July 13, 2021 By Christian Murray The New York City Council recently approved a developer’s rezoning plan to build an 11-story, 104-unit apartment complex near the 30th Avenue train station in Astoria. The approval now means that MEDREP Associates, a Long Island City based company, can move forward with its plans to build its 11-story… Read more »
July 13, 2021 By Michael Dorgan The state has completed a $2 million project to repair a section of shoreline at Gantry Plaza State Park that was damaged nearly nine years ago by Superstorm Sandy. The work also included an additional $17,000 spent on patching up a gaping hole on the boardwalk at Pier 3… Read more »
July 12, 2021 By Allie Griffin New York City Restaurant Week returns next Monday with deals from more than two dozen Queens eateries. Restaurants across the five boroughs — including 31 in Queens — will be offering discounts on their menu items from July 19 through August 22 as part of an extended Restaurant Week…. Read more »
July 12, 2021 By Christian Murray U.S. Senator Charles Schumer joined forces with several local officials outside a power plant in Astoria Friday to announce his opposition to the overhaul of a current facility—and to urge the public to oppose it too. NRG Energy, a large Houston-based company, was subject to heavy criticism during a… Read more »
July 12, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Police are searching for a man who brutally attacked a woman inside the 74th Street–Roosevelt subway station in May following a heated argument. Manuel Gonzalez, the suspect, allegedly grabbed a 41-year-old woman by the hair and pulled her to the ground while she was walking on a subway platform… Read more »
July 12, 2021 By Allie Griffin Three Queens men were indicted on murder charges for the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old man in a Jamaica park last year, the Queens District Attorney announced Friday. The men were arraigned and indicted by a grand jury in Queens Supreme Court Thursday for the Oct. 15 shooting. The… Read more »
July 12, 2021 By Christian Murray A man was punched and kicked inside his own house during a home invasion that took place in Woodhaven Thursday. The victim discovered a man inside his home at around 9:40 a.m. July 8 in the vicinity of Jamaica Avenue and 88th Street. The resident approached the suspect and… Read more »
July 12, 2021 By Christian Murray The Astoria rental market has stabilized in recent months but is down by more than 10 percent from pre-pandemic levels, according to a new report released by the real estate firm M.N.S. The average rent for a studio apartment in the neighborhood in June was $1,760, virtually unchanged from… Read more »
July 12, 2021 By Allie Griffin A teenager and young man were killed in separate shootings in St. Albans Sunday. In the first incident, police responded to a call about 20 minutes after midnight of a person shot in front of a home on Quencer Road near Ovid Place. When officers arrived, they found a… Read more »
July 12, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A 9-year-old boy was killed in a fire that tore through his parents’ Arverne home Sunday morning in what police say was a suspicious incident. The young boy, Matthew Pichardo, was trapped inside his family’s second floor apartment at 69-37 Hillmeyer Ave. when the deadly fire broke out. The… Read more »