July 22, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Two local business owners are spearheading the revival of a popular open street program on Ditmars Boulevard in Astoria. The open street — which sees a section of Ditmars Boulevard closed off to vehicular traffic — will return Saturday and stretch four blocks from 33rd Street to 37th Street…. Read more »
July 21, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A vintage subway car that once transported passengers to and from the 1964 World’s Fair in Flushing-Meadows-Corona Park has been bought at auction for nearly $250,000. The subway car, one of the last remaining “Redbird” fleet of models, was snapped up by an anonymous buyer Friday who beat off… Read more »
July 21, 2022 By Christian Murray More than 520 Con Edison customers are without power in Astoria, with the utility company saying service is expected to be restored this afternoon. This morning nearly 800 Con Edison customers were without power including 522 customers in Astoria, according to the company’s outage map. The map said the… Read more »
July 21, 2022 By Christian Murray Queens Borough President Donovan Richards has reached out to the head of NYC Health + Hospitals requesting that Queens Hospital be renamed in honor of former borough president Claire Shulman. Richards penned a letter to Mitchell Katz, the president and CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals, and said that… Read more »
July 21, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The police are looking for a man who smashed two security cameras inside a Long Island City subway station earlier this month. The suspect, police said, was inside the 33rd Street-Rawson Street subway station on July 9 at around 3:35 p.m. when he began to urinate on the southbound 7… Read more »
July 21, 2022 By Christian Murray A 30-year-old man who was riding a scooter in Long Island City Wednesday evening is in critical condition after being struck by a hit-and-run SUV driver, according to police. Police say that the 30-year-old was riding his scooter westbound on 44th Drive when he was hit at the intersection… Read more »
July 20, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A global fried chicken chain based out of the Philippines will open in Downtown Jamaica Thursday. The restaurant will be the company’s second in Queens following on from its popular Woodside location. Jollibee, which has more than 1,300 restaurants worldwide, will open July 21 at 160-08 Jamaica Ave.— inside… Read more »
July 20, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Horse-drawn carriages are unsafe, inhumane and condemn horses to a lifetime of hardship. That’s the view of Councilmember Robert Holden who has introduced a bill that aims to ban horse-drawn carriages from operating in the city. The legislation, if passed, would end the practice beginning June 1, 2024 and… Read more »
July 20, 2022 By Christian Murray The NYC Housing Preservation & Development launched a lottery Tuesday for 14 income-restricted units in a 12-story luxury building on Jackson Avenue in Long Island City. The development, called The Green House, is located at 10-25 Jackson Ave. —between 50th and 51st Avenues—and consists of 46 units. The building… Read more »
July 20, 2022 By Christian Murray A growing Sunnyside dance company is opening a 3,000 square foot studio on Queens Boulevard. Dance Matters NYC, which was established by Sunnyside resident Mariana Sanchez in 2016, is opening a dance studio on the 2nd floor at 37-10 Queens Blvd. The facility will consist of three dance studios,… Read more »