lanes and adjacent sidewalks as part of a community clean-up scheduled for Saturday. The three-and-a-half-hour clean-up, co-hosted by the organizers behind the Sunnyside Family Fun Bike Ride and Transportation Alternatives’ Queens Volunteer Committee, will start… Read more »
Jan. 28, 2019 By Christian Murray A Long Island City-based auto dealership has been fined more than $3 million for deceiving many of its customers, according to the Department of Consumer Affairs. Major World, based at 43-40 Northern Blvd., was fined for using illegal practices to profit from low-income and immigrant consumers, the city agency… Read more »
Jan. 25, 2019 By Nathaly Pesantez A developer has filed plans for a four-story building on 48th Avenue in Woodside that once saw a Korean church before its demolition several months ago. The plans, filed yesterday by Nash Builders, which purchased the property last spring for $2.3 million, call for a 12-unit building at 45-07… Read more »
Jan. 22, 2019 By Nathaly Pesantez More than 20 apartments are up for grabs in a new affordable housing lottery for a soon-to-be completed development along Queens Boulevard in Woodside. J&J Tower, a nine-story project at 46-02 70th St., is offering 23 apartments ranging from studios and two bedrooms, starting at a monthly rent of… Read more »
Jan. 21, 2019 Sponsored Story PJ Horgan’s, a gastropub with deep roots in Sunnyside, officially opened its long-awaited kitchen two weeks ago, after construction and permitting stalled its launch ever since the establishment re-located to 49-02 Skillman Ave. in March. The new kitchen, helmed by executive chef Ben Morrison, serves lunch from 11 a.m. to… Read more »
Jan. 17, 2019 By Christian Murray A former bookkeeper who was behind a vicious acid attack on Skillman Avenue in 2015 that disfigured a woman’s face has been sentenced to 17 years in prison. Kim Williams, 49, of the Kingsbridge section of the Bronx, was sentenced today for stealing more than $750,000 from the Long… Read more »
Jan. 17, 2019 By Nathaly Pesantez A developer has filed plans for a seven-story building at the corner of 52nd Street and Roosevelt Avenue in a project that comes after several properties were recently purchased on the stretch. “52 Roosevelt Ave Inc,” the developer that recently purchased three properties on the avenue including the old… Read more »
Jan. 16, 2019 By Christian Murray Governor Andrew Cuomo urged lawmakers to pass legislation this year that would charge motorists a fee for entering Manhattan below 60th Street. Cuomo said that the charge, known as congestion pricing, would help fund a crumbling subway system by raising $15 billion in coming years. He said it would… Read more »