May 3, By Michael Florio
Queens cyclists can take a ride through jazz history this weekend.
The Queens Bike Initiative will host a bike tour through some of Queens’ jazz landmarks, such as the Louis Armstrong House Museum, on Saturday.…
May 2, Staff Report
Police are searching for a man who allegedly masturbated while staring at a 26-year-old woman on the F train.
The suspect sat on a Manhattan bound F train and at the Northern Blvd station masturbated while staring at the woman on Saturday between 10:30 pm and 11:00pm.…
Staff Report, May 2
Two real estate companies have teamed up to build a nine-story, mixed use building at 38-01 Queens Boulevard, The Wall Street Journal
reports.
Curbcut Urban Partners LLC and Platinum Realty Associates have unveiled renderings for a 146,000-square-foot,…
April 30, Staff Report
A 48-year-old woman was punched in the face on the 7-train Friday by another female rider who claimed the victim was staring at her, according to the NYPD.
The suspect was involved in an argument with another rider as the train was approaching the 46th Street train station at about 3 pm.…
April 27, By Christian Murray
The high number of burglaries has long plagued residents of Sunnyside/Woodside and Long Island City, but this year the number of reported incidents is down nearly 50 percent compared to the same period in 2015.…
April 26, Staff Report
The H&R Block office located on Queens Boulevard has closed for good.
The owner of the 44-03 Queens Boulevard office moved out Saturday and now the 1,500 square foot space is empty.
Nelson Yadgarov, who is renting the space,…
April 25, Staff Report
Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer and members of Community Board 2 will hold a press conference Tuesday to call on the MTA to follow through with its promise of putting up noise barriers next to the LIRR tracks on Barnett Avenue.…
April 24, By Christian Murray
The quarter-page ad in Friday’s issue of the Woodside Herald
is direct:
“Together we Stay, Stop the Phipps Development!”
The ad was placed by a new group called the Queens Anti-Gentrification Project that was formed eight months ago by a handful of Sunnyside,…
April 21, Staff Report
Local parents are petitioning to keep the temporary stop signs near P.S. 361 in place permanently.
About 100 people have signed a Change.org petition to retain the stop signs at 57th Street and 39th Avenue – an intersection described as vital for a safe passage to and from both P.S.…
April 19, Staff Report
Nonna Gina, the brick oven pizzeria that opened at 43-24 Greenpoint Ave. in January 2015, is likely to close, according to its owner.
The pizzeria is currently owned by Simone Apollonio, who said the pizzeria had a short lease and that the landlord does not want to renew it.…