Nov. 30, 2021 By Michael Dorgan The Sunnyside holiday lights typically mark the beginning of the festive shopping season and a bumper few weeks for local merchants. However, this year, about one-third of the installations that typically line Greenpoint Avenue and Queens Boulevard have not gone up since the DOT is strictly enforcing its own… Read more »
Nov. 29, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Police are looking for two men wanted for carrying out up to a dozen bank robberies throughout western Queens over the past month. The alleged thieves hit banks in Astoria, Long Island City, Maspeth, Corona, Flushing, Middle Village and East Elmhurst – and made off with at least $17,800… Read more »
Nov 29, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A local community-based non-profit is making an urgent appeal for donations so it can take advantage of a $10,000 challenge matching grant and help local residents in need. Sunnyside Community Services (SCS), which puts on a wide range of essential programming for individuals of all ages, needs to raise… Read more »
Nov. 24, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Astoria residents will get a chance to win the latest Apple Watch if they take part in a “shopping crawl” at local stores in the neighborhood this holiday weekend. Customers who shop at 10 or more participating small businesses in Astoria will be entered into a draw to win… Read more »
Nov. 24, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A Ridgewood man has been sentenced to 19 months in prison for making online threats to kill Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Sen. Chuck Schumer and other leading Democrats. Brendan Hunt, 37, was sentenced at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn Monday after calling for the death and public executions of Ocasio-Cortez,… Read more »
Nov. 23, 2021 By Michael Dorgan The operators of a Queens-based arts non-profit have purchased two premises in Long Island City. Flux Factory, a group that works with emerging artists from across the city, announced Friday that it has bought its 39-31 29th St. headquarters, which is located in the Dutch Kills section of Long… Read more »
Nov. 22, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A number of local non-profits and community groups came together in Astoria last week to distribute Thanksgiving turkeys to hundreds of families in need across Queens. A large truck stocked with 1,000 turkeys rolled up outside the Variety Boys and Girls Club of Queens (VBGCQ) Thursday morning. Around 35… Read more »
Nov. 15, 2021 Sponsored Story A start-up company that delivers groceries to its customers’ doorstep—typically within 15 minutes—has expanded from Manhattan into Queens. JOKR, an e-commerce company that launched in Latin America in February and entered the U.S. market in June, is now delivering to residents in Long Island City with plans to serve other… Read more »
Nov. 15, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Vehicles that illegally encroach onto a bus lane along a section of Merrick Boulevard in southeast Queens will be hit with fines starting later this month, the Dept. of Transportation announced Monday. The DOT has installed cameras along a 6.4-mile bus lane along Merrick Boulevard, from Hillside Avenue in… Read more »
Nov. 12, 2021 By Michael Dorgan The Dept. of Transportation will put new stop signs up near three schools in College Point later this month following pleas from concerned parents and community leaders. The all-way stop signs will be placed at intersections close to M.S. 379, P.S. 029 and P.S. 129, according to elected officials… Read more »