Nov. 17, 2023 By Bill Parry Queens Together, the restaurant-driven food relief organization that mobilized during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic to assist thousands of families, will hold its third annual Thanksgiving food distribution event at Culture Lab LIC on Saturday, Nov. 18. Queens Together is bringing together more than a hundred volunteers… Read more »
Nov. 17, 2023 By Gabriele Holtermann Just in time for the holiday season, Burlington Stores celebrated the grand opening of its 1,000th store at its newest location with a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Astoria on Friday, Nov. 17. A long line of customers had already formed outside the store — located at 22-11 31st St. —… Read more »
Nov. 17, 2023 By Czarinna Andres The Shop Small Astoria event, a celebrated shopping extravaganza highlighting Astoria’s local businesses, is making a grand return Black Friday that will extend over a six-day period. Aimed at supporting neighborhood mom-and-pop shops, the shopping crawl offers residents the opportunity to explore 34 local businesses, setting a record as… Read more »
Nov. 17, 2023 By Bill Parry A Court Square couple was robbed at gunpoint during a home invasion by two men posing as delivery men last week, according to authorities. Police from the 108th Precinct in Long Island City are looking for the duo who rang the doorbell of a residence in the vicinity of… Read more »
Nov. 16, 2023 By Czarinna Andres Burlington Stores, a nationally recognized off-price retailer, is set to open in Astoria on Nov. 16, marking the company’s thousandth store. The grand opening ceremony will take place at 8:45 a.m. on Nov. 17 at the 22-11 31st St. store location. “This is a significant milestone for Burlington as… Read more »
Nov. 16, 2023 By Bill Parry When embattled Assemblymember Juan Ardila seeks re-election next year, he will not have the scores of volunteers from the Working Families Party knocking on doors in western Queens for him like they did in 2022 when the Maspeth native was elected to represent District 37 in Albany. Ardila officially… Read more »
Nov. 16, 2023 By Amanda Salazar With Thanksgiving coming up, now is a good time to think about ways to give back to your community. Western Queens has a variety of volunteer roles available, from supporting the local parks to helping to fight food insecurity. As it gets closer to the holiday, special Thanksgiving volunteer… Read more »
Nov. 15, 2023 By Bill Parry Mayor Eric Adams joined city officials, labor leaders and partners from the film and TV industry to break ground on the construction of yet another new film and TV-ready production studio in western Queens on Wednesday, Nov. 15. The $275 million East End Studios Sunnyside Campus construction project will… Read more »
Nov. 14, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Rental prices were up while condos prices were mixed in Long Island City and Astoria in the third quarter of 2023, compared to the same period in 2022, according to a market report recently released by Queens real estate firm Modern Spaces. The average price to rent an apartment… Read more »
Nov. 10, 2023 By Bill Parry A man was beaten and robbed by three muggers in Jackson Heights last month and the trio remains at large, according to the NYPD. Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights reported that at approximately 4 a.m. on the morning of Saturday, Oct. 7, a man was standing… Read more »