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 »
Oct. 26, 2020 By Allie Griffin New York City public school families will have just one chance to opt into in-person classes for the rest of the school year — beginning next week. Families who had opted into fully-remote classes, but now want to switch back to the city’s blended learning model — in which… Read more »
Oct. 26, 2020 By Allie Griffin Sheriff deputies shut down an illegal warehouse party near the Ridgewood Maspeth border early Sunday morning for violating COVID-19 regulations. The officers shuttered the warehouse party at 47-02 Metropolitan Ave. around 2:30 a.m. and charged five organizers with multiple criminal, health and liquor offenses. They found nearly 70 people… Read more »
Oct. 26, 2020 By Allie Griffin Dozens of schools in Queens reopened today after they were shuttered for more than two weeks due to an uptick in COVID-19 cases in the areas where they are located. Governor Andrew Cuomo ordered schools in red and orange COVID-19 zones to close earlier this month, but on Wednesday… Read more »
Oct. 23, 2020 By Christian Murray A developer has filed plans with the Department of City Planning to have a Rego Park site where the Shalimar Diner was located rezoned. The application was filed earlier this year by David Koptiev, the owner of the Forest Hills-based company Platinum Realty, who is looking to construct a… Read more »
Oct. 23, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A preliminary map of Citi Bike’s continued expansion into western Queens has been released showing more than 50 additional docking stations going down in Astoria, Woodside and Long Island City. The draft map was presented by the NYC Dept. of Transportation to Community Board 1’s Transportation Committee Monday as… Read more »