Jan. 7, 2021 By Allie Griffin IKEA, the popular Swedish furniture and homeware store, will open its first location in Queens later this month. The retailer will open a 115,000 square-foot store in Rego Park — within the neighborhood’s Rego Center shopping mall–at the corner of Queens Boulevard and Junction Boulevard. IKEA Queens will be… Read more »
Jan. 6, 2021 By Allie Griffin Several Queens lawmakers took to Twitter this afternoon to denounce the pro-Trump rioters who stormed the nation’s Capitol in what many are calling an attempted coup. The president’s supporters pushed past law enforcement on the steps of the Capitol building, broke into the building and took over the Senate… Read more »
Jan. 6, 2021 By Allie Griffin Three COVID-19 vaccination sites will open in Queens next week, the New York City Health Commissioner announced Wednesday. The sites will open on Friday, Jan. 15 and health care workers — along with others who qualify — will be able to receive the vaccine. The sites will be open… Read more »
Jan. 5, 2021 By Allie Griffin A 22-year-old man with a history of spewing far-right conspiracy theories online turned himself in to police early Tuesday morning for the bomb hoax at the Queens Place Mall a day before. Louis Shenker called 911 and surrendered to police at around 3 a.m. Tuesday, police said. He is… Read more »
Jan. 5, 2021 By Allie Griffin An 83-year-old woman was violently robbed in Forest Hills on Sunday. The senior was walking along the sidewalk on Queens Boulevard, near 112th Street, when a man jumped out of a dark-colored SUV and ran up to her. He snatched her purse and threw the elderly woman to the… Read more »
Jan. 4, 2021 By Allie Griffin Mayor Bill de Blasio has ordered the city to close a troublesome Kew Gardens hotel, where a 20-year-old was killed in a triple shooting Friday. De Blasio’s order comes after several months of calls from local elected officials demanding he shutter the Umbrella Hotel, which has become a hotbed… Read more »
Jan. 4, 2021 By Allie Griffin [UPDATED] A Queens high school will serve as a “NYC Vaccine Hub” where health care workers can get vaccinated for the coronavirus starting Sunday. Health care workers who have not already received the COVID-19 vaccine through their employer can get their first dose of the vaccine at Hillcrest High… Read more »
Jan. 4, 2021 By Allie Griffin New York City sheriff deputies broke up an illegal New Year’s Eve party inside a Maspeth warehouse that had hundreds of attendees. The deputies shut down the party inside the warehouse, which was converted into a bottle club, at 2 a.m. on New Year’s Day. Officers found more than… Read more »
Dec. 24, 2020 By Allie Griffin A 19-year-old was arrested Wednesday after he struck a pedestrian in Glendale and drove off. Brian Singh, of South Richmond Hill, was driving a GMC Yukon at 2:40 p.m. when he hopped a center median at Myrtle Avenue and Woodhaven Boulevard and hit a 17-year-old pedestrian, police said. The… Read more »
Dec. 24, 2020 By Allie Griffin An Italian restaurant in Astoria received a $100,000 in donations just in time for the holidays, after its owner posted a viral video of himself dining outside in last week’s snowstorm. The video posted by Trattoria L’Incontro owner and chef Rocco Sacramone grabbed the attention of Dave Portnoy, founder… Read more »