Aug. 28, 2020 By Allie Griffin An Astoria bar owner will host a “Give a Pint, Get a Pint” blood drive at his Ditmars Boulevard eatery Monday. Restaurateur Martin Whelan is partnering with the New York Blood Center to host a drive at Rivercrest Restaurant and Bar, located at 33-15 Ditmars Blvd. Monday from 9… Read more »
Aug. 28, 2020 By Christian Murray Council Member Francisco Moya has allocated $160,000 for cleanup services across Corona, East Elmhurst and Jackson Heights. The new funds aim to make up for the recent cut backs in trash pickup service on local streets– in the wake of the city slashing the Dept. of Sanitation budget by… Read more »
Aug. 28, 2020 By Allie Griffin A section of Ditmars Boulevard in Astoria is the latest Queens street to turn into an outdoor dining corridor on weekends. The boulevard, from 33rd Street to 36th Street, will close to traffic on weekends and open for outdoor restaurant seating, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced today. The road… Read more »
Aug. 28, 2020 By Michael Dorgan They say timing is everything but for one Long Island City restaurant — the timing of the coronavirus pandemic couldn’t have been worse. American Brass, a stylish new brasserie located at the corner of 49th Avenue and Center Boulevard, opened its doors at the beginning of March following a… Read more »
Aug. 28, 2020 By Allie Griffin MoMA PS1 will officially reopen to the public next month after being closed for months due to the ongoing pandemic. The museum will reopen Sept. 17 and feature a new outdoor commission by artist Rashid Johnson in its courtyard as well as a major exhibition on art and mass… Read more »
Aug. 28, 2020 By Christian Murray Several candidates will be running in next June’s Democratic primary for the 26th District Council seat currently held by Jimmy Van Bramer. Today, we speak to Lorenzo Brea who is one of those candidates vying for the seat that covers Sunnyside, Woodside, Long Island City and a portion of Astoria…. Read more »
Aug. 28, 2020 By Allie Griffin A Flushing seafood restaurant was burglarized earlier this month and police are still searching for the suspect. The suspect grabbed $700 from a cash register at New Mulan Seafood Restaurant, located at 136-17 39th Ave., on Sunday, Aug. 16, police said. He got inside the eatery through an unlocked… Read more »
Aug. 27, 2020 By Allie Griffin State Sen. Jessica Ramos penned a letter to the State Liquor Authority (SLA) Wednesday calling on the agency to stop hitting small restaurant owners with hefty fines. The lawmaker claims that the agency’s fines and “harassment tactics” are unfair, and come at a time when many business owners are… Read more »
Aug. 27, 2020 By Allie Griffin Sunnyside residents are raising money to beautify a neighborhood playground. A group of Sunnysiders, the “Friends of Thomas P. Noonan Jr. Playground,” launched a fundraising page to raise money to plant new flowers and greenery at the playground, located at Greenpoint Avenue and 43rd Street. The group formed in… Read more »
Aug. 27, 2020 By Allie Griffin Two Queens lawmakers have introduced legislation that aims to block the de Blasio administration from holding its up-coming lien sale to help struggling homeowners at risk of losing their homes. The administration’s annual lien sale is set for Sept. 4, after being postponed from its original May date due… Read more »