May 18, 2022 By Christian Murray The Sunnyside Drum Corps., which has been in existence since 1977, is looking for kids to participate in its program. The drum corps, which has been operating its free program out of All Saints Church on 46th Street for 44 years, meets every Saturday between 11 a.m. and 12:30… Read more »
May 18, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A new business is opening in Long Island City that will merge two concepts–Indonesian beverages and Indonesian style clothing. The new establishment, which will be called Café Dangdut, will open next month at 45-02 23rd St. in the Court Square section of the neighborhood. The owners are taking over… Read more »
May 18, 2022 By Christian Murray Police are looking for three men who allegedly robbed a Maspeth smoke shop at gunpoint Saturday and took off with thousands of dollars of merchandise and cash. The three suspects entered the at 64-25 Grand Ave. store at around 1:30 p.m., with two of them displaying a gun as… Read more »
May 18, 2022 By Czarinna Andres The NYPD is looking for four individuals who were involved in an assault of a subway conductor on the N line Tuesday and stole the keys to the train. Police say that the suspects approached the conductor at around 4:15 p.m. at the Queens Plaza Station when the train… Read more »
May 17, 2022 By Christian Murray An Elmhurst resident launched his campaign in Maspeth Tuesday to nab the 30th Assembly District seat. Ramón Cando, who is a Democratic district leader, officially declared his candidacy at the triangle at 69th Street and Grand Avenue. He is running on a public safety platform and is vying to… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on May 17, 2022 By Rachel Holliday Smith New York City has more vacant apartments overall than it did five years ago even as units with monthly rents under $1,500 have dried up, according to a new report that also shows maintenance issues are surging across the… Read more »
May 17, 2022 By Christian Murray The new state senate districts in western Queens have undergone significant change with both Astoria and Long Island City residents slated to be in entirely new districts—while the maps across the borough are much more compact. A draft of the revised maps was released Monday that was put together… Read more »
May 17, 2022 By Christian Murray and Czarinna Andres The Department of Education has reversed course and will allow Dr. Philip Composto, the current superintendent of District 30, the opportunity to keep his job. The announcement comes less than a week after Composto was unceremoniously notified that he was no longer wanted for the position…. Read more »
May 17, 2022 By Czarinna Andres Several Queens elected leaders gathered in Elmhurst Sunday for a rally in support of Steven Raga who is running to represent the 30th Assembly District. The rally, which was held at C Moore Homestead Playground, drew Congressmembers Gregory Meeks and Grace Meng, State Senator John Liu, District Leader Melissa… Read more »
May 16, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The owners of a Woodside restaurant whose business was destroyed in a fire last month are calling on the public for financial help so they can rebuild. Sher Ahmad Zaraei, who owns Texas Chicken and Pizza fast-food restaurant, launched a GoFundMe Friday following a fire that ripped through his… Read more »