March 27, 2023 By Bill Parry Formerly homeless, best-selling author Frank McKinney visited with the residents of Pam’s Place women’s shelter in Dutch Kills Thursday, March 23. McKinney is on a 25-city tour to support his new book “Adversitology,” which chronicles his recent battle with Leukemia as well as his experience in overcoming homelessness. The… Read more »
March 25, 2023 By Zach Gewelb A 29-year-old man was hospitalized after jumping in front of a northbound 7 train at the Hunters Point Avenue station in Long Island City on Friday, March 24. 7 trains are running with extensive delays in both directions after emergency teams responded to a person who was struck by… Read more »
March 24, 2023 By Bill Parry The 31st Avenue Open Street in Astoria will reopen for its fourth season on Earth Day, April 22, including themed activities, performances and more. The 31st Avenue Open Street operates between noon and 8 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays throughout the spring, summer and fall and is one of… Read more »
March 24, 2023 By Tammy Scileppi You can catch Believe In Ghost! on Saturday, April 1, at The Let Love Inn, located at 27-20 23rd Ave., in Astoria, where the band will perform an hour of original work alongside Loser Cruiser and Persons. The show is free to attend. Doors open at 7 p.m. and… Read more »
March 23, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Police have arrested a 16-year-old boy who was allegedly part of a group that mugged a man in Corona last month. The teen, whose name is not being released because he is a juvenile, was arrested on Thursday, March 23, and charged with robbery and grand larceny in connection… Read more »
March 23, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Long Island City became “Sex and the City” for a short time last week. A TV sequel to “Sex and The City,” the hit romantic-comedy drama series, was filmed in the Queens Plaza area of the neighborhood on Friday, March 17, where Emmy Award-winning actress Cynthia Nixon featured in… Read more »
March 23, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A new self-parking garage operated by artificial intelligence (AI) has opened in the Ditmars section of Astoria — the first of its kind in the borough, according to its operators. The garage, which has 96 car spaces, is located at The Rowan, a newly developed mixed-use condominium building at… Read more »
Mar. 22, 2023 By Christian Murray
A coalition of parks advocates joined elected officials for a rally on the steps of city hall Wednesday to call on Mayor Eric Adams to increase funding for the NYC Parks Dept. in the 2024 budget.
March 22, 2023 By Bill Parry Long Island City-based tech startup Datalogz announced it raised $2.3 million in seed funding after successful pilots with Fortune 500 companies. Datalogz is a Business Intelligence Ops platform that aims to end analytics sprawl. Companies today have an ever-growing pile of reports on data and while the abundance provides… Read more »
March 22, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A shocking video has been posted online showing an enraged couple violently attacking a man in the middle of a Woodside road on March 17, with the woman pummeling the bloodied victim in the head with a baseball bat and her boyfriend then appearing to stab him in the… Read more »