Oct. 27, 2020 By Christian Murray Denise Keehan-Smith, the former chairperson of Queens Community Board 2, held a press conference in Woodside Saturday and announced that she is running to be the next council member for the 26th council district. The life-long Woodsider, who was joined by about 40 people by the Big Six Towers… Read more »
Oct. 27, 2020 By Allie Griffin A group of Astoria residents hosted an event Saturday to garner support for the transformation of a long-neglected lot into a community garden for neighbors in the area. The newly-formed Astoria Urban Agriculture Alliance (AUAA) is working to create a shared community garden and educational space out of an… Read more »
Oct. 27, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A Ridgewood bodega sold a winning lottery ticket worth more than $52,000 last week. The winning Take 5 ticket was purchased at Myrtle Avenue Shop, located at 54-02 Myrtle Ave., according to the New York Lottery. The lucky winner matched all five numbers to clinch the top prize of… Read more »
Oct. 27, 2020 Staff Report The New York City Board of Elections announced today that it will be expanding its hours for the final three days of early voting. The board’s commissioners said at their meeting today that they would expand the hours on Friday, Oct. 30 through Sunday, Nov. 1. The announcement follows a… Read more »
Oct. 27, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Police have arrested a man for killing his pregnant girlfriend Friday and dumping her body on the side of the road in Bayside. Goey Charles was arrested Monday for murdering 29-year-old Vanessa Pierre whose body was found next to the Horace Harding Expressway near Bell Boulevard on Oct. 23,… Read more »
Oct. 27, 2020 By Allie Griffin A homeless man shot at two employees inside an Ozone Park convenience store Monday evening, killing one of them. Police officers arrested a 63-year-old homeless man after he allegedly shot at the two employees inside Crossbay Express Smoke & Vape Shop Convenience Store, located at 137-02 Cross Bay Blvd…. Read more »
Oct. 26, 2020 By Michael Dorgan The Department of Transportation has officially announced that its pilot plan to convert Main Street into a busway will begin next month. The new busway, which the MTA says will speed up bus service, will run 0.6 miles along Main Street– from Northern Boulevard to Sanford Avenue. The busway… Read more »
Oct. 26, 2020 By Allie Griffin An effort to revitalize the neglected Hallets Cove peninsula along the Astoria waterfront will begin this winter, local Council Member Costa Constantinides announced Monday. Construction crews will remove a nearly-70-year-old decaying pier at the site and plant new wetland vegetation in its place to restore its natural ecology. They’ll… Read more »
Oct. 26, 2020 By Christian Murray With the city budget being slashed, Sunnyside resident Daniel Toronto has formed a group that aims to keep a local public park in good condition. Toronto has just launched an organization that aims to cleanup and maintain Lou Lodati/Torsney Park, which is located on the corner of Skillman Avenue… Read more »
Oct. 25, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A lot done, more to do. That’s the view of residents living along the Hunters Point waterfront who have been fighting hard over the last few months to combat anti-social behavior and make their neighborhood calm once again. The late-night booze parties, piles of trash and piercingly loud fireworks… Read more »