Oct. 15, 2020 By Allie Griffin Council Member Karen Koslowitz will not be setting aside any funds for participatory budgeting next year given the pandemic-related budget woes and her desire to complete outstanding capital projects, she said Wednesday. Koslowitz told Community Board 6 last night that she will instead use what little discretionary funds she… Read more »
Oct. 15, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Police are searching for a man who allegedly burglarized two apartment buildings in Kew Gardens earlier this week and made off with power tools. Cops said the suspect first struck shortly after midnight Sunday when he broke into a residential building in the vicinity of Lefferts Boulevard and Metropolitan… Read more »
Oct. 15, 2020 By Christian Murray A Corona man who attacked a White Castle customer with a knife four years ago pleaded guilty Tuesday to attempted assault, according to the Queens District Attorney’s office. Billy Lavayen, 34, faces up to 7 ½ years in prison for his role in a group attack that took place… Read more »
Oct. 15, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Police are searching for a suspect who snatched a cell phone from a man inside a Long Island City subway station Tuesday. The perpetrator grabbed a 55-year-old man’s phone from his hands just before 2 p.m. while he was on the southbound R platform at the Queens Plaza subway… Read more »
Oct. 15, 2020 By Allie Griffin A decision on how long the COVID-19 shutdown zones will remain in force could come as soon as Sunday, Mayor Bill de Blasio said today. De Blasio said the COVID-19 positivity rates have improved in the cluster zones from what they were a week ago when nonessential businesses and… Read more »
Oct. 15, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A fundraiser has been launched by friends of a well-known Sunnyside man who has been diagnosed with cancer. Nikki Joyce and Tali Custer created a GoFundMe Monday for Shane Kenny who was told that he had testicular cancer in September and has been undergoing treatment. They officially launched the… Read more »
Oct. 15, 2020 By Allie Griffin A new rapid COVID-19 testing site has opened at the Kew Gardens Hills library branch. The library has been temporarily converted to a testing site and COVID resource center to help residents within the Central Queens red zone get through the crisis. The facility offers free tests to patients… Read more »
Oct. 14, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Queens Council Member Costa Constantinides is calling on NYCHA to immediately restore cooking gas at an Astoria public housing complex where 48 tenants are currently without it. Constantinides said that the affected tenants at 1-04 Astoria Blvd. – a building inside the Astoria Houses NYCHA development – have been… Read more »
Oct. 14, 2020 By Michael Dorgan The executive director of Socrates Sculpture Park in Long Island City is stepping down after nine years in the role. John Hatfield will leave his post next year once his successor has been chosen, according to a statement released by the organization Wednesday. Hatfield took the position in 2012… Read more »
Oct. 14, 2020 By Christian Murray The Greater Ridgewood Restoration Corp. was awarded a $10,000 grant to help the organization add a new district to the national historic register. The organization aims to get the proposed Myrtle Ave.-Fresh Pond Road Historic District listed on the register, which recognizes the nation’s historic places worthy of preservation…. Read more »