March 30, 2021 By Christina Santucci A Queens-based theater company that closed its performance space in Long Island City last year is opening a location in Sunnyside to offer performing arts classes. Richard Mazda, the owner and founder of the Secret Theatre, said he has found a venue in Sunnyside for his company’s educational programming… Read more »
March 30, 2021 Op-Ed By Hailie Kim There was a distinct sinking and roiling in my stomach. “Are you a prostitute?” a man asked. I was 17 at the time. I was not, in fact, a prostitute. I was and am, however, clearly an East Asian woman. This question: “are you a prostitute?” is one… Read more »
March 30, 2021 By Christian Murray Plans have been filed for an eight-story, 47-unit apartment complex to go in Douglaston. The development, which would be built on a vacant lot at 44-14 Douglaston Parkway, would be approximately 84-feet tall and would include 21 enclosed parking spaces. The owner is listed as Gandolfo Difiore, who operates… Read more »
March 30, 2021 By Christina Santucci A Queens prosecutor – who a judge said had “deliberately” withheld key evidence in a 1996 double murder case that ended with the wrongful conviction of three men – has stepped down from the Queens District Attorney’s office. Brad Leventhal, who was the DA’s long-time Homicide Bureau Chief, has… Read more »
March 29, 2021 By Christian Murray The urgent care provider CityMD opened a location in Springfield Gardens Monday marking its 15th center in Queens. The company has taken space at 130-30 Farmers Blvd. and is providing services ranging from physical exams, pediatric care, lab tests, and treatment for injuries and illnesses. “Many residents of Springfield… Read more »
March 29, 2021 By Christina Santucci More than 60 Sunnyside residents—along with four candidates running for elected office–rallied against Phipps Houses’ Barnett Avenue rezoning plan Saturday afternoon, just days after the proposal was given the green light by the City Council. The attendees, who came together on 51st Street near Barnett Avenue, said that they… Read more »
March 29, 2021 By Christina Santucci Several dozen people marched through the streets of Astoria Sunday evening, demanding justice for a woman who was killed by a stray bullet near Woodside Houses two weeks earlier. The march, held in memory of Gudelia Vallinas, started at the corner of 50th Street and Broadway, where the fatal… Read more »
March 29, 2021 By Christina Santucci An Astoria bar that had its liquor license suspended earlier this month for flouting COVID-19 restrictions will be up for review by the State Liquor Authority (SLA) later this week. Members of the SLA are expected to consider possible disciplinary measures for Rocky McBride’s, at 27-01 23rd Ave., after… Read more »
March 29, 2021 By Christina Santucci An off-duty firefighter was arrested and charged with assault in connection to a bar fight that left a 55-year-old man dead in Whitestone early Saturday. Firefighter Justin Deieso, 35, allegedly punched Whitestone resident Devin Deegan during a scuffle at the back of Terrace Inn Bar on Francis Lewis Boulevard,… Read more »
March 26, 2021 By Christian Murray A Long Island City developer who owns a waterfront property near Anable Basin has plans to convert part of his 6-acre site into a “green energy hub” that would provide power to Queensbridge Houses as well as nearby businesses. Bruce Teitelbaum, the general partner of RiverLInC, plans to develop… Read more »