May. 11, 2023 By Ethan Marshall New renderings of the upcoming NYCFC stadium near Citi Field were shown off during the May 10 Community Board 7 meeting. The renderings outline the Willets Point Revitalization Plan, which is set to deliver the largest affordable housing development in 40 years and New York City’s first-ever 25,000-seat, soccer-specific…
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May. 11, 2023 By Bill Parry The New York Hall of Science (NYSCI) has launched a new program that will give infrastructure geeks a new and beneficial use for their mobile devices. The institution in Flushing Meadows Corona Park is partnering with Verizon and Snap to roll out “Science City Explorers,” a citywide augmented reality…
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May. 9, 2023 By Julia Moro StreetEasy released a new report revealing a disturbing data point: the typical white household could afford five times as many market-rate rentals in New York City compared to the typical Black household and seven times as many as a Hispanic household. This new report, combined with data from the…
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May. 4, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Members of the Senate Queens Delegation were successful in playing a pivotal role in removing Gov. Kathy Hochul’s controversial statewide Housing Compact from the final state budget that would have had a significantly negative impact on the Queens community. In January, Hochul introduced the housing proposal that would have made sweeping…
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May. 4, 2023 By Julia Moro Roughly 170 resident physicians at Elmhurst Hospital voted to authorize a strike if Mount Sinai does not agree to parity pay and various benefits similar to or the same as other city hospitals. Dr. Tanathun Kajornsakchai, a union delegate and fourth-year psychiatry resident at Elmhurst, said their contracts expired…
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Apr. 28, 2023 By Bill Parry Generations of cyclists have taken their lives into their own hands as they made the journey from the Queens “mainland” to the Rockaways and they often complain about the current bike lane across the Joseph P. Addabbo Memorial Bridge is inadequate. That will change this year. The city’s Department…
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Apr. 28, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Queens Borough President Donovan Richards delivered his 2023 State of the Borough address Friday, April 28, at the Claire Shulman Theatre in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, during which he highlighted the borough’s accomplishments over the last year while also providing details into what he would like to see done…
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Apr. 28, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Assembly member Daniel Rosenthal’s legislation, Hate Crime Reporting on College Campuses (A.3694), which will require colleges that receive state funding to modernize and enhance their disclosure of hate crimes that occur on campus, passed the New York state Assembly. The legislation mandates colleges in New York State to implement…
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Apr. 28, 2023 By Emily Davenport The Queens Chamber of Commerce is offering its congratulations to the 19 Queens restaurants that were featured on the New York Times’ “100 Best Restaurants in NYC” list. Based on his decade of writing reviews, restaurant critic Pete Wells compiled the restaurant list and ranked the city’s top restaurants….
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Apr. 27, 2023 By Bill Parry In an effort to remedy the chronic workforce shortage that caused sporadic closures of city beaches and pools due to the lack of lifeguards, the city has reached a deal with District Council 37 on a new deal. NYC Parks Commissioner Sue Donoghue announced on April 25 that the…
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