This article was originally published by The CITY on March 7, 2022 at 8:14 p.m. By Gabriel Sandoval, THE CITY Dozens of Jackson Heights tenants, still displaced nearly a year after blaze, say the NYPD won’t allow them to report their belongings stolen — and demand justice. Dozens of tenants displaced by a massive fire… Read more »
March 7, 2022 By Christian Murray and Michael Dorgan Plans have been filed for what will be the tallest building in Queens upon its completion. A developer has submitted plans that call for the construction of a 69-story, 818-unit development on Jackson Avenue near Queens Plaza in Long Island City. The building, which has an… Read more »
Mar. 7, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The St. Pats for All parade came roaring back to life Sunday as more than two thousand people took to the streets of Woodside and Sunnyside to celebrate Ireland, inclusivity and diversity. The parade, which was canceled last year due to COVID restrictions, proved it had lost none of… Read more »
Mar. 3, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A global pandemic followed by a supply chain crisis was not enough to prevent a female business owner in Queens from expanding during the recent economic downturn. City Lumber, a construction supply company that has provided materials to facilitate major construction projects such as the Hudson Yards, recently moved… Read more »
March 7, 2022 By Christian Murray Elected officials, subway riders and disability rights activists gathered at a subway station in Rego Park Friday to call on New York State to allocate federal infrastructure funds toward the construction of elevators at MTA and LIRR stations. U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, Rep. Grace Meng, and disability rights activists… Read more »
March 7, 2022 By Christian Murray A 28-year-old man was seriously injured after being shot while driving along the Jackie Robinson Parkway Saturday morning in an apparent road-rage incident. The shooter had allegedly cut the victim off while driving westbound on the parkway near Metropolitan Avenue (exit 6) in Forest Hills at around 7:35 a.m.,… Read more »
March 7, 2022 By Christian Murray A 37-year-old man who was coming to the aid of a woman who was being robbed inside of the Court Square station Thursday was slashed with a sharp object, police said. The incident took place at around 7:30 a.m. when a woman snatched a female rider’s cellphone and then… Read more »
March 7, 2022 By Christian Murray A motorcyclist is in critical condition and his passenger is in stable condition after crashing into a vehicle that was making an illegal U-turn in Jackson Heights Sunday evening. The motorcycle, driven by a 30-year-old man, collided with a vehicle that was making an illegal U-Turn in the vicinity… Read more »
Mar. 4, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A new bar has opened inside The JACX high-rise office building in Long Island City. The new establishment, called The Bar at JACX&CO, opened Thursday on the ground floor of the 26-story two-tower development located at 28-17 42nd Rd. It offers a wide range of cocktails, wines, ciders and beers…. Read more »
March 4, 2022 By Christian Murray Armed robberies, vicious assaults and hate crimes have become all too common in New York City in recent months and the borough of Queens is no exception. There have been brutal attacks at subway stations, shootings at NYCHA complexes, to a rash of anti-Asian hate crimes. For the year-to-date… Read more »