March 21, 2022 By Czarinna Andres Thirty-six units in a luxury building by the Astoria waterfront are up for grabs as part of an affordable housing lottery. The lottery opened last week and applicants who want to live at the 11-37 31st Ave. development— known as Astoria West—have until May 19 to apply. The units… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on March. 20, 2022 at 7:43 p.m. By Gabriel Sandoval, THE CITY Supertall 5G-transmitting “smart poles” destined to sit atop LinkNYC kiosks won’t roll out until later this spring, but one early version of the 32-foot-tall towers stands alone on a quiet street in Queens, offering a… Read more »
Mar. 21, 2022 By Michael Dorgan An 88-year-old pedestrian is dead after being struck by a car close to his Flushing home earlier this month, police announced Sunday. Thomas Soong, of 35th Avenue, was hit by the driver of a 2018 Honda Fit while attempting to cross Northern Boulevard near 147th Street on March 11… Read more »
March 21, 2022 By Christian Murray A 15-year-old boy was shot inside a Jackson Heights playground Saturday afternoon. The teenager was shot in the back and torso at Playground Ninety, located near Northern Boulevard and 89th Street, at around 3:30 p.m., police said. The shooting stemmed from an argument that the victim had with the… Read more »
March 18, 2022 By Christian Murray A Starbucks in Astoria has announced plans to unionize, the first location in Queens to do so. Workers at the 30-18 Astoria Blvd. store sent a letter to Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz announcing their intention to form a union and their legal right to do so. “Starbucks continues to… Read more »
March 18, 2022 By Christian Murray U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has told the Queens Post that she has secured $1 million in federal funding that will go toward the upgrade of the Forest Hills Long Island Rail Road station. The funds, which were included as part of the historic bipartisan omnibus appropriations agreement, will go… Read more »
March 18, 2022 By Christian Murray A development team that seeks to rezone an industrial property on 11th Street in order to build two 8-story buildings—which would include 332 units and two trade schools—was unable to get the approval of Community Board 1 Tuesday night. The board voted 15 for and 15 against the project,… Read more »
March 18, 2022 By Michael Dorgan An 11-year-old girl was groped by an alleged pervert on a Corona street Monday morning. The victim, police said, was walking in the vicinity of 43rd Avenue and 97th Place at around 7:30 a.m. when the alleged creep approached her and grabbed her buttocks. He then fled the scene… Read more »
March 18, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Police are searching for an alleged pervert who groped a woman inside a subway station in Astoria Monday. The suspect, according to police, assaulted the 29-year-old victim inside the Astoria Boulevard subway station at around 7:25 p.m. as she waited for a train. The man approached the victim and… Read more »
March 17, 2022 By Allie Griffin Nearly a dozen council members, including three from Queens, along with scores of community-based groups are pushing back against cuts proposed by the mayor in the preliminary budget he introduced last month. The elected officials and groups said Mayor Eric Adams’ $98.5 billion budget cuts funding to important services… Read more »