Dec. 15, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A massive mural that aims to promote diversity and inclusion is going up on a building in Long Island City. The artwork, which features a number of people of different religious backgrounds, is currently being painted on the side of 25-17 41st Ave. and is scheduled to be completed… Read more »
Dec. 14, 2020 By Michael Dorgan An online petition has been launched to encourage Sunnyside and Woodside residents to support bars and restaurants in the area–as a means to help them survive the latest indoor dining ban. The petition, which was launched Saturday, calls on residents to spend at least $25 per week on takeout… Read more »
Dec. 14, 2020 by Allie Griffin Jackson Heights Council Member Daniel Dromm introduced a bill last week that would end the use of solitary confinement in all New York City jails. Under the bill, individuals would only be allowed to be isolated for the sole purpose of de-escalating violent conflicts and could only be isolated… Read more »
Dec. 14, 2020 By Allie Griffin A large menorah sculptured from ice was lit at Gantry Plaza State Park last night. The JCC-Chabad of LIC hosted its annual outdoor Chanukah party and lit the iconic six-foot tall menorah. Residents came together for the festival of lights where lively Chanukah music played and Hebrew School students performed…. Read more »
Dec. 14, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Building permits have been filed for a 4-story mixed-use building on 5th Street in Hunters Point. The plans filed with the Department of Buildings Nov. 30 call for a 65-foot-tall structure to go up 5-01 47th Rd. The site is on the corner of 5th Street and 47th Road… Read more »
Dec. 14, 2020 By Allie Griffin A Bayside police officer who allegedly moonlighted as a spy for the Chinese government will remain in jail ahead of his trial after a judge tossed out his appeal last week. Baimadajie Angwang, who worked as a community affairs officer for the NYPD’s 111th Precinct, had appealed an earlier… Read more »
Dec. 14, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Building permits have been filed for a 12-story mixed-use building in the Queens Plaza section of Long Island City. The plans call for a 125-foot-tall structure at 42-62 Hunter St., according to documents filed with the Dept. of Buildings on Dec.10. The building will contain 27 apartments and will… Read more »
Dec. 14, 2020 By Christian Murray An ICU nurse at Long Island Jewish Medical Center Queens became the first American to receive the COVID-19 vaccine Monday. Sandra Lindsay, a critical case nurse, received the shot just after 9 a.m., one day after Pfizer’s vaccine began being shipped across the country. The shot, the first in… Read more »
Dec. 13, 2020 By Michael Dorgan This could be a hairy move… Queens Assembly Member David Weprin, who currently has a smooth upper lip, has announced that his trademark moustache could be making a comeback– although New Yorkers will have to pay to see it. Weprin has declared that he will grow back the facial… Read more »
Dec. 12, 2020 By Allie Griffin Two men were charged for their roles in separate deadly crashes this week in Queens, District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Friday. The first man, 26-year-old Christian Carrion-Rivera, who allegedly crashed a stolen vehicle in East Elmhurst Tuesday– leaving his passenger to die, was slapped with multiple charges Wednesday including… Read more »