Jan. 6, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A group of neighborhood civic leaders have come together to set up a digital tool kit to help struggling small businesses survive the economic crisis. The Queens Small Business Alliance, which was co-founded by City Council candidate Julie Won, local leaders Morry Galonoy, Charley Mills, Jamie Walsh, Danielle Brecker, and… Read more »
Jan. 6, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A GoFundMe has been launched for a well known Sunnyside business owner who was run down by a car during a protest last month. Roque Rodriguez, who owns Suryaside Yoga at 49-06 Skillman Ave., had his leg broken when a car plowed through a group of demonstrators in Manhattan… Read more »
Jan. 6, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Police are searching for a man who stole $100,000 worth of jewelry from a store inside the Queens Center Mall in Elmhurst last week. The suspect broke through the locked front door of Zales Jewelry, located at 90-15 Queens Blvd., on Dec. 28 at around 10:15 p.m, according to… Read more »
Jan. 5, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A last-ditch effort to prevent the city from installing a controversial new busway on Main Street in Flushing was struck down by a Queens Supreme Court judge Tuesday. Judge Kevin Kerrigan denied an appeal against the Dept. of Transportation which sought to stop the agency from converting a stretch… Read more »
Jan. 5, 2021 By Michael Dorgan New Year’s revelers set off fireworks on a Long Island City pier last Friday that caused the wooden floorboards to catch fire and burn a gaping hole through the boardwalk. A section of Pier 3, located at Gantry Plaza State Park, was scorched by the fireworks that went off… Read more »
Jan. 4, 2021 By Michael Dorgan The holidays are over and residents have a chance to dispose of Christmas trees in an eco-friendly way during the city’s annual MulchFest. Residents can bring their Christmas trees to a number of designated parks and gardens throughout the borough to be turned into mulch. This year’s event kicked… Read more »
Jan. 4, 2020 By Michael Dorgan The NYPD Bomb Squad has determined that a suspicious device reported at the Queens Place Mall Monday morning was a hoax. Police received a report at 8:40 a.m. that there was a device, with a battery hooked up to two propane tanks, inside a Black Tesla inside a garage… Read more »
Jan. 4, 2021, By Michael Dorgan The Queens Place Mall and surrounding streets were evacuated Monday after a suspicious device near a vehicle in the garage was reported. The device was reported at around 8:40 a.m. in a vehicle that was “looking strange,” near 56th Ave. and Queens Blvd, police said. The vehicle was reported… Read more »
Dec. 28, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Alewife, the popular Queens brewpub, finally opened in Sunnyside earlier this month and is looking to overcome the latest round of COVID-19 restrictions. The brewing company, known for its specialty IPAs and craft beers, was expected to open in April but faced construction delays and difficulty getting permits due… Read more »
Dec. 23, 2020 By Michael Dorgan An 81-year-old man is dead from a suspected carbon monoxide poisoning incident in Maspeth Wednesday. Nicholas Kehagias was discovered inside a warehouse building, located at 54-19 Flushing Ave., just after noon by police and firefighters, according to the FDNY and NYPD. They were responding to a 911 call of… Read more »