Aug. 23, 2022 A Letter to the Editor by Brian Sampson, President, ABC’s Empire State Chapter Recently, actor and now New York City real estate developer Robert De Niro has come under fire for using open shop labor to build a studio complex in Astoria. There have been large protests outside of the construction site… Read more »
Aug. 22, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Police are searching for two armed robbers who burst into an apartment in Sunnyside overnight, tied the homeowner up, and then fled the scene with $10,000 worth of valuables. The home invasion took place at around midnight inside an apartment at 43-19 39th Pl, in a residence belonging to… Read more »
Aug. 22, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The NYPD is investigating two officers from the 108th Precinct to see whether they played any part in a horrific crash in Long Island City Friday that left two ATV riders dead, according to a report in the New York Daily News The police probe is examining whether a… Read more »
Aug. 22, 2022 By Max Murray The development boom on 52nd Street between Roosevelt Avenue and Queens Boulevard continues with a real estate company filing plans to construct a nine-story, 33-unit development on the stretch. The proposed development would go up at 43-09 52nd St., where a 3-story multi-family building is currently located. The site… Read more »
Aug. 22, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A pedestrian is in critical condition after being struck by a hit-and-run driver while he was in a marked crosswalk in Woodside Friday. The victim, a 63-year-old man, was hit while attempting to cross the intersection of Broadway and 64th Street just before 9 p.m., according to police. It… Read more »
Aug. 22, 2022 By Christian Murray A firefighter who worked out of Engine 325 in Woodside died Friday stemming from a “tragic accident” that occurred while he was off duty in East Flushing Thursday night, according to his union. Joseph Mulvey, 45, who worked out of the 41-24 51st St. firehouse, was discovered unconscious on… Read more »
Aug. 19, 2022 By Czarinna Andres Mayor Eric Adams announced Friday that the city has launched a program to help families seeking asylum enroll their children in public school. The city estimates that at least 1,000 children of asylum-seeking families will enter the public school system next month, with most of the students located within… Read more »
Aug. 19, 2022 By Christian Murray The Long Island City Partnership has named a new president, taking over the position that was held by Liz Lusskin who left the organization in May after a 9-year stint. Laura Rothrock, a development strategist who has been a consultant with the partnership since March 2021, is viewed an… Read more »
Aug. 19, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Two men are dead after the ATV bike they were riding collided with a semi-trailer truck in Long Island City early Friday. The victims, who police say were in their 30s, plowed into the side of the truck at Queens Plaza South and Jackson Avenue at around 1:50 a.m…. Read more »
Aug. 19, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Robert De Niro is currently developing a massive studio complex in Astoria—although he is coming under fire for hiring non-union construction workers to help build it. Around 100 protesters rallied outside the Tribeca Film Center in Lower Manhattan Wednesday to demand the legendary actor only employ unionized workers to… Read more »