Aug. 28, 2020 By Michael Dorgan They say timing is everything but for one Long Island City restaurant — the timing of the coronavirus pandemic couldn’t have been worse. American Brass, a stylish new brasserie located at the corner of 49th Avenue and Center Boulevard, opened its doors at the beginning of March following a… Read more »
Aug. 27, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A “Thank You” sign paying tribute to frontline workers battling COVID-19 at Elmhurst hospital has been decommissioned after being up for five months. The sign was put up outside the hospital in March by artist Scott LoBaido as a way of expressing his gratitude to hospital workers who had… Read more »
Aug. 26, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan is calling on Mayor de Blasio and city and state agencies to create a task force to combat crime and anti-social behavior along the Hunters Point waterfront. The lawmaker said that people have been flouting the law at Gantry Plaza State Park and Hunters Point South… Read more »
Aug. 26, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A number of residents have launched an online petition opposing private security guards patrolling the Hunters Point waterfront over the coming weeks. The online petition, which was launched Saturday, seeks to prevent a separate group of residents from rolling out a private security firm to clamp down on anti-social… Read more »
Aug. 24, 2020 By Michael Dorgan The NYC Department of Sanitation caught six people carrying out illegal dumping in Liberty Park last month. DSNY officers nabbed the offenders over a two week period following tip-offs from Council Member Bob Holden. The agency began investigating the illegal activity after Holden came across piles of rubbish strewn… Read more »
Aug. 24, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Two men were killed and two others were injured during a spate of shootings in Queens Village over the weekend. Leonard Carlisle, 33, was shot in the head at Hillside Avenue and 207th Street at around 7:48 p.m. Saturday, according to cops. Carlisle was transported to Queens General Hospital… Read more »
Aug. 22, 2020 By Michael Dorgan More than 150 supporters of the NYPD 108 Precinct marched up Greenpoint Avenue into Sabba Park in Woodside Saturday as part of a pro-police rally. The supporters– who were carrying signs that read “back the blue” and “who are you going to call? 911”–– were greeted by about 100… Read more »
Aug. 21, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A counter-rally is set to take place before a pro-police march in Sunnyside Saturday morning. The opposing rally will meet at John Vincent Daniels Jr. Square in Woodside at 10 a.m. and walk towards 39th Street and Greenpoint Avenue. The group expects to arrive just before a scheduled pro-police march… Read more »
Aug. 21 2020, By Michael Dorgan Police are searching for two suspects who beat-up and robbed a 23-year-old man in Sunnyside last month. The two perpetrators followed the man into an apartment building at 45-38 40 St. at around 1:40 p.m. on July 30 and attacked him, according to police. The suspects punched and kicked… Read more »
Aug. 21, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Enough is enough, according to a number of Long Island City residents. A group of residents are so fed up with the high levels of anti-social behavior along the Hunters Point waterfront that they are hiring a private security firm to patrol the area. The group says that crowds of… Read more »