March 23, 2021 By Christian Murray The NYPD Hate Crime Task force is investigating an incident in Flushing where a man smacked an electronic device out of Asian man’s hands and hurled a number of racist epithets at him. The incident took place in front of 41-25 Kissena Ave. at around 5:20 p.m. on Sunday,… Read more »
March 23, 2021 By Christian Murray The police are looking for a bike-riding pervert who allegedly rode up behind two women—on two separate occasions—in College Point earlier this month and grabbed or smacked them on the buttocks. The man, in the first incident, allegedly approached a 28-year-old woman on his bike while she was walking… Read more »
March 23, 2021 By Christian Murray A woman was sexually assaulted and robbed at gunpoint behind a rear yard in Woodside last week, according to police. The victim, 36, was walking in the vicinity of 70th Street and Roosevelt Avenue at around 1:15 a.m. on Monday, March 15, when a man displayed a gun and… Read more »
March 22, 2021 By Christina Santucci The Long Island City Partnership, a neighborhood development organization, has unveiled a new public art installation at five outdoor locations throughout the district. The exhibit – called LIC is a Galaxy – features a total of 20 fiberglass spheres positioned in tree pits throughout the neighborhood. Five Queens-based artists… Read more »
March 21, 2021 By Christian Murray The race to be the next mayor of New York City is heating up and last week we talked to one of the candidates–Maya Wiley. Wiley will be competing in the Democratic primary on June 22 against Eric Adams, Scott Stringer, Andrew Yang, Shaun Donovan, Kathryn Garcia, Ray McGuire… Read more »
March 22, 2021 By Christina Santucci The LaGuardia AirTrain is one step closer to becoming a reality – with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) publishing its final environmental impact statement last week detailing the $2-billion project. The AirTrain – first proposed by Governor Andrew Cuomo in 2015 – aims to link the airport with the… Read more »
March 22, 2021 By Christina Santucci A new comfort food eatery – called Krave It – is coming to Astoria next month. The restaurant is slated to open in mid-April at 36-18 30th Ave. – in the former home of Queens Comfort. The Astoria location will be the borough’s second Krave It. Founder Vishee Mandahar… Read more »
March 19, 2021 Op-Ed By Felicia Kalan In 2019, Astoria was ranked “Top 10 coolest neighborhoods in the world” by Time Out magazine, mostly due to the character of our neighborhood reflected in our small businesses. Two years later, sadly many of those same businesses have been forced to close as one third of our… Read more »
March 18, 2021 By Christian Murray Nearly 20 candidates have come forward to run in the Democratic primary for the 26th District Council seat currently held by Jimmy Van Bramer. The primary is scheduled for June 22 and today we speak to Sultan Maruf, who is vying for the seat that covers Sunnyside, Woodside, Long Island City… Read more »
March 18, 2021 By Christian Murray A man was fatally stabbed during a fight near a homeless shelter in Jamaica Wednesday night. The police received a report of a stabbing at around 10:10 p.m. that was taking place in the vicinity of the Garden Inn & Suites, a shelter site located at 151-20 Baisley Blvd…. Read more »