Dec. 13, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A man was fatally shot inside his girlfriend’s East Elmhurst home Saturday morning. The victim, 27, was shot once in the chest by a male suspect just before 8 a.m. —inside a house at 23-23 98th St. — and was later pronounced dead at an area hospital, police said…. Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on Dec.12, 2021, 9:40 p.m. BY KATIE HONAN When Huge Ma shuttered his TurboVax website this spring after helping connect countless New Yorkers to COVID-19 vaccine appointments, he found himself starting to “think more about my place in the world.” Two million people had visited his website… Read more »
Dec. 13, 2021 By Michael Dorgan The FDNY has released a report detailing the cause of a massive fire that ripped through a number of storefronts on Queens Boulevard in August. The four-alarm fire took place at around 7:15 a.m. on Aug. 12 and engulfed five businesses located on the corner of Queens Boulevard and… Read more »
Dec. 13, 2021 By Allie Griffin A 34-year-old New Jersey man is dead after crashing his car on the Whitestone Expressway early Saturday. Omkar Shivnauth, of Rockaway, NJ, died after losing control of his Toyota Highlander and smashing into a cement median at 4:20 a.m., police said. Shivnauth, according to police, was driving northbound on… Read more »
Dec. 10, 2021 By Allie Griffin The City Council passed a bill Thursday aimed at protecting city trees across the five boroughs. The Council voted unanimously in favor of a bill sponsored by Flushing Council Member Peter Koo that requires the Parks Department to more regularly inspect trees and to publish its findings for the… Read more »
Dec. 13, 2021 By Allie Griffin The New York City Sanitation Department has installed more than a dozen specialty “smart bins” for food scraps throughout Astoria. The department placed 16 bins — which only open with a specific key card — around the neighborhood last week in order to redirect compostable waste from landfills. The… Read more »
Dec. 9, 2021 By Allie Griffin The city launched a new resource guide highlighting New York City’s vibrant Asian cultures and communities like Flushing—for visitors and locals alike. NYC & Company, the city’s marketing and tourism agency, launched the website and permanent guide called “The Asian Experience in NYC” Wednesday to celebrate the city’s Asian… Read more »
Dec. 10, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A Japanese market that closed in August after a fire ripped through its storefront – and several other adjoining businesses – is set to reopen at a new location in Sunnyside with the help of a resident-backed GoFundMe campaign. Taiyo Foods, a grocery and convenience store, will open before… Read more »
Dec. 10, 2021 By Allie Griffin A woman died in a fire Thursday inside an apartment at the NYCHA Queensbridge Houses complex. The fire broke out inside a second-floor unit in Queensbridge North Houses, located at 40-11 12th St., at around 6:15 p.m., police said. Firefighters extinguished the flames and officers found a woman with… Read more »
Dec. 9, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A new restaurant that specializes in Neapolitan-style pizzas and Italian pasta dishes has opened on 31st Street in Astoria. Sotto La Luna, which means “under the moon” in Italian, opened today at a new food and beverage hall at 34-39 31st St. The restaurant has taken a 2,500 square… Read more »