Aug. 13, 2024 By Bill Parry Long Island City residents are in shock after a 26-year-old man jumped to his death Sunday night from a 33-story building in Hunters Point. The man died after leaping from the south tower of the Gotham Point development, with his body found in front of 56-27 2nd St. Officers… Read more »
Aug. 13, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Free Shakespeare in the Park is coming to Queens this week with two performances at Sunnyside Gardens Park. The Hip to Hip Theatre Company is bringing the hugely popular event to Sunnyside with a performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream to take place tonight, Aug. 13, before a performance… Read more »
Aug. 13, 2024 By Shane O’Brien A combination of elected officials and local residents called for increases to affordable housing, public spaces, and environmental measures in the One LIC neighborhood plan at the Department of City Planning’s virtual public scoping meeting on Monday afternoon. Monday’s meeting, which took place over Zoom over the course of… Read more »
Aug. 9, 2024 By Shane O’Brien and Czarinna Andres A popular pop-up bakery known for its luxurious doughnuts with a Filipino twist is set to open a permanent location in Sunnyside. Kora has signed a lease at 45-12 Greenpoint Avenue and aims to open by the end of the year. Founders Kimberly Camara and Kevin… Read more »
Aug. 1, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan For the first time in decades, a Republican candidate will be on the ballot this November for the judgeship position overseeing the Queens County Surrogate’s Court. Stephen Weiner, a longtime Sunnyside resident with four decades of experience as a lawyer but none as a judge, said he hopes his… Read more »
July 29, 2024 By Kathryn Greene Whether you are there to workout, change your lifestyle or train for a fight, Astoria’s first boxing gym, “The Cave,” welcomes you. “Everything in the world was born from a cave,” said Norman Bahij, co-owner and head coach of The Cave, explaining how Astoria’s first boxing gym got its… Read more »
Jul. 19, 2024 By Czarinna Andres An IT issue with the software CrowdStrike has caused significant disruptions for carriers operating out of John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) and LaGuardia Airport (LGA) today. The cloud server outage has led to operational challenges impacting international and domestic flights. The Port…
July 16, 2024 By Bill Parry Con Edison is working to restore power to nearly 450 customers in Long Island City by Tuesday evening. The power outage started around 10 p.m. on Monday, and at its peak, 1,600 customers were without power. The impacted area largely covers Broadway and 21st Street north to 30th Drive… Read more »
Jul. 16, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The overall average rental price in Queens in June 2024 rose 6.49% from the same month last year, according to a report by the real estate firm M.N.S. Real Estate. Studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom units in Queens all had jumps in the average cost of rent. The overall…
July 15, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 114th Precinct in Astoria are looking for a suspect wanted in connection to a forcible touching incident that occurred on Tuesday, July 2, at the 21st Street-Queensbridge F train station in Long Island City. The suspect allegedly approached a 17-year-old girl who was exiting the station… Read more »