Sept. 14, 2020 By Allie Griffin The public review process of the contentious Flushing waterfront rezoning project will resume Wednesday after it was postponed several months due to the pandemic. The City Planning Commission will host a virtual meeting on the Special Flushing Waterfront District project (SFWD) on Wednesday at 10 a.m. A consortium of… Read more »
Sep. 14, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A 38-year-old man was shot multiple times near Roosevelt Avenue in Elmhurst early Monday morning. The man was shot in the back, arm and leg by a male suspect in his 30s outside 86-10 Roosevelt Ave. just before 4 a.m., police said. The incident stemmed from a dispute the… Read more »
Sept. 14, 2020 By Allie Griffin A Forest Hills chocolate shop celebrated its 90th anniversary Sunday, which was made even sweeter after surviving the economic fallout of the pandemic. Aigner Chocolates, at 103-02 Metropolitan Ave., celebrated nine decades in business with local elected officials and neighbors Sunday afternoon. The shop opened in 1930 as Krauses… Read more »
Sep. 14, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Police are searching for a suspect who attempted to rob a 39-year-old man at gunpoint near the Astoria Houses NYCHA complex last month. The alleged assailant approached the victim on foot outside 8-51 Astoria Blvd. and pulled out a handgun and demanded money at around 10 p.m. on Aug…. Read more »
Sept. 14, 2020 By Christian Murray A vandal smashed more than a dozen windows on the 7 train line in Queens Friday night. MTA police found 18 broken windows at around 11:40 p.m. as the subway car pulled into the 61st Street-Woodside station. More than 500 windows have been smashed since May, according to the… Read more »
Sept. 11, 2020 By Allie Griffin A reputed teenage gang member has been indicted on attempted murder charges for a July shooting outside a troublesome hotel in Kew Gardens. The 15-year-old defendant — whose name was not released due to his age — fired several shots at a 17-year-old outside the Umbrella Hotel, located at… Read more »
Sept. 11, 2020 By Allie Griffin Teachers at a Jackson Heights public school refused to work inside the school building Friday after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19. The teachers at I.S. 230, located at 73-10 34th Ave., said they will not work inside the school building until they know it is safe. The… Read more »
Sept. 11, 2020 By Allie Griffin The city will move dozens of homeless New Yorkers out of a Long Island City hotel where they have been staying during the pandemic. The Department of Homeless Services (DHS) will move the roughly 60 to 70 women experiencing homelessness out of the LIC Plaza Hotel, at 40-40 27th… Read more »
Sept. 11, 2020 By Allie Griffin Two local lawmakers are calling on Mayor Bill de Blasio to shut down a troublesome Kew Gardens hotel where two shootings have occurred and crime is rampant. Assembly Member Daniel Rosenthal and Council Member Karen Koslowitz said the mayor has failed to address the dangerous activity at the Umbrella… Read more »
Sept. 11, 2020 By Christian Murray The Ridgewood YMCA will be offering parents free childcare on days their kids have to do remote learning. The program, which will be open to students in Queens, is being funded by a $500,000 donation by AT&T and WarnerMedia to the YMCA of Greater New York. The Ridgewood YMCA… Read more »