Feb. 29, 2024 By Rachel Butler Queens Congresswoman Grace Meng, along with a coalition of elected officials, has penned a letter to the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) regarding the extended downtime of three crucial escalators at the 74th Street-Broadway subway station in Jackson Heights. These escalators have been have been out of service since June… Read more »
Feb. 29, 2024 By Staff Report PJ Horgan’s, an Irish bar and eatery that has served Sunnyside for over 60 years, has announced that it will close its doors for the last time on Sunday. The bar wrote a post on Instagram, stating that it will be closing its doors permanently at 49-02 Skillman Ave…. Read more »
Feb. 29, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 114th Precinct in Astoria are looking for two men who attempted to rob a corner deli near the Woodside Houses and attacked a store employee who tried to stop them. The incident occurred on the night of Wednesday, Feb. 14, when the two suspects walked into… Read more »
Feb. 28, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Frank Ottomanelli, the owner of Ottomanelli By The Water, a restaurant located in Hunter’s Point South Park, is extending an open invitation to local artists for the second phase of his ambitious community mural project. Having already installed five sections of the mural in December of 2023, Ottomanelli is… Read more »
Feb. 27, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan US. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez hosted a town hall in Astoria last week to discuss how federal climate change policy is playing out on a local level. Five years after she laid out the Green New Deal vision with Senator Edward J. Markey of Massachusetts, Ocasio-Cortez who represents the Bronx… Read more »
Feb. 27, 2024 By Shyvonne Noboa We face a number of challenges as we age. But perhaps one of the most distressing is elder abuse. A 2021 study found that more than 1 in 10 older adults in New York State has experienced mistreatment. Elder abuse refers to neglect, financial exploitation, emotional or verbal abuse,… Read more »
Feb. 26, 2024 By Bill Parry A woman was attacked by a stranger just off Roosevelt Avenue in Jackson Heights on Saturday night, according to the NYPD. Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights reported that a 32-year-old woman was assaulted in front of 37-64 90th St. at around 11:30 p.m. when she became… Read more »
Feb. 25, 2024 By Czarinna Andres and QNS Staff Several non-profit groups held a town hall meeting in Woodside Wednesday evening where they advocated for the statewide right to counsel for tenants facing eviction. The event, held at the St. Sebastian’s Parish Center and called Queens United: Town Hall for Right to Counsel,” was attended… Read more »
Feb. 23, 2024 By Bill Parry A drunk driver who allegedly crashed his vehicle in Astoria on Thursday that ultimately led to the death of his passenger has been charged with vehicular manslaughter, driving while intoxicated, and other crimes, authorities said. The suspect allegedly crashed the vehicle in Astoria, before driving the damaged car to… Read more »
Feb. 22, 2024 By Christian Murray and QNS Staff A local historical society that has been instrumental in protecting historic buildings in Bayside is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. Located at the historic 19th-century Fort Totten, Bayside Historical Society (BHS) has been preserving and promoting local history for the past 60 years, advocating for… Read more »