June 4, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A well-known bar/restaurant in the Dutch Kills section of Long Island City that closed last year will reopen later this summer under a new name and owner. Dutch Kills Centraal, a trendy, upscale bar/restaurant located at 38-40 29th St., closed permanently in the middle of the pandemic but will… Read more »
June 3, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Western Queens voters will get a chance on Saturday to meet with many of the city council candidates who are vying to represent them. A family-themed meet-and-greet event will take place outdoors in the Dutch Kills section of Long Island City from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Twelve of… Read more »
June 3, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A man was shot dead outside a Corona deli Wednesday in what police say was a gang-related killing. Police responded to a 911 call of an assault taking place near Corona’s Finest Grocery Corp., located at 57-18 108th St., at around 5:10 p.m. Upon arrival, police found a 29-year-old… Read more »
June 2, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Möge Tee, a global bubble tea chain, plans to open a new shop in Long Island City later this month. The new franchise location—the twelfth in New York City and fifth in Queens— will open in mid-June on the ground floor of The View at East Coast condominium building–… Read more »
June 1, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A deli is opening on Queens Boulevard in the heart of Sunnyside that will be open 24 hours a day. Norberto Sanchez, along with a business partner, will be opening Taste Buds, located at 45-05 Queens Blvd., in the middle of June that will offer a range of quick… Read more »
May 28, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Some of the city’s most beloved and time-worn playground animals are set to be given a new lease of life thanks to an initiative by the NYC Parks Dept. The agency is creating a new “retirement home” in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park for a number of concrete animal statues that… Read more »
May 27, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A 75-year-old Asian woman was punched in the face Wednesday near Le Frak City in Corona. The victim was walking along 57th Avenue near 97th Place at around 2:30 p.m. when a man suddenly clobbered her, police said. The senior fell to the ground and suffered a fractured nose… Read more »
May 27, 2021 By Michael Dorgan The NYPD pulled the body of a man from the East River by Hunters Point South Park Wednesday. Police were called to the waterfront near Center Boulevard and 56th Avenue at around 8 a.m. after a 911 caller reported a body floating in the river near the shoreline, according… Read more »
May 26, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A Long Island City bar that closed last year will reopen in a new spot on Vernon Boulevard Thursday. The Baroness bar, which was located at 41-26 Crescent St. before closing at the beginning of the pandemic, will reopen at 47-18 Vernon Blvd. The owners are taking over the… Read more »
May 26, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A Long Island woman has pleaded not guilty for allegedly driving drunk and killing an NYPD Highway officer on the Long Island Expressway last month. Jessica Beauvais, 32, was arraigned before Queens Supreme Court Tuesday faced with a slew of charges for allegedly striking Officer Anastasios Tsakos dead with… Read more »