Dec. 8, 2021 By Christian Murray Elected officials and school administrators held a ceremonial ground breaking Wednesday to celebrate the start of construction of a 3,066-seat high school on Northern Boulevard in Woodside. The massive school, which will be six stories and contain 94 regular classrooms, will be the largest ever constructed by the School… Read more »
Dec. 8, 2021 By Christian Murray The urgent care provider CityMD opened a center in Woodhaven Tuesday marking its 18th location in Queens. The company has taken space at 91-07 Jamaica Avenue and is providing services ranging from physical exams, pediatric care, lab tests, and treatment for injuries and illnesses. “We are honored that the… Read more »
Dec. 8, 2021 By Christian Murray A Forest Hills woman was stabbed to death during a dispute with her boyfriend in Briarwood Tuesday, according to police. Mindy Singer, 35, who lived on the Grand Central Parkway service road, was stabbed multiple times by her boyfriend in his 141-13 85th Road apartment in Briarwood yesterday, according… Read more »
Dec. 8, 2021 By Christian Murray A church in Forest Hills was vandalized this past weekend with two large rocks thrown through the glass front doors. Parishioners of Grace Lutheran Church, located at 103-15 Union Tpke., discovered Saturday the glass front doors smashed by rocks. The damaged glass included stained glass inserts. A source provided… Read more »
Dec. 8, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Vincenzo Cerbone, the longtime co-owner of Manducatis Italian restaurant in Long Island City, died after a short illness last week. He was 91. Cerbone was a well-respected and popular owner who opened the old-style restaurant on the corner of 47th Avenue and Jackson Avenue in the 1970s. The Long… Read more »
Dec. 7, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Dozens of Santas are going to be lining the streets of Sunnyside this Saturday as they participate in the neighborhood’s annual Santathon. The popular crawl makes a return this year after being canceled in 2020 due to the pandemic. Nine local bars are participating in the Dec. 11 crawl… Read more »
Dec. 7, 2021 By Christian Murray The fate of the two remaining parcels that are part of the massive Hunters Point South affordable housing development are about to be up for debate. The NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), which oversees the development of affordable housing, will be issuing a request for proposal… Read more »
Dec. 7, 2021 By Allie Griffin Queens Republicans are pushing back against a City Council bill that would provide legal noncitizens with the right vote in city elections. Republicans and other critics have held press conferences, launched ‘call to action’ campaigns and have publicly condemned the legislation, known as “Our City, Our Vote”, ahead of… Read more »
Dec. 7, 2021 By Christian Murray The police are looking for a man who tried to rob a teenager at gunpoint while on board a 7 train in Queens last Wednesday. The suspect approached a 19-year-old straphanger at around 10:35 p.m. while onboard a Manhattan-bound 7 train and then demanded his phone. The thief then… Read more »
Dec. 7, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A popular Italian restaurant chain that has locations across the globe is opening a venue inside a new development in the Queens Plaza section of Long Island City. Serafina – which has restaurants in Puerto Rico, Brazil, Japan, India, Turkey, Israel, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates –… Read more »