January 15, Staff Report
A Sunnyside restaurant has been temporarily closed by the health department for operating without a food permit.
Bucharest European Restaurant, which is currently for sale, was closed Thursday and had not reopened by Friday afternoon.…
January 14, Staff Report
More than 200 students at PS 12 in Woodside stayed home from school Thursday following the outbreak of a stomach virus, according to officials.
The stomach bug known as norovirus has sickened scores of children at the school.…
January 14, By Christian Murray
Molly Blooms, a gastropub located at 43-13 Queens Blvd, is closing Sunday, and its owner and staff will be having a final swan song to mark the occasion.
New owners are expected to take over the establishment in about a week and are likely to rename the bar,…
January 14, By Michael Florio
Scandals, the gritty strip club located in the heart of Long Island City, is about to reopen at its former site by the Queensboro Bridge.
The club shut its doors at 24-03 Queen Plaza North about a year ago but plans are in the works for it to reopen soon at the same highly visible location.…
January 14, By Christian Murray
A Queens Blvd property was purchased by a developer for a little over $12 million earlier this month.
The property, located at 38-01 Queens Blvd, was bought by Curbcut Queens Blvd for $12,070,000, a company linked to the development company Platinum Realty.…
January 13, Staff Report
A fire broke out at a Laundromat on 43rd Avenue this morning that left the store’s interior in tatters.
The fire broke out inside Super Laundromat, located at 42-24 43rd Avenue, and spread between the ceiling and roof.…
January 12, By Jackie Strawbridge
In an effort to make R train rides less “infrequent and unreliable,” transportation advocates and more than 40 elected officials are calling on the MTA to conduct a comprehensive review of the line.
The Straphangers Campaign,…
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January 11, By Christian Murray
Bicycle advocates throughout Queens turned up in big numbers at Community Board 2’s monthly meeting last week to express their support for the controversial bike lanes that were installed on Queens Boulevard last summer.…
January 9, Staff Report
A 20-year-old woman was threatened by a man in Woodside with a box cutter last month, according to police.
The police released a picture of the alleged suspect today who they say approached the victim from behind around 6:30 pm on Dec.…