Sept. 21, 2021 By Allie Griffin Weill Cornell Medicine opened a new medical practice in Long Island City in a partnership with New York-Presbyterian Monday. The practice, located on the ground floor of The JACX at 28-25 Jackson Ave., aims to provide Queens residents with greater access to physicians within the Manhattan-based institution. The facility… Read more »
Sept. 21, 2021 By Allie Griffin Democratic mayoral nominee Eric Adams wants to convert 25,000 outer-borough hotel rooms into permanent affordable housing. Adams outlined a plan — during a press conference in Sunset Park Monday — for the city to acquire economically distressed hotels in the outer boroughs and convert them into supportive housing. The… Read more »
Sept. 21, 2021 By Michael Dorgan More than 1,000 runners soaked up the warm weather Saturday morning and participated in the sixth annual LIC Waterfront 5K. The event drew participants young and old, with the oldest runners being in their 80s. The children’s dash, held immediately after the 5K, drew more than 150 children, including… Read more »
Sept. 21, 2021 By Christian Murray Police have launched a murder investigation into the death of a 26-year-old Bay Terrace man who was found dead with a gunshot wound to his head inside a Flushing apartment Sunday. Justin Li, 26, was discovered by police at around 7:30 p.m. Sept. 19 after they were called to… Read more »
Sept. 21, 2021 By Christian Murray The city has broken ground on a new NYPD stationhouse in Rosedale and officials were on hand Monday to celebrate the occasion. The stationhouse is going up at 242-40 North Conduit Ave. and will anchor a new precinct—to be called the 116th Precinct—that will serve Rosedale, Laurelton, Springfield Gardens… Read more »
Sept. 21, 2021 By Allie Griffin The city will require weekly COVID-19 testing of students and staff at public schools beginning next week, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday. The Department of Education will increase testing from biweekly to weekly at all public schools beginning Sept. 27. As such, 10 percent of unvaccinated students will… Read more »
Sept. 20, 2021 By Michael Dorgan The ever-popular Sunnyside Shorts International Film Festival is returning to the neighborhood this weekend. The one-day film festival will take place Saturday at the Sunnyside Reformed Church, located at 48-03 Skillman Ave., where 23 films will be screened throughout the afternoon and evening. The festival, now in its 16th… Read more »
Sept. 20, 2021 By Allie Griffin The New York City Department of Transportation has banned Revel scooters from the Queensboro Bridge, the agency confirmed Monday. The DOT informed the scooter-sharing app that it must end its users’ short-lived access to the bridge following safety concerns. In July, Revel permitted its riders with more than 25… Read more »
Sept. 20, 2021 By Allie Griffin A housing lottery has opened for 267 apartments in a new affordable development in Forest Hills. The units, which are located in two of a three-building development, are open to residents who fit low-, moderate- and middle-income categories. The apartments are part of a development operated by Phipps Houses,… Read more »
Sept. 20, 2021 By Christian Murray Queens Borough President Donovan Richards is hosting a series of town hall meetings throughout the borough with the first one scheduled to take place in Astoria on Wednesday. The meeting this Wednesday is targeted for residents who live in western Queens, where issues pertaining to Astoria, Long Island City,… Read more »