Aug. 18, 2022 By Christian Murray Hundreds of people testified virtually and in-person Tuesday night during a public meeting in Astoria that they do not approve of the changes proposed by the NYC Districting Commission to the boundaries of Council District 26. The hearing, a marathon session that lasted more than six hours, was held… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on Aug. 16, 2022 By Samantha Maldonado and Katie Honan Nearly a year after the remnants of Hurricane Ida flooded the Forest Hills one-bedroom apartment where Heidi Pashko and her husband live, the couple is finally beginning to settle back into their first-floor home of over four decades…. Read more »
Aug. 16, 2022 By Christian Murray A Community Board 2 taskforce created to evaluate the proposed changes to the boundaries of Council District 26 has rejected the NYC Districting Commission’s preliminary draft plan. The commission released preliminary maps in July for all 51 council districts—although the revised Council District 26 map stood out since the… Read more »
Aug. 16, 2022 By Michael Dorgan It’s been a long time coming but a new beer hall/entertainment venue will finally open in Long Island City Thursday. The new establishment, called Gamehaus LIC/NY, will open at 5-14 51st Ave. and will function as a live entertainment venue, beer hall and restaurant. The 7,500 square foot space, which… Read more »
Aug. 16, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Republican Councilmember Vickie Paladino has posted a video of herself confronting an alleged squatter in College Point. The video, which was posted to Paladino’s Twitter page yesterday, captures the lawmaker in a heated exchange Monday with a man outside a house in the vicinity of 20th Avenue and 146th… Read more »
Aug 15, 2022 Submitted By: Russell Squire, Chair of Community Board 8 Manhattan The New York City Districting Commission, which is responsible for redistricting for the New York City Council, recently released a draft district map that would add Roosevelt Island and parts of Manhattan’s East Side to District 26 in Queens, while removing part… Read more »
Aug. 15, 2022 By Christian Murray The police released a photo Saturday of a man who allegedly punched a 42-year-old Hispanic woman in the face—in an apparent bias attack–on a Manhattan-bound 7 train last month. The suspect allegedly approached the woman on the 7 train at around 3:40 p.m. on Saturday July 2 as it… Read more »
Aug. 11, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A new store that specializes in Korean side dishes known as “banchan” has opened in Long Island City after much delay. The store, called Little Banchan Shop, opened Saturday on the ground floor of 5-28 49th Ave., a three-story-mixed-use building near Andrews Grove Park. The owner of the establishment,… Read more »
Aug. 10, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A motorcyclist is dead after he crashed his bike into a box truck in Woodside early Wednesday. The victim, a 42-year-old man, was riding his motorcycle westbound along the Queens Boulevard service road near 58th Street at around 6 a.m. when his bike made contact with the side of… Read more »
Aug. 10, 2022 By Christian Murray A 30-year-old Astoria man who was struck by a hit-and-run driver while riding a scooter in Long Island City last month has died, police announced today. Brendan Marmolejos, who lived on 30th Avenue, was struck by a driver of a black Porsche SUV at the intersection of Vernon Boulevard… Read more »