June 25, 2021 By Christian Murray Community Board 2 voted Wednesday in support of the Department of Transportation’s plan to create a bike boulevard on 39th Avenue in Sunnyside. The plan, which got the backing of the board by 21-11, calls for significant changes to 39th Avenue, as the DOT attempts to reduce speeding and… Read more »
June 24, 2021 Ryan Songalia Police are looking for a man in connection with a series of anti-Muslim assaults that took place in South Richmond Hill on Tuesday night. The first incident took place shortly after 9 p.m. near Liberty Avenue and Lefferts Boulevard. The suspect allegedly approached a Muslim couple and punched a 31-year-old… Read more »
June 24, 2021 By Allie Griffin The popular retail chain Target is planning to open its first store in Long Island City. The company will open a 31,000-square-foot store at 1 Court Square West, a four-story retail building connected to the former Citigroup Building known as One Court Square, a Target spokesperson confirmed. The opening… Read more »
June 24, 2021 By Ryan Songalia A temporary provision allowing alcoholic beverages for takeout and delivery will end on Thursday. The announcement was made Wednesday, and comes in conjunction with the lifting of New York’s COVID-19 emergency order. “Licensees please be advised that with the ending of our state of emergency and the return to… Read more »
June 24, 2021 By Ryan Songalia Police are looking for two men who impersonated police officers in order to carry out a robbery in Long Island City last month. The suspects, who were in a white utility van, allegedly pulled over a 27-year-old man who was riding a scooter at around 1 a.m. on May… Read more »
June 23, 2021 By Allie Griffin Tony Avella, a former state senator and city council member, is in a strong position to reclaim his old city council seat representing the 19th Council District, early election results show. Avella — who served in the City Council from 2002 to 2009 — has earned 37.1 percent of… Read more »
June 23, 2021 By Allie Griffin Incumbent Council Members Francisco Moya and Adrienne Adams are both poised to win their bids for re-election. Moya and Adams both finished with more than 50 percent of in-person votes Tuesday— the margin needed to win a race outright in the city’s new ranked-choice voting system. Moya earned 52.16… Read more »
June 23, 2021 By Christian Murray The marquee sign at a shuttered Sunnyside movie theater was altered for the third time this year with the perpetrators taking yet another shot at landlord and political candidate John Ciafone. “Ciafone Lost Again, Long Live Radical Communism,” the sign reads, referring to Ciafone’s unsuccessful run Tuesday in the… Read more »
June 23, 2021 By Allie Griffin Linda Lee has taken an early lead in the Council District 23 race, election night results show. Lee, the president and CEO of Korean Community Services of Metropolitan New York (KCS), earned 31.2 percent of in-person votes, according to the unofficial results released Tuesday night. Progressive newcomer Jaslin Kaur,… Read more »
June 23, 2021 By Ryan Songalia Sandra Ung has a significant lead in her quest to win the 20th Council District seat — following the first round of ranked-choice voting. Ung, a lawyer who has worked in the office of Congresswoman Grace Meng, generated 24.28 percent of first-choice votes, or 2,004 votes, in Tuesday’s Democratic… Read more »