Dec. 1, 2020 By Allie Griffin Santa Claus will be leading a bike ride through Jackson Heights and Corona for the fifth year in a row this Sunday. The family-friendly “Santa Ride” involves a 3-mile costumed bike ride down the 34th Avenue bike lanes and is open to cyclists of all levels. The ride will… Read more »
Dec. 1, 2020 By Christian Murray The Forest Hills Jewish Center is on the market for $50 million. The 106-06 Queens Blvd. property has been listed with Manhattan-based B6 Real Estate Advisors and is being marketed as “a prime block front development site located in the heart of Forest Hills.” The property has hit the… Read more »
Dec. 1, 2020 By Allie Griffin Two CVS Pharmacy stores in Queens have been renamed to “CVS Pharmacy y más” to cater to the growing Hispanic community. The CVS stores in Ridgewood and Jackson Heights were transformed to CVS Pharmacy y más stores in mid November and offer brands and products specifically for Hispanic shoppers…. Read more »
Dec. 1, 2020 By Christian Murray Nearly 20 candidates have come forward to run in next June’s Democratic primary for the 26th District Council seat currently held by Jimmy Van Bramer. Today, we speak to Jesse Laymon who is one of those candidates vying for the seat that covers Sunnyside, Woodside, Long Island City and… Read more »
Dec. 1, 2020 By Christian Murray A College Point man was sentenced to six months in jail today for secretly recording ‘pretty girls’ in a public bathroom at LaGuardia Airport in December 2018. Samuel Rodriguez, 39, pleaded guilty in September to unlawful surveillance in the second degree for recording a woman who was using a… Read more »
Dec. 1, 2020 By Michael Dorgan An off-duty FDNY firefighter has been charged for drunk driving following a fatal road crash that killed a Queens public school teacher last month. Joseph Norris, 38, was driving a pickup truck the wrong way along the Sunken Meadow State Parkway in Long Island on Nov. 20 at around… Read more »
Dec. 1, 2020 By Allie Griffin Jackson Heights residents will have a chance to weigh in on redesigning a stretch of 34th Avenue that has been turned over to pedestrians and cyclists as part of the city’s Open Streets program. The Department of Transportation (DOT) is hosting a Zoom meeting on the 34th Avenue Open… Read more »
Dec. 1, 2020 By Michael Dorgan The Queens Public Library reopened an additional 12 branch locations Monday, taking the total number of branches open on a “to-go” basis in the borough to 35. The latest branches to be added include the Hunters Point Library, the East Flushing Library and Elmhurst Library. The 35 branches are… Read more »
Nov. 30, 2020 By Christian Murray A non-profit real estate organization that seeks to build a 7-story affordable housing complex in Sunnyside has come under fire from two elected officials. State Assembly Member Brian Barnwell and State Sen. Mike Gianaris have accused developer Phipps Houses of shoddy property management after the pair visited the organization’s… Read more »
Nov. 30, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A driver is in critical condition and his passenger is dead after a car they were riding in crashed at high speed in South Ozone Park Sunday. The men – both in their 20s – were traveling eastbound on the Belt Parkway near 150th Street at around 10:30 p.m…. Read more »