Nov. 28, 2022 By Michael Dorgan An alleged drunk driver has been charged with vehicular manslaughter and other crimes after a fatal collision with a scooter rider in Jackson Heights early Saturday. Jairo Ortiz, 24, who was allegedly driving a BMW drunk, was traveling southbound on 82nd Street at around 1:15 a.m., when a scooter… Read more »
Nov. 28, 2022 By Christian Murray New York City Mayor Eric Adams signed legislation today that requires the FDNY to diversify the ethnic makeup of its ranks and introduce anti-discrimination training. The mayor signed a package of five bills that aims to increase the recruitment of underrepresented groups within the department. The legislation also requires… Read more »
Nov. 25, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The final date for the public to provide feedback on a proposed new ferry terminal at Hunters Point South Park has been extended to early December following appeals from local leaders. The deadline for the public to weigh in on the controversial proposal – which would see the city… Read more »
Nov. 22, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Three Queens council members who are members of the Commonsense Caucus say their legislative colleagues are out of touch when it comes to tackling crime and have called on them to get tough on improving public safety. Council members Bob Holden, Vickie Paladino and Joann Ariola want their fellow… Read more »
Nov. 22, 2022 By Christian Murray The City Council voted to approve Innovation QNS today, clearing the final hurdle for the developers in their quest to rezone a 5-block section of Astoria in order to build a 3,190-unit project. The vote came as no surprise, coming just a day after the council’s Land Use Committee… Read more »
Nov. 22, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The School Construction Authority (SCA) has announced plans to build a new 547-seat elementary school in the Court Square section of Long Island City. The SCA is set to acquire a 5-story office building, located at 23-10 43rd Ave., and then demolish it before constructing the new school in… Read more »
Nov. 21, 2022 By Christian Murray It didn’t come easy. After lengthy negotiations, the developers of the massive Innovation QNS project have been given the blessing of Councilmember Julie Won to go ahead with their massive 5-block, $2 billion project slated for Astoria. Won said that she has struck an agreement with the developers who… Read more »
Nov. 21, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The Queens Post has obtained dramatic video footage of a vehicle engulfed in flames and then exploding in Long Island City Sunday. The footage, captured at around 8:15 p.m., shows an unoccupied vehicle on fire stopped on the westbound ramp that leads to the Queensboro Bridge in Court Square…. Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on Nov. 21, 2022 By Greg B. Smith, Rachel Holliday Smith, Claudia Irizarry Aponte and Suhail Bhat After a fast-moving fire in a luxury Manhattan tower called Rivercourt injured dozens of tenants and triggered a daring high-rise rescue, fire officials made clear that the cause was an increasingly common… Read more »
Nov. 18, 2022 By Czarinna Andres A well-known Brazilian restaurant is opening in Elmhurst next week, across from the Queens Center Mall. Fogo de Chão, which currently has 68 locations globally, is opening its Queens restaurant on Friday Nov. 25—its second in New York City. Its other New York City restaurant is in midtown Manhattan…. Read more »