March 8, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Police have released video footage of a man suspected of robbing two Dollar Tree stores at gunpoint within 24 hours last month — one store in Sunnyside and the other in Middle Village. The footage shows the suspect — described as between 20 and 30 years of age —… Read more »
March 9, 2022 Sponsored Story A new eyecare store has opened in the Court Square section of Long Island City that offers everything from routine eye examinations to designer frames. L EYE C OPTICS, located at 21-36 44th Drive, opened in January and is owned by Bryan Arango, a long-time optician, and his business partner… Read more »
Mar. 8, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Calling all local artists! A major developer and a non-profit have teamed up to search for local artists who can create sculptures for an upcoming outdoor garden area on the Long Island City waterfront. TF Cornerstone and Culture Lab LIC have issued an open call for creators to display… Read more »
March 8, 2022 By Allie Griffin A new music festival aimed at uplifting Black, Brown, Indigenous and Asian American Pacific Islander artists is coming to Queens this summer with ticket sales going live tomorrow. LetsGetFr.ee — a project of Afropunk festival founder Matthew Morgan — will enliven Flushing Meadows Corona Park with the music of… Read more »
March 8, 2022 By Christian Murray The Flushing branch of the Queens Public Library is scheduled to reopen in April after being closed since March 2020. The branch closed along with the rest of the library system at the start of COVID-19 but has not fully reopened since—due to a faulty HVAC system and the… Read more »
Mar. 8, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Socrates Sculpture Park in Long Island City has appointed a new executive director who has a long history of commissioning public artwork. Tamsin Dillon, a Long Island City resident, took over the position last month and said she is looking forward to advancing the non-profit’s mission of providing programming… Read more »
March 8, 2022 By Allie Griffin Queens residents can donate supplies to Ukrainians under the daily threat of Russian violence without leaving the borough. Several Queens officials are collecting donations of medical supplies, food, clothes, toiletries and other necessities to send overseas to Ukrainian families as they face Russian forces or flee their homeland. Queens… Read more »
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 »