May 25, 2021 By Ryan Songalia Two city council candidates joined forces in Long Island City Saturday to talk about hate crimes and discuss how they can be stamped out. Ebony Young and Yi (Andy) Chen, who are running for city council seats in districts 26 and 25 respectively, came together for an event dubbed… Read more »
May 24, 2021 By Ryan Songalia Queens Tech Night, a free networking and community-building event for techies, will return for a meet-up at Culture Lab LIC next month. The event will run from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on June 9 at 5-25 46th Ave. in Long Island City. The two previous meet-ups were held… Read more »
May 24, 2021 By Allie Griffin A 35-year-old Asian man was pushed onto the subway tracks by a stranger at a Long Island City station Monday morning in what police are investigating as a possible hate crime. The victim was standing on the train platform at the 21st Street-Queensbridge F station when a man approached… Read more »
May 24, 2021 By Michael Dorgan The operators of a popular taco chain plan to open a restaurant in Forest Hills in the coming months. Tacombi, a chain that currently consists of nine restaurants, plans to open an eatery at 71-22 Austin St. by the end of summer, according to a spokesperson for the company…. Read more »
May 24, 2021 By Ryan Songalia The culinary diversity of Queens will be on display when the Queens Night Market returns for its sixth season, beginning on June 19. The weekly food festival, which was canceled last season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will be held each Saturday at Flushing Meadows Corona Park. The market… Read more »
May 24, 2021 By Christina Santucci City Council Speaker Corey Johnson joined Councilmember Francisco Moya and community and religious leaders in East Elmhurst Saturday to announce $200,000 in funding for two programs that have been helping to feed those in need during the pandemic. Half of the money will be allocated to the First Baptist… Read more »
May 24, 2021 By Allie Griffin New York City public schools will reopen in the fall with full in-person learning for all students — and no remote option, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced today. The announcement is a switch from the current school year in which most students either attend a mix of remote and… Read more »
May 24, 2021 By Christian Murray The police are looking for a man suspected of burglarizing three apartments in the Sunnyside-Woodside area earlier this month. The suspect allegedly targeted ground floor apartments and gained entry by either pushing in the air conditioning unit or climbing through a window. He did so in broad daylight and… Read more »
May 24, 2021 By Christina Santucci An artist and member of the Guardians of Flushing Bay – a coalition of community members, environmentalists and non-motorized boaters – will lead a walking tour of the area around Flushing Creek next month. The event is scheduled to take place June 19 from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m.,… Read more »
May 21, 2021 By Allie Griffin Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney and Queens Borough President Donovan Richards cross endorsed one another Friday as they both seek reelection. The pair made the announcement in Astoria Friday and pledged to tackle a number of projects in western Queens, which is part of Maloney’s congressional district. They said they would… Read more »