August 18, By Christian Murray
A masked-man who smashed through the glass door at Pearle Vision and scooped up more than $3,000 in glasses was stopped in his tracks by police as he attempted to flee the store early Saturday,…
August 17, By Christian Murray
Trucks will be spraying a number of western Queens neighborhoods with a pesticide this evening as the Health Dept. aims to deplete the mosquito population to combat West Nile disease.
Spraying will begin at 8:30 pm,…
August 16, Staff Report
A man dressed in a Yankee shirt was riding through the streets of Sunnyside yesterday on an all-terrain vehicle.
The rider drove down Skillman Avenue, made an illegal right turn on 43rd Avenue and then raced to Northern Boulevard.…
August 14, By Christian Murray
Bliss Street Station, an Irish bar/restaurant that has been part of the neighborhood since 1989, is closing.
Ambrose Gurhy, a co-owner of the 47-02 Greenpoint Ave. establishment, said the bar’s last day will be Sunday,…
August 14, By Michael Florio
A Flushing-bound 7 train struck and injured a man who at the Woodside station this morning.
The man was leaning over the edge of the platform and was looking in the wrong direction when the incoming 7-train struck him at 8:28 am,…
August 13, By Christian Murray
A new Italian restaurant is opening on Queens Blvd.
Zio Luigie, a restaurant that will focus primarily on offering fresh pastas, is scheduled to open at 42-15 Queens Blvd in October, according to owner Louis Bermjo.…
August 11, Staff Report
Caffe Bene’s Sunnyside operation is for sale.
The café, located at 41-31 Queens Blvd, opened in May 2014 and is on the market for $550,000 (click for listing). The rent is $7,000 per month and there is 15 years left on the lease,…
August 11, By Jackie Strawbridge
A car sharing company hopes to better connect Brooklyn and Queens by expanding its network into the borough.
Car2Go, an international car share company with a fleet of vehicles in Brooklyn, announced Tuesday that it will expand to Long Island City,…
August 10, By Christian Murray
The individuals who announced plans at a March community board meeting that they were opening a bar/restaurant at the corner of 43rd Street and 43rd Avenue are continuing to go ahead with the venture.…
August 10, By Christian Murray
More than 100 residents paid tribute to the legacy of the late Luke Adams by attending the co-naming of 46th Street Saturday in his honor.
Adams, who lived and ran a travel agency in the neighborhood for decades,…