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 »
Nov. 30, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Two small businesses in Sunnyside have shuttered permanently in the midst of the COVID-19 economic crisis while a bar on Queens Boulevard that closed in March has re-opened under a new name. Bliss 46 Bistro, located at 43-46 46th St., closed Sunday after a nine-year run, according to a… Read more »
Nov. 30, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A local community-based non-profit is making an urgent appeal for donations so it can take advantage of a $10,000 challenge matching grant and help local residents in need. Sunnyside Community Services, which puts on a wide range of essential programming for individuals of all ages, has also been supporting… Read more »
Nov. 30, 2020 By Christian Murray The Queens Public Library has been offered space in a new development on Jackson Avenue that could see the return of the Court Square Library branch that was shuttered for good in February, according to officials. The public library system has been offered space in the 5Pointz towers at… Read more »
Nov. 30, 2020 By Allie Griffin Rockaway Council Member Donovan Richards, who won the Queens Borough President race, has put together a team of diverse leaders and experts to advise him as he prepares to take office. Richards will look to the team members — who total more than 100 people — to shape new… Read more »
Nov. 30, 2020 By Allie Griffin New York City public schools will reopen in-person learning to elementary school students next Monday, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Sunday. Students in 3-K and Pre-K programs as well as those in grades K through 5 will return to school buildings on Monday, Dec. 7. Students with disabilities will… Read more »