Feb. 2, 2022 By Michael Dorgan An off-duty NYPD cop was shot during an attempted carjacking on the Rockaway Peninsula in south Queens Tuesday night. The officer, 22, was targeted by two suspects while he was stopped at a traffic light at Beach 62nd Street and Beach Channel Drive in Arverne at around 10:20 p.m.,… Read more »
Feb. 2, 2022 By Christian Murray An anti-cop message was scrawled on a Ridgewood subway station Tuesday and Council Member Bob Holden has taken exception to it. The message, which was scribbled in black pen at the entrance to the Forest Avenue station, read: “Boohoohoo Cop FUNeral LOL.” The vandal targeted the station about 10… Read more »
Feb. 1, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Queens Borough President Donovan Richards is hosting a candlelight vigil Wednesday for the two young police officers who were killed in Manhattan last month while responding to a domestic disturbance. The vigil will take place at 5:30 p.m. on the steps of the Queens Borough Hall, located at 120-55… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on Feb. 1, 2022 at 6:44 p.m. By Josefa Velasquez and Clifford Michel New York City is slated to get more representation in the state Legislature under a redistricting proposal unveiled late Monday night, shifting two out of 63 State Senate seats to the five boroughs and… Read more »
Feb. 1, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The popular New York City music festival Governors Ball will return to Queens this summer and its lineup has been confirmed. The three-day event, also known as Gov Ball, will be hosted at Citi Field for the second time in its 11-year history. The festival will return to its… Read more »
Feb. 1, 2022 By Allie Griffin A disbarred Bayside lawyer has pleaded guilty to grand larceny for bilking dozens of clients out of more than $1.8 million over a five-year period. Yohan Choi, who ran a law practice on Northern Boulevard in Flushing, failed to hand over thousands of dollars to approximately 50 clients who… Read more »
Feb. 1, 2022 By Christian Murray The Sunnyside Business Improvement District has appointed a new executive director who has a long history in event planning and government communications. Dirk McCall, who has lived in the Astoria since 1993, took over the position last month, and is looking to help Sunnyside businesses thrive through local events… Read more »
Feb. 1, 2022 By Allie Griffin Queens Rep. Grace Meng introduced legislation last week to make Lunar New Year a federal holiday. Meng introduced the bill Friday and—if passed—it would add Lunar New Year to the list of federally recognized holidays in the U.S. The bill, called the Lunar New Year Day Act, would amend… Read more »
Jan. 31, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The owners of the popular Astoria bars Judy & Punch and Madam Marie’s have opened a new Victorian-themed bar after months of delays. The new bar, called Maggie Halls, opened at 34-06 30th Ave. on Dec. 30 in a space that was previously occupied by Casablanca Hair Salon. Maggie… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on Jan. 31, 2022 By Clifford Michel and Claudia Irizarry Aponte Democrats in the New York State Legislature released new congressional lines that protect some of the city’s sitting representatives from primary challenges and puts its lone-Republican congressmember’s hold on her district in jeopardy. Incumbent Democrats, like… Read more »