Jan. 28, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The pharmacy chain Walgreens plans to close two of its stores in Queens next month. Walgreens will close its 47-07 Broadway store in Astoria on Feb. 15, according to a company spokesperson. The company will also shutter its Bayside location at 39-20 Bell Blvd. on the same day, the… Read more »
Jan. 29, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A popular U.S.-based bakery chain has opened a new café on Jackson Avenue in Long Island City. Paris Baguette, a global franchise that serves cakes, pastries, sandwiches and coffee, opened Friday at 27-35 Jackson Ave. The bakery has more than 4,000 retail stores worldwide, including nearly 100 in the… Read more »
Jan. 28, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Several Queens lawmakers toured the Woodside Houses NYCHA complex Thursday to examine a broken heating plant that has left some residents without heating and hot water. Council Member Julie Won, State Senator Jessica Ramos and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez visited the complex and called on NYCHA to fix the damaged… Read more »
Jan. 27, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A lighting store in Flushing was burglarized last week and police are searching for the suspect. The suspect stole $2,000 cash and a laptop worth around $800 from Rivervale LED Lighting Corp., located at 44-33 College Point Blvd., on Jan. 15, police said. The thief got inside the store… Read more »
Jan. 27, 2022 Staff Report An unruly Irishman who caused havoc on a flight into J.F.K. Airport — including mooning flight attendants and throwing a beverage can at another passenger — has been hit with a felony charge in Brooklyn federal court. Shane McInerney, 29, was busted for interfering with a flight crew’s duties as… Read more »
Jan. 27, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Police are looking for an alleged pervert who groped a 14-year-old girl on a train in Astoria Wednesday morning. The teen was sitting on a M train headed toward Forest Hills when the alleged groper — who was sitting beside the victim — touched her thigh and buttocks over… Read more »
Jan. 26, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A Queens lawmaker is hosting a candle-light vigil in Ozone Park Sunday for the two young police officers who were killed in Manhattan last week while responding to a domestic disturbance. Council Member Joann Ariola is hosting the vigil at 5:30 p.m. at Police Officer Nicholas Demutiis Park, located… Read more »
Jan. 26, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Building permits have been filed for a 7-story mixed-use building on Hillside Avenue in Jamaica. The plans call for an 83-foot-tall structure on a site at 87-57 150th St., according to documents filed by the Dept. of Buildings on Jan. 24. The parcel is located on the corner of… Read more »
Jan. 25, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The Long Island City Partnership is hosting a series of Lunar New Year celebrations to ring in the Year of the Tiger. The celebrations, which began Monday and run through Sunday, Feb. 6, consists of cultural performances, family-friendly activities and promotions by local businesses. It is the first time… Read more »
Jan. 25, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Police are looking for a man who allegedly beat up and attempted to rape a woman inside a building elevator in the Hollis section of Queens early Sunday. The suspect, police said, was waiting inside the lobby area of an apartment building, located in the vicinity of 190th Street… Read more »