April 21, By Christian Murray
A group of about 75 people gathered at Bliss Plaza in Sunnyside last night to rally against the gentrification of Queens, specifically targeting three major proposals put forward by the mayor that would affect the livability of Astoria,…
April 20, Staff Report
A Queens man was sentenced to 17 years in prison after beating a shopkeeper in Woodside to death with a door handle last year.
Queens District Attorney Richard Brown announced that 22-year-old Victor Mendoza of Woodside was sentenced to jail after pleading guilty to first degree manslaughter for beating 34-year-old Martin Ouiej to death in March 2016.…
April 20, By Christian Murray
An Astoria-based veterinarian is opening a Sunnyside location later this month.
The clinic will be located at 45-10 Skillman Avenue and a grand opening is scheduled for Saturday, April 29 at 1pm. The practice is called the Skillman Animal Clinic and has been in the works for about a year.…
April 19, Staff Report
A Queens man was sentenced to 22 years in prison yesterday for shooting and killing a man outside of a Woodside strip club.
Queens District Attorney Richard Brown announced that 30-year-old Dwayne Johnson of Queens Village was sentenced after pleading guilty to manslaughter for shooting and killing 25-year-old Allah Howell in October 2013 outside Perfection nightclub at 62-05 30th Avenue,…
April 19, By Hannah Wulkan
Mayor Bill de Blasio will be coming to Long Island City next week for a town hall meeting to address community concerns.
The town hall meeting will be held on April 27 at 7 p.m.…
April 18, Staff Report
The city awarded several local organizations grants up to $30,000 last week to develop projects to support small businesses in Sunnyside, Woodside and Jackson Heights.
NYC Department of Small Business Services Commissioner Gregg Bishop announced on Wednesday that the department awarded over $1 million to 34 groups throughout all five boroughs.…
April 18, By Hannah Wulkan
A local group is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the first 7 train rolling in to Queens.
Transportation advocacy group Access Queens is throwing a 100th Anniversary celebration for the Corona extension of the 7 train,…
April 17, Staff Report
The man who has been spotted surfing trains in Queens last week has turned himself into police.
The police reported in a tweet that the man had turned himself in and included a picture of the culprit who took footage of himself standing on the roof of a 7 train as it zipped through Queens last week.…
April 17, By Hannah Wulkan
A local suicide prevention center is looking to raise awareness of its presence in the neighborhood, while raising funds through a trivia night and happy hour next weekend.
The trivia night fundraiser next weekend will go to benefit Pieta House,…
April 13, By Hannah Wulkan
Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer is calling on the Department of Transportation to increase safety at a Sunnyside intersection that has seen two cyclists injured or killed in the last ten days.
Van Bramer held a press conference today to call on the DOT to implement new safety measures at the intersection of 43rd Avenue and 39th Street,…