May 25, 2021 By Christina Santucci A 32-year-old construction worker fell to his death while working on a building in Long Island City over the weekend. Diego Lliguicota, from Maspeth, fell while trying to remove a ladder from scaffolding on the sixth floor at 45-18 Court Square at about 9:30 a.m. Saturday, the Associated Press… Read more »
May 25, 2021 By Christina Santucci Two peregrine falcon chicks have hatched in a nesting box atop the Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge, which connects the Rockaways with Brooklyn. The now four-week-old hatchlings live with their mother in the perch on the bridge’s 215-foot Rockaway tower, officials from MTA Bridges and Tunnels said. Research scientist… Read more »
May 25, 2021 By Christina Santucci A 46-year-old man was killed and another was clinging to life after they were struck by Honda Accord in Ozone Park Monday morning. The men were crossing Woodhaven Boulevard mid-block near Rockaway Boulevard around 12:30 a.m. when they were hit, police said. Both were taken to Jamaica Hospital, where… Read more »
May 25, 2021 By Allie Griffin A 58-year-old Flushing man riding a scooter was fatally struck by the driver of a pickup truck less than a mile away from his home Monday morning. Li Ren was driving an electric scooter northbound on Parsons Boulevard when he was fatally hit at around 6:46 a.m. while attempting… Read more »
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 »