Sep. 5, 2025 By Shane O’Brien State Sen. Mike Gianaris presented Queens Public Library (QPL) with a $100,000 in state funding last week to help support programming and resources at four branches across the borough. Gianaris made the presentation at QPL’s annual back-to-school event at its Elmhurst branch on Tuesday, Aug. 26. The funding…
Aug. 25, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas has announced that she has distributed more than 2,500 free backpacks to Queens students across five community giveaways held throughout back-to-school season in August. González-Rojas partnered with elected officials across the borough to give away thousands of free backpacks ahead of the new academic…
Aug. 13, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Assembly Member Steven Raga has announced that the Q32 bus stop at the intersection of Woodside’s 58th Street and Roosevelt Avenue will no longer be removed as part of the planned Queens Bus Network Redesign following widespread community opposition to the planned removal. The Queens Bus Network Redesign,…
Aug. 7, 2025 By Shane O’Brien The annual Bix Beiderbecke Concert will return to Sunnyside this Sunday, honoring the famed jazz musician and influential cornet player who lived out his final days in the neighborhood. The 1920s-themed celebration, which is returning for its 21st year, is scheduled to take place on 46th Street beneath…
Aug. 5, 2025 By Shane O’Brien The Sunnyside Shines Business Improvement District (BID) unveiled a new lighting initiative on Greenpoint Avenue, celebrating the diversity of the business corridor by making it the “Avenue of the World.” The initiative, which illuminates light poles along Greenpoint Avenue with sun designs and colors of national flags that…
July 15, 2025. By Shane O’Brien. The New York City Council has passed a resolution introduced by Council Member Julie Won calling on the state legislature to pass legislation that would require negligent landlords to cover the costs of a temporary apartment for tenants displaced by fire. The legislation, sponsored by State Sen. Mike… Read more »
Jun. 5, 2025 By sobrien June 5, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Residents on both sides of the Newtown Creek in Blissville and Greenpoint have raised concerns about alleged pollution from a green asphalt contractor on Railroad Avenue. Green Asphalt, located at 37-98 Railroad Ave., replaces traditional asphalt mixes with recycled asphalt, stating that recycled…
June 5, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Residents on both sides of the Newtown Creek in Blissville and Greenpoint have raised concerns about alleged pollution from a green asphalt contractor on Railroad Avenue. Green Asphalt, located at 37-98 Railroad Ave., replaces traditional asphalt mixes with recycled asphalt, stating that recycled mixes help reduce costs for contractors… Read more »
Jun. 5, 2025 By sobrien June 4, 2025 By Shane O’Brien The five most persistent “super speeders” in Queens racked up a combined 643 school zone speed camera tickets in 2024—an average of one every 14 hours—according to new research from street safety groups Transportation Alternatives (TA) and Families for Safe Streets. One driver…
May 30, 2025 By Shane O’Brien A new fitness center has officially opened its doors in Sunnyside, with the goal of building a strong, health-minded community among local residents. F45 Training Sunnyside held its grand opening on Friday, May 23, at 39-11 Queens Blvd., offering a range of high-intensity group workouts designed to appeal to… Read more »