Aug. 19, 2022 By Christian Murray The Long Island City Partnership has named a new president, taking over the position that was held by Liz Lusskin who left the organization in May after a 9-year stint. Laura Rothrock, a development strategist who has been a consultant with the partnership since March 2021, is viewed an… Read more »
Aug. 19, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Robert De Niro is currently developing a massive studio complex in Astoria—although he is coming under fire for hiring non-union construction workers to help build it. Around 100 protesters rallied outside the Tribeca Film Center in Lower Manhattan Wednesday to demand the legendary actor only employ unionized workers to… Read more »
Aug. 19, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Two men are dead after the ATV bike they were riding collided with a semi-trailer truck in Long Island City early Friday. The victims, who police say were in their 30s, plowed into the side of the truck at Queens Plaza South and Jackson Avenue at around 1:50 a.m…. Read more »
Aug. 18, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Better late than never. The state is close to completing the repairs to the walkway lights at Gantry Plaza State Park that have been tripping out since Hurricane Sandy struck in 2012. The NYS Parks Dept. is in the process of fixing 99 pathway lights at the park, with… Read more »
Aug. 18, 2022 By Christian Murray Hundreds of people testified virtually and in-person Tuesday night during a public meeting in Astoria that they do not approve of the changes proposed by the NYC Districting Commission to the boundaries of Council District 26. The hearing, a marathon session that lasted more than six hours, was held… Read more »
Aug. 17, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A Brooklyn SUV driver has been arrested for fleeing police in Ridgewood last week and plowing into three people — including a toddler. Tyshawn Baldwin, 28, appeared before Queens Criminal Court Wednesday charged with assault, reckless endangerment, fleeing police and other crimes for the horrifying Aug. 10 incident that… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on Aug. 16, 2022 By Samantha Maldonado and Katie Honan Nearly a year after the remnants of Hurricane Ida flooded the Forest Hills one-bedroom apartment where Heidi Pashko and her husband live, the couple is finally beginning to settle back into their first-floor home of over four decades…. Read more »
Aug. 17, 2022 By Christian Murray A fight that broke out in front of a Long Island City hotel early Monday escalated and led to a shoot out on the street, according to police. A group of men got into a physical altercation outside the Fairfield Inn & Suites hotel, located at 27-29 40th Road,… Read more »
Aug. 17, 2022 By Czarinna Andres The New York Attorney General and the NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation have filed a joint lawsuit against a Gotti-owned auto-parts business that has allegedly been releasing dangerous chemicals and oil into the environment. The case was filed Aug. 12 against LSM Auto Parts & Recycling, an automobile salvage… Read more »
Aug. 17, 2022 By Michael Dorgan An unstable man was arrested in Long Island City Monday after he threw a brick at an ambulance and assaulted four people – including two police officers who were attempting to cuff him, according to police and published reports. The incident unfolded on the corner of 45th Avenue and Vernon… Read more »