March 28, 2022 By Christian Murray A rally held outside a Bayside house Friday calling on Airbnb to stop listing a property with problematic occupants has proved successful– with the company notifying elected officials that it has canceled all bookings. Bayside residents and elected officials held a rally outside a house at 208-16 38th Ave…. Read more »
March 28, 2022 By Christian Murray They were not there to play games. Three suspects are wanted for attempting to burglarize Laser Bounce Family Fun Center, a Glendale amusement center located at the Shops at Atlas Park., earlier this month, police said. Cops said the three individuals entered the office inside the fun center at… Read more »
March 28, 2022 By Christian Murray A 32-year-old Corona man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for the firing of an illegal gun that killed a mother of three children—via a stray bullet— inside her Jackson Heights apartment in 2020. Issam Elabbar, who pleaded guilty in December 2021 to manslaughter in the second… Read more »
March 24, 2022 By Christian Murray A Forest Hills man who participated in a botched home invasion in South Richmond Hill in 2016 that led to the fatal stabbing of a man has been convicted of second-degree murder and other crimes. Kristof Williams, 27, of Grand Central Parkway, was found guilty by a jury for… Read more »
March 24, 2022 By Christian Murray Council Member Shekar Krishnan, the chair of the Parks and Recreation Committee, unveiled a five-point plan last week that aims to increase the city’s investment in parks, upgrade playgrounds and add trees across the city. Krishnan, who represents Jackson Heights and Elmhurst, held a press conference at the Unisphere… Read more »
March 22, 2022 By Christian Murray Astoria and East Elmhurst residents will get to vote next month on how the city should spend $1 million in the district on capital projects. Council Member Tiffany Cabán has released a list of 14 items—each ranging in cost from $150,000 to $500,000—that will be put for a vote… Read more »
March 22, 2022 By Christian Murray Plans have been filed for a nine-story development featuring 148 apartments near Socrates Sculpture Park in Astoria. The development will replace several store fronts on Broadway—between 11th and 12th Streets—that have been slated for demolition since August 2021. The property, with an address of 11-20 Broadway, is currently occupied… Read more »
March 21, 2022 By Christian Murray A Long Island City-based organization that helps people who have been incarcerated get back on their feet has received a $10 million award care of philanthropist MacKenzie Scott—of Amazon fame. The Fortune Society, a non-profit organization based at 29-76 Northern Blvd., was given the funds by Scott in recognition… Read more »
March 21, 2022 By Czarinna Andres Thirty-six units in a luxury building by the Astoria waterfront are up for grabs as part of an affordable housing lottery. The lottery opened last week and applicants who want to live at the 11-37 31st Ave. development— known as Astoria West—have until May 19 to apply. The units… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on March. 20, 2022 at 7:43 p.m. By Gabriel Sandoval, THE CITY Supertall 5G-transmitting “smart poles” destined to sit atop LinkNYC kiosks won’t roll out until later this spring, but one early version of the 32-foot-tall towers stands alone on a quiet street in Queens, offering a… Read more »