July 26, By John O’Reilly (columnist)
Mayor Bill de Blasio came out as pro-life this week.
Pro “Boulevard of Life” that is. This creepy, progressive sounding label is attached to the $100 million rechristening of the Boulevard of Death,…
July 23, By Michael Florio
Construction work has begun on the ‘Boulevard of Death’ that advocates say will help keep pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists safe.
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced this morning that the Department of Transportation (DOT) started work Monday on its $101 million Vision Zero project to improve safety conditions on a 7-mile stretch of Queens Boulevard that goes from Roosevelt to Jamaica Ave.…
July 22, By Michael Florio
Police are searching for a 21-year-old autistic man who went missing in Woodside on Monday.
Davion Simon was last seen on Monday inside his Broadway house at 8 pm, according to police.
Simon is autistic and cannot speak.…
July 22, By Christian Murray
Marlene Tavern, a Sunnyside/Woodside wine bar, has been sold to a long-time employee of the Copper Kettle.
Jonathan Cordeiro bought the 41-11 49th Street café/bar from Kandi Kitich, who put it on the market in April.…
By Jackie Strawbridge
A store that sat vacant for more than half a year finally got a tenant after art on its façade inspired newfound interest in the property.
Located at 39-11 47th Ave., the store was covered in colorful art that answered the question,…
July 20, By Jackie Strawbridge
The 20th century landscape architect behind Sunnyside Gardens and Phipps Garden Apartments will soon get a tribute in the historic district whose character she helped create.
A bill that would rename 45th Street between Skillman Avenue and 39th Avenue to “Marjorie Sewell Cautley Way,” in memory of this architect,…
July 17, By Jackie Strawbridge
Almost 20 new trash cans have popped up in Woodside and surrounding neighborhoods, after $10,000 was allocated for their installation.
Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, who allocated the funding, joined the Department of Sanitation and Woodside residents on Friday to announce the installation these new cans;…
July 17, By Michael Florio
Car dealerships are displaying their vehicles on the sidewalk along Northern Blvd and street safety advocates are sick of it.
Angela Stach of Transportation Alternatives and Cristina Furlong of Make Queens Safer, two pedestrian safety advocacy groups,…
July 16, By Christian Murray
A man broke into a Woodside establishment earlier this month and took off with an undetermined amount of foreign currency, police said.
The suspected entered 53-04 Roosevelt Avenue on Thursday, July 2, at about 7:45 am and stole an undetermined amount of Euros.…
July 15, By Christian Murray
The police are looking for a man who grabbed a woman’s buttocks while he was riding his skateboard in Woodside last Friday.
The police said a 24-year-old woman was walking in front of 39-67 61st Street at about 7:30 pm,…