Jan. 6, 2022 By Allie Griffin A Forest Hills gastropub that has been in the neighborhood for 10 years has closed its doors due to the ongoing pandemic. The owners of Austin Public, located at 70-28 Austin St., announced Sunday that they have permanently closed the pub and have not renewed their lease. “I would… Read more »
Jan. 6, 2022 By Allie Griffin Police are seeking help in locating a man who allegedly flashed a woman outside a Glendale laundromat Monday morning. The man allegedly exposed his genitals to a 31-year-old woman as she was heading into her car outside Fullagar Laundromat, located at 71-36 Myrtle Ave. He then began masturbating, police… Read more »
Jan. 5, 2022 By Allie Griffin Southeast Queens Council Member Adrienne Adams was officially sworn in as New York City’s first Black council speaker Wednesday. City council members voted almost unanimously to elect Adams to lead the legislative body. No other member was nominated during the City Council’s first meeting of the year. Adams, who… Read more »
Jan. 5, 2022 By Allie Griffin Gov. Kathy Hochul announced during her “State of the State” address Wednesday an ambitious new project to connect Queens and Brooklyn via a largely unused railway. The project, called the “Interborough Express”, calls for the conversion of an existing 14-mile freight line — running from Jackson Heights to Sunset… Read more »
Jan. 5, 2022 By Allie Griffin Former Queens Council Member Eric Ulrich has joined Mayor Eric Adams’ administration as a mayoral advisor, Adams announced Wednesday. Ulrich — a Republican who represented District 32 in southwest Queens up until the end of 2021 — has been tapped as a senior advisor to the mayor. He is… Read more »
Jan. 4, 2022 By Allie Griffin A Flushing woman was charged with murder Monday after she allegedly killed a man in her bed and fled the state in his car back in September. Haiyan Deng, 31, was indicted by a Queens grand jury on murder, burglary and gun charges for the alleged Sept. 18 slaying… Read more »
Jan. 4, 2022 By Allie Griffin Police are looking for a man who allegedly took $2,500 from a woman’s backpack in Jackson Heights on Christmas Eve. The apparent pickpocket was caught on video surveillance closely trailing the 28-year-old woman as she walked near the Jackson Heights- Elmhurst border by 82nd Street and Roosevelt Avenue, police… Read more »
Jan. 4, 2022 By Allie Griffin Council Member Julie Won officially took office representing District 26 Monday and is now offering constituent services remotely. Won said she and her staff will be working remotely for the time being due to the current surge of COVID cases. Once it’s safe, her team will move into her… Read more »
Jan. 3, 2022 By Allie Griffin A Queens council member whose district doesn’t have a single city-run COVID test site said the de Blasio administration excluded his neighborhood based on its racial makeup. Council Member Robert Holden said his constituents have been denied testing resources since the former administration determined that they didn’t live in… Read more »
Jan. 3, 2022 By Allie Griffin Applications to serve on one of Queens’ 14 community boards are now open, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards announced Monday. Residents interested in becoming community board members must submit their applications online by Feb. 16. This is the second year that the borough president’s office has offered the application… Read more »