April 8, 2021 By Christian Murray The Long Island City condo market saw a frenzy of sales activity in the first quarter of 2021, with buyers coming to the market at a rate more pronounced than the weeks that followed the November 2018 Amazon announcement. There were 191 signed deals for the Jan. 1, 2021… Read more »
April 8, 2021 By Ryan Songalia The police are looking for a man who forced his way into the lobby of an Astoria apartment building last month and stole a package containing beauty products. The suspect allegedly gained entry into a building located near 30th Street and Broadway at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March… Read more »
April 7, 2021 Op-Ed By Lynn Schulman Rebuilding hospital capacity in Queens is a matter of life or death. A study released late last year by NYC had a grim finding – as the pandemic overwhelmed the city, 30 percent of patients hospitalized because of COVID ended up dying. New Yorkers grew accustomed to seeing… Read more »
April 6, 2021 By Christina Santucci Firefighters were battling a massive blaze Tuesday afternoon that broke out in an apartment on the top floor of a six-story building in Jackson Heights. The fire started inside an apartment located at 89-07 34th Ave. shortly after 1 p.m. By 4:45 p.m., it had been upgraded to a… Read more »
April 6, 2021 By Ryan Songalia New Yorkers as young as 16 years of age became eligible Tuesday to receive the COVID-19 vaccination, a week after the minimum age to receive the shot was dropped to 30. The move comes two weeks ahead of President Joe Biden’s April 19 date to make all adults eligible… Read more »
April 6, 2021 By Christina Santucci More than a dozen Queens political candidates joined mayoral hopeful Andrew Yang and community leaders in Manhattan Monday to speak out against anti-Asian violence. Following remarks at the Canal Street subway station, the group rode the subway together to Times Square in a show of solidarity. Yang posted on… Read more »
April 6, 2021 By Christina Santucci An Astoria tavern – that was closed for two weeks for violating pandemic restrictions – has reopened. Rocky McBride’s, located at 27-01 23rd Ave., resumed service Saturday after paying $25,000 as part of a conditional no contest offer to the State Liquor Authority (SLA). Members of the SLA had… Read more »
April 6, 2021 By Ryan Songalia Two online job fairs will take place in April as the borough looks to rebound from the economic devastation– and job losses–brought on by the pandemic. Queens Borough President Donovan Richards and Assemblywoman Catalina Cruz will co-host a job fair on Friday, April 9 from 11 a.m. to 12:30… Read more »
April 5, 2021 Op-Ed By Denise Keehan-Smith I’m a third-generation Woodside resident and my family has lived in Woodside for over 85 years. The Woodside, Sunnyside, and Long Island City community is our home, and like many families, it’s getting more and more expensive for people to stay here. The reason is simple: affordable housing… Read more »
April 6, 2021 By Christina Santucci State Senator Jessica Ramos and several Queens community organizations are holding a town hall meeting this evening – to discuss the $2 billion LaGuardia AirTrain plan. The event is scheduled to take place at 6:30 p.m. April 6 at the World’s Fair Marina Restaurant, located at 1 Marina Road… Read more »