June 22, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A man is dead after being crushed by a pickup truck in Maspeth Tuesday night. The victim, who police say was lying on the ground beneath a parked Ford-350 pickup truck, was killed when the driver got into the vehicle at around 6:55 p.m. and put the truck into… Read more »
June 22, 2022 By Michael Dorgan and Christian Murray The mood was tense and people were passionate but at the end of the night Community Board 1 voted against the Innovation QNS rezoning application that would bring 2,800 units to a five-block manufacturing district in Astoria. The board voted 24 to 8 to reject the… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on June 21, 2022 By Greg David and Rachel Holliday Smith A sharply divided Rent Guidelines Board voted to increase rents for the city’s nearly 1 million rent regulated apartments by 3.25% in the coming year in a decision that satisfied neither tenants nor landlords. The proposal… Read more »
June 21, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Jackson Heights residents looking to de-clutter this summer, or pick up some new treasures, can come to a local “stop ‘n’ swap” next week. The Jackson Heights Stop ‘N’ Swap will take place on June 29 at P.S. 69, located at 37-30 78th St. The event will run from… Read more »
June 21, 2022 By Christian Murray The list of progressives getting behind the candidacy of Kristen Gonzalez for the new state senate seat that incorporates western Queens continues to grow. Gonzalez, who is running for the newly-drawn 59th District seat that includes Long Island City and Astoria, was officially endorsed today by State Sen. Michael… Read more »
June 21, 2022 By Christian Murray Community Board 2 voted earlier this month in support of the Department of Transportation’s plan to install three protected bicycle lanes in Long Island City. The vote, which was passed unanimously, has cleared the way for the DOT to install the protected bicycle lanes that will provide essential links… Read more »
June 21, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A fire tore through at least two small businesses in Elmhurst Monday morning. Firefighters responded to a blaze that broke out at around 8:05 a.m. inside a second-floor dentist office located at 40-14 82nd St., according to the FDNY. The fire quickly spread into the cockloft of the building… Read more »
June 20, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A GoFundMe page has been launched to help cover the funeral costs of three family members who died in a massive fire in South Richmond Hill Friday. Married couple Nanda Persaud, 59, and Salima Persaud, 53, along with their son Devon, 22, died in the blaze that ripped through… Read more »
June 20, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A man was shot in front of a bar in Maspeth early Monday. The victim, 27, was shot in the neck by an unidentified suspect at around 12:45 a.m. in front of Céilí House, an Irish bar located at 69-56 Grand Ave., according to police. The man is expected… Read more »
June 20, 2022 By Christian Murray A group of activists and artists sent a message to the developers of the proposed Innovation QNS project Sunday night that their development is not wanted. The artists projected enormous messages on the side of one of the Kaufman Astoria buildings in Astoria that were highly critical of the… Read more »