March 16, 2021 By Christina Santucci The public will get an opportunity next week to weigh in on a developer’s proposal to build a 1-million-square-foot complex – with 1,400 apartments – on the Halletts Point peninsula in Astoria. The Department of City Planning is holding a virtual public scoping meeting, where attendees can make comments… Read more »
March 16, 2021 By Michael Dorgan The police have released video footage of a gunman firing off shots into an apartment building in Jackson Heights early Sunday. The video footage captures the suspect entering the courtyard of the building, located in the vicinity of 91st Street and 35th Avenue, he is seen carrying a gun… Read more »
March 16, 2021 By Christina Santucci (updated) Corona, the Queens neighborhood once dubbed “the epicenter of the epicenter” of the pandemic, has the lowest COVID-19 vaccination rate in all of New York City. Assemblymembers Catalina Cruz, Jeffrion Aubry and Jessica González-Rojas held a news conference Friday to highlight the disparity in vaccination rates and to… Read more »
March 15, 2021 By Allie Griffin The city is launching a new community-based pilot program to prevent gun violence in five precincts across the city–including the Queens precinct where a 37-year-old woman was killed Friday by a stray bullet. The program, called the Advance Peace Model, will start in July and pair at-risk youth with… Read more »
March 15, 2021 By Michael Dorgan An ice cream store on Vernon Boulevard is set to close after a near five-year run. Something Sweet, best known for its home-made ice cream and zany flavors, is closing its 49-10 Vernon Blvd. store at the end of the month, according to a store manager. The company has… Read more »
March 15, 2021 By Allie Griffin The New York Blood Center is hosting a series of blood drives across the five boroughs this month in honor of two young brothers from Queens Village — who were both born with a rare blood disease. The drives, which run from March 13 through March 31, will be… Read more »
March 12, 2021 By Michael Dorgan An expansive new Chinese restaurant specializing in hand-pulled noodles has opened in Long Island City, following months of delays due to the pandemic. Noodle Craft, located at 10-39 47th Rd. in Hunters Point, had its grand opening on March 4 and their menu consists of a wide range of… Read more »
March 15, 2021 By Christina Santucci Queens Borough President Donovan Richards joined the growing chorus of New York officials calling for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to step down — following allegations that the governor harassed several women. Richards, in a joint statement issued with Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, said Saturday that Cuomo should resign. The… Read more »
March 15, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A pedestrian is dead after being struck by a turning vehicle on Queens Boulevard on Friday. Jaipaul Persaud, 55, died Sunday two days after being hit by a driver of a 2013 Hyundai Elantra, as he tried to cross at the intersection of Queens Boulevard and 84th Drive at… Read more »
March 15, 2021 By Christina Santucci St. Patrick’s Day is this week and the Sunnyside Shines Business Improvement District has partnered with a neighborhood group to highlight what local bars and restaurants will be offering on the big day. The promotion includes a series of videos, in which Sunnyside resident Ty Sullivan interviews the owners… Read more »