Aug. 25, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A new establishment consisting of three different Asian-inspired drink and dessert vendors has opened in the Queens Plaza section of Long Island City. The new establishment, called House of Sweet, opened Saturday on the ground floor of 42-15 Crescent St., an 11-story apartment building near the Queensboro Plaza subway… Read more »
Aug. 25, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Police on Wednesday released video of an alleged thief stealing a cellphone from a woman inside the 61st Street subway station in Woodside earlier this month. The video shows the suspect standing on the Manhattan bound 7 train platform watching the victim as she sits on a bench while… Read more »
Aug. 25, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A Rite Aid store in the heart of Jackson Heights is closing down, the latest in a wave of locations the company is closing across Queens and the nation. The Rite Aid store at 82-13 37th Ave. will shutter for good early next month as part of a corporate… Read more »
Aug. 24, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Kristen Gonzalez, a political novice and progressive candidate, has emphatically won the Democratic primary race to represent Senate District 59. Gonzalez, a Long Island City resident who is backed by the Democratic Socialists of America, trounced the field by securing just over 58 percent of votes in Tuesday’s election,… Read more »
Aug. 23, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The Durst Organization announced today that half of the market rate residencies at its luxury 71-story skyscraper in Long Island City are now leased. The building, called Sven, is situated in the Queens Plaza section of Long Island City and half of its 670 market-rate residences are now in… Read more »
Aug. 23, 2022 By Czarinna Andres Hey, you never know – unless you check. A Cash4Life ticketholder, who bought the ticket at Mega Dream at 75-03 37th Ave. in Jackson Heights., has a winning ticket and has until next month to come forward and present it or it will expire. The winner, who has a… Read more »
Aug. 23, 2022 By Czarinna Andres A popular California-based restaurant that sells Filipino street food has opened a location in Woodside’s Little Manila. Dollar Hits, which has two locations in Los Angeles, has opened a restaurant in the heart of Little Manila at 39-04 64th Street. The eatery is near other popular Filipino chains, such… Read more »
Aug. 23, 2022 A Letter to the Editor by Brian Sampson, President, ABC’s Empire State Chapter Recently, actor and now New York City real estate developer Robert De Niro has come under fire for using open shop labor to build a studio complex in Astoria. There have been large protests outside of the construction site… Read more »
Aug. 23, 2022 By Christian Murray A Whitestone man who was found to have dozens of illegal firearms—including several assault rifles—faces up to 25 years in prison on weapons related charges. Joseph Maddaloni Sr., 55, of 25th Avenue, was arraigned Friday before Queens Criminal Court Judge Diego Freire on a 140-count complaint charging him with… Read more »
Aug. 23, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Police on Monday released video footage of two suspects who impersonated police officers during a home invasion in Glendale last month where they allegedly stole around $10,000 cash. The suspects, who were dressed as police, rang the doorbell of a house in the vicinity of Woodhaven Boulevard and Doran… Read more »