July 5, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A developer who was raised in Astoria is constructing an ultra-modern apartment complex on 41st Street that will hit the market in the coming months. Tom Theofilatos, who owns Astoria Properties, is developing a four-story complex at 32-72 41st St. that will contain 25 rental units. He said the… Read more »
July 5, 2021 By Allie Griffin Council Member Paul Vallone secured $37 million in funding for Northeast Queens — including $20 million to build a brand new playground in Bay Terrace — from the city’s newly passed Fiscal Year 2022 budget Wednesday. Vallone and the majority of his colleagues voted to approve the $98.7 billion… Read more »
July 5, 2021 By Allie Griffin Funds have been allocated to upgrade a number of Flushing parks, libraries and schools from the city’s newly-passed Fiscal Year 2022 budget. Council District 20, which covers Flushing, Queensboro Hill, Mitchell Linden and parts of Whitestone and Fresh Meadows, will receive a total of $39 million in funding from… Read more »
July 4, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Step right up! A traveling funfair is coming to Astoria Park this week and carnival-goers will get a chance to enjoy various amusement rides, games, plus plenty of food and candy! The funfair, operated by Dreamland Amusements, will set up at the corner of Hoyt Avenue and 19th Street… Read more »
July 4, 2021 By Allie Griffin Several candidates who secured healthy leads in Queens primary races on Election Day have seemingly cemented their victories after ranked choice vote counts were released Friday. The leading candidates were able to secure a majority of votes after the Board of Elections (BOE) completed its ranked choice voting reports… Read more »
July 5, 2021 By Ryan Songalia Three people were shot in a drive-by shooting last Tuesday in Woodhaven. Police say the suspects opened fire from a car at around 7 p.m. near the corner of 77th Street and 88th Avenue, grazing a 22-year-old man in the head, while a 21-year-old male and a 19-year-old male… Read more »
July 3, 2021 By Ryan Songalia Two Filipino-owned food businesses will partner with a Woodside cafe on July 4 for a one-day sale of mochi treats and barbecue. The Boiis Co will be selling mochi-filled cookies and their popular mochi-filled cookie ice cream sandwiches (known as “Mooks”), while Bad For Business will serve Filipino-style barbecue… Read more »
July 3, 2021 By Christian Murray Julie Won has taken an unassailable lead in the Democratic primary to represent the 26th Council District in western Queens. Won and Amit Bagga were neck and neck in the city’s most crowded council race on election night but after the implementation of ranked choice voting she has taken… Read more »
July 3, 2021 By Christian Murray Donovan Richards has stretched his lead over Elizabeth Crowley in the tight Democratic primary for Queens Borough President. Richards, the incumbent, is ahead of Crowley by 3,313 votes following the implementation of ranked choice voting, according to the results released by the NYC Board of Elections Friday night. However,… Read more »
July 1, 2021 By Allie Griffin The City Council passed a record-breaking $98.7 billion executive budget for the upcoming fiscal year Wednesday, but not everyone supported it. Wednesday’s budget hearing was relatively placid compared to last year, when council members voted for or against the prior budget amid mounting pressure to decrease police spending. That… Read more »