April 9, 2021 By Christian Murray The Parks Dept. has completed a $4.5 million revamp of a small park located by the Triborough Bridge and several Queens officials visited the area yesterday to hold a ceremonial ribbon cutting. Chappetto Square, a 1.25 acre park located on Hoyt Ave (between 21st and 23rd streets), has been… Read more »
April 9, 2021 By Allie Griffin Six candidates running to represent the 22nd District on the City Council took the stage Wednesday evening to debate topics of note to area residents. The candidates, all Democrats, discussed a variety of topics of concern to Queens votes — everything from bike lanes to NYPD funding to community… Read more »
April 8, 2021 By Ryan Songalia Amit Bagga, a candidate for city council, introduced an ambitious policy proposal Thursday that aims to curb what he describes as “predatory and exploitative practices” of the City’s 80,000 food delivery workers—many of whom are immigrants—by the large food app companies. The proposal, titled Delivery Justice Now!, represents a… Read more »
April 8, 2021 By Allie Griffin More than a dozen candidates vying for the 26th City Council district seat debated hot-button issues at a forum Wednesday night. The 15 candidates discussed a variety of topics of concern to Queens voters — everything from bike lanes to Amazon to NYPD funding — at the forum hosted… Read more »
April 8, 2021 By Michael Dorgan The driver of a 2016 Mercedes-Benz was shot during a carjacking by two men in Ozone Park last month. The victim, a 33-year-old man, was driving the vehicle in the early hours of March 27 and had stopped in the vicinity of 103rd Avenue and 97th Street to pick… Read more »
April 8, 2021 By Christian Murray The Long Island City condo market saw a frenzy of sales activity in the first quarter of 2021, with buyers coming to the market at a rate more pronounced than the weeks that followed the November 2018 Amazon announcement. There were 191 signed deals for the Jan. 1, 2021… Read more »
April 8, 2021 By Allie Griffin Mayor Bill de Blasio announced sweeping changes to the city’s COVID-19 closure policies for New York City public schools. The city has doubled the number of coronavirus cases that requires the Department of Education to close a school for 10 days. Beginning Monday, schools will close for in-person instruction… Read more »
April 8, 2021 By Ryan Songalia The police are looking for a man who forced his way into the lobby of an Astoria apartment building last month and stole a package containing beauty products. The suspect allegedly gained entry into a building located near 30th Street and Broadway at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March… Read more »
April 7, 2021 By Allie Griffin An eight-alarm fire that tore through a Jackson Heights apartment building Tuesday night has left hundreds homeless and resulted in 25 people being injured. The fire started inside an apartment located at 89-07 34th Ave. shortly after 1 p.m. and quickly spread throughout the building. By 8 p.m., it… Read more »
April 7, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A plan to transform a gritty area under the Queensboro Bridge ramps into a vibrant public space is starting to take shape–with an architect considering designs that would include a basketball court, a dog run and a large seating area. The plan, called the “Long Island City Ramps” project,… Read more »