Nov. 9, 2020 By Jeanette Harrington Sunnyside and Woodside residents flocked to Bliss Plaza at the 46th Street Station for a dance party Saturday to celebrate the news that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were named President and Vice President elect. The event, organized by resident Morry Galonoy and dubbed “Democracy Wins,” was filled with… Read more »
Nov. 9, 2020 By Christina Santucci Minutes after several TV networks projected former Vice President Joseph Biden as the winner of the 2020 presidential race, the cheering began in Astoria. Residents along 24th Avenue near the Bohemian Beer Garden banged pots in their windows and on their stoops — a sound reminiscent of the nightly… Read more »
Nov. 6, 2020 By Allie Griffin A higher percentage of Queens voters cast their ballots in support of President Donald Trump on Nov. 3 than in the 2016 election, preliminary results show. About 30 percent of Queens ballots went for Trump versus roughly 22 percent in 2016, according to preliminary results from the New York… Read more »
Nov. 6, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A large digital clock on the Long Island City waterfront makes it clear that President Donald Trump’s days are numbered. The clock located by Anable Basin has been counting down the days until Trump’s term in office comes to an end–and for many residents that day can’t come soon… Read more »
Nov. 6, 2020 By Allie Griffin Mayor Bill de Blasio set a date today for the special election to fill the City Council seat recently vacated by Rory Lancman. The special election for the 24th City Council District will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, de Blasio announced Friday evening. The district covers Kew… Read more »
Nov. 5, 2020 By Allie Griffin A Long Island drug dealer pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide in Queens Supreme Court Monday for peddling heroin that killed his girlfriend and a male acquaintance in separate incidents. Justin Lum, 30, of Great Neck, supplied both victims with the poison after each had survived heroin overdoses on… Read more »
Nov. 6, 2020 By Michael Dorgan The New York City Parks Dept. has officially started work on a $1.8 million overhaul of the plaza at Doughboy Park. Queens Parks Commissioner Michael Dockett and Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer officially broke ground at the plaza Thursday, which is located on the corner of Woodside Avenue between… Read more »
Nov. 5, 2020 By Allie Griffin A 34-year-old Middle Village man who allegedly pointed an assault rifle at a NYPD detective last month was indicted on multiple weapons and narcotics charges Wednesday, prosecutors said. Julin Liriano, according to the indictment, pointed an assault rifle at a detective who was in an unmarked car outside the… Read more »
Nov. 5, 2020 By Allie Griffin City officials are concerned over a steady increase in COVID-19 cases citywide. The number of new coronavirus cases has risen above the city’s cautionary threshold for nearly a week and it hit a new high on Tuesday — the date of the latest data available, Mayor Bill de Blasio… Read more »
Nov. 5, 2020 By Allie Griffin The New York City Planning Commission voted in support of a contentious Flushing waterfront development project Wednesday. The City Planning Commission voted 11-to-two in favor of a zoning change that would make way for a 13-tower, mixed-use development that includes office space, hotel buildings and 1,725 apartments. The land… Read more »