Dec. 5, 2022 By Michael Dorgan State Senator Michael Gianaris has secured a $5 million grant for the Museum of the Moving Image (MoMI) in Astoria. The grant, which is being allocated via the 2022-23 state budget, will be used to advance the 35th Avenue museum’s educational programming in film, television, and digital media, Gianaris… Read more »
Dec. 5, 2022 By Max Murray Governor Kathy Hochul marked the start of construction last week of a 339-mile transmission line that will deliver clean energy from Canada to a converter station in Astoria. The governor was among several officials to break ground on the $6 billion project in upstate Washington County on Wednesday. The… Read more »
Dec. 5, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Police are searching for two men who robbed a smoke shop at gunpoint in Forest Hills early Saturday morning and made off with $10,000 cash. The suspects allegedly carried out the robbery just after 2 a.m. on Dec. 3 at the Continental Smoke Shop, located at 107-36 71 Ave.,… Read more »
Dec. 2, 2022 Op-Ed By NYC Mayor Eric Adams It’s time to create a New York City where working New Yorkers can have safe, affordable homes, find well-paying jobs, send their children to good schools, and live close to public transportation so that they don’t have to spend hours commuting. Willets Point in Queens, previously… Read more »
Dec. 1, 2022 By Christian Murray An 18-year-old Elmhurst woman is dead after the vehicle she was in crashed on the Long Island Expressway during the early hours Thursday morning. Katherine Lin, who was killed in the crash, was one of two passengers in a 2018 BMW 320i that was traveling at a high rate… Read more »
Dec. 1, 2022 By Christian Murray Police are looking for a man who allegedly stole packages from an Elmhurst building and punched a building worker in the face when he was confronted. The suspect, who was wearing an Amazon vest, allegedly entered a building in the vicinity of 44th Avenue and 74th Street at around… Read more »
Nov. 30, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The annual Sunnyside arts fair will take place Saturday with the event returning to an indoor setting. The fair, which will offer items from more than 30 local artisans, will be held at the event’s traditional home at the Queen of Angels Church Parish Hall on Skillman Avenue from… Read more »
Dec. 1, 2022 By Christian Murray Police are looking for three suspects who allegedly assaulted and robbed a man outside the NYCHA Woodside Houses complex last week. The suspects allegedly approached a 21-year-old man at around 8:15 p.m. on Nov. 24 who was walking in front of 50-50 Broadway. The alleged robbers demanded the victim’s… Read more »
Nov. 29, 2022 By Michael Dorgan An expansive new supermarket that sells a range of conventional and organic foods has opened on the corner of 31st Avenue and 38th Street in Astoria. The new store, part of a franchise called Farm Country Supermarket, opened on Nov. 22 at 37-15 31st Ave. — replacing Associated Supermarket… Read more »
Nov. 30 , 2022 By Michael Dorgan A 3-alarm fire tore through two commercial buildings in Middle Village Wednesday morning. Firefighters responded to a blaze that broke out at around 7:30 a.m. at Metro Deli, located at 67-30 Metropolitan Ave. The one-story building is situated next to the Middle Village–Metropolitan Avenue subway station, near the… Read more »