July 6, 2021 By Ryan Songalia Police are looking for a man who allegedly snatched a woman’s purse in broad daylight in Ridgewood last month. Authorities say the man approached the 37-year-old victim near Fresh Pond Road and 71 Avenue at around 12:40 p.m. on June 26. He then forcibly grabbed her pocketbook, which contained… Read more »
July 5, 2021 By Ryan Songalia A Lindenwood teacher recently won a $25,000 cash prize for her teaching excellence at a local elementary school. Cheryl Rizzo, an English Language Arts middle school teacher at P.S. 232, was awarded with the FLAG Award for Teaching Excellence, an award that recognizes “creativity and passion” that goes to… Read more »
July 5, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A developer who was raised in Astoria is constructing an ultra-modern apartment complex on 41st Street that will hit the market in the coming months. Tom Theofilatos, who owns Astoria Properties, is developing a four-story complex at 32-72 41st St. that will contain 25 rental units. He said the… Read more »
July 5, 2021 By Ryan Songalia Three people were shot in a drive-by shooting last Tuesday in Woodhaven. Police say the suspects opened fire from a car at around 7 p.m. near the corner of 77th Street and 88th Avenue, grazing a 22-year-old man in the head, while a 21-year-old male and a 19-year-old male… Read more »
July 3, 2021 By Ryan Songalia Two Filipino-owned food businesses will partner with a Woodside cafe on July 4 for a one-day sale of mochi treats and barbecue. The Boiis Co will be selling mochi-filled cookies and their popular mochi-filled cookie ice cream sandwiches (known as “Mooks”), while Bad For Business will serve Filipino-style barbecue… Read more »
July 3, 2021 By Christian Murray Julie Won has taken an unassailable lead in the Democratic primary to represent the 26th Council District in western Queens. Won and Amit Bagga were neck and neck in the city’s most crowded council race on election night but after the implementation of ranked choice voting she has taken… Read more »
July 3, 2021 By Christian Murray Donovan Richards has stretched his lead over Elizabeth Crowley in the tight Democratic primary for Queens Borough President. Richards, the incumbent, is ahead of Crowley by 3,313 votes following the implementation of ranked choice voting, according to the results released by the NYC Board of Elections Friday night. However,… Read more »
July 1, 2021 By Christian Murray NRG Energy’s proposal to overhaul its Astoria power plant got one step closer to becoming a reality yesterday with the state approving “draft permits.” The New York State DEC issued the draft permits Wednesday with the plans now available to the public for comment. The DEC will be providing… Read more »
July 1, 2021 By Ryan Songalia A street in South Richmond Hill was co-named Sunday in honor of a local leader in the Hindu community. Pandit Ramlall Way was unveiled at the intersection of 113rd Street and Liberty Avenue after Dharmacharya Pandit Ramlall, a Guyanese-American who was a prominent spiritual leader, community advocate and scholar… Read more »
June 30, 2021 By Christian Murray The leader of the Sunnyside Reformed Church Rev. Neil Margetson held his last service Sunday and officially retired today. Margetson, who was appointed the church minister 12 years ago, has stepped down after reaching the mandatory retirement age of 70. “It’s been an incredible journey,” Margetson said, reflecting on… Read more »