May 24, 2022 By Christian Murray The annual Memorial Day Fair at Sunnyside Gardens Park will take place this Saturday after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19. The event will feature carnival games, kiddie rides and local bands. Other activities will include a bouncy house, face painting, as well as arts and crafts, according to… Read more »
May 24, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The outdoor café on the waterfront at Hunters Point South Park has gone dark and will remain mostly shuttered for the start of the summer as it undergoes renovations. The café, called LIC Landing, closed Friday as the operators were required to vacate the premises since their license with… Read more »
May 23, 2022 By Christian Murray Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez released a list of nine candidates she is endorsing for state assembly—with one candidate from Queens. Juan Ardila, who is running to represent the 37th Assembly District that covers western Queens, has got the backing of Ocasio-Cortez—as part of a group of candidates that make up… Read more »
May 23, 2022 By Christian Murray The first step in the public review process for the massive Innovation QNS project in Astoria will take place Wednesday with a public hearing. Queens Community Board 1 is hosting the hearing, where the developers will present their plan that involves rezoning five city blocks. The public will then… Read more »
May 23, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Police are searching for four armed robbers who burst into an apartment in Sunnyside on Wednesday, punched the residents in the head, and then fled the scene with $8,000 cash. The home invasion took place at around 9:45 p.m., in the vicinity of Skillman Avenue and 48th Street, in… Read more »
May 20, 2022 By Christian Murray The city’s speed cameras are likely to be in operation 24/7 starting July 1—now that an agreement has been struck between state lawmakers and the mayor’s office. Mayor Eric Adams issued a statement Thursday saying that state legislators plan to introduce legislation that will permit speed cameras to be… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on May 19, 2022 The clock is ticking on the final days of a likely-to-expire tax break real estate developers rely on to build new apartments — and the rush is on to get foundations in the ground before June 15, when 421-a will end unless the… Read more »
May 19, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A local nonprofit wants to keep some of the borough’s underprivileged children in good health by promoting exercise via a new sport. The Floating Hospital, a Long Island City-based organization that provides healthcare services to underserved communities, will soon be coaching some of the city’s homeless children how to… Read more »
May 19, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The average price for a gallon of regular gas broke the $5 mark in Queens today—for the first time ever. The pain at the pump for Queens drivers was evident this morning at the BP station on Queens Boulevard in Long Island City where it was $5.03 for a… Read more »
May 19, 2022 By Czarinna Andres The police are looking for a man who allegedly grabbed the buttocks of a woman at the Court Square subway station Wednesday. The suspect was allegedly sitting at the top of the stairs inside the station when he grabbed the backside of a 32-year-old woman when she walked past… Read more »