July 10, By Christian Murray
A Long Island City-based art dealer art has been charged for selling items containing elephant ivory.
Robert Rogal, 70, who owns a 10,000 square foot art gallery at 47-15 36th Streets, sold a ballerina sculpture made of ivory to two undercover investigators.…
July 10, Staff Report
Sidetracks, the popular Irish bar/restaurant, closed for renovations yesterday and is scheduled to reopen in mid August, according to a notice on the door.
The establishment, which has been located at 45-08 Queens Blvd for nearly 30 years,…
July 7, Staff Report
The third time could be the charm for a popular Skillman Ave eatery.
Saffron Garden, located at 46-11 Skillman Ave, underwent renovations early last month and reopened on June 16 under the guidance of two new owners,…
July 5, By Nathaly Pesantez
The Boulevard Film Festival (BFF) will return to Sunnyside for a second year later this month. The festival will screen 30 films from local and international filmmakers at Bar 43 (43-06 43rd St.), Thalia Spanish Theatre (41-17 Greenpoint Ave.),…
Staff Report
Out with the old, in with the new.
The owners of the large Chinese restaurant, “New Grand Buffet.” located at 34-45 48th St. have handed over the near-20 year old establishment to new owner and manager, Jason Zheng.…
July 5, By Christian Murray
A developer filed plans last week for a 6 story, 19-unit complex to go up Queens Boulevard on the empty lot next to Starbucks, according to Building Dept. records.
The building would go up at 46-11 Queens Boulevard,…
July 5, Staff Report
A bicyclist was robbed by three men in Woodside last month after being pulled off his bike, according to police.
The cyclist, 40, was riding to work on Friday, June 23, at around 10:20 pm in the vicinity of 47th Avenue and 67th Street,…
June 30, By Nathaly Pesantez
A GoFundMe account has been created for the family of Steven Narvaez, the 28-year-old Woodside man who died last Saturday after his Toyota Corolla collided with a Freightliner tractor at the intersection of Skillman Avenue and Queens Blvd at around 6am.…
June 30, By Christian Murray
Five people have been arrested after the police conducted a 6 am raid of a Woodside house Wednesday and uncovered oxycodone, methamphetamines and 10 pounds of marijuana.
The raid took place at 41-09 69th Street and police found 138 bags of crystal methamphetamine in a dresser,…
June 30, Staff Report
The police are looking to locate a man who allegedly threw a trash can through a church window in Woodside last Saturday.
The suspect allegedly threw the can through the Sure Foundation Lutheran Church, located at 64-20 Roosevelt Avenue,…