July 20, 2020 By Allie Griffin An Astoria council member wants the liquor license of a Steinway Street lounge revoked, citing overcrowding problems and an alleged history of violence. Council Member Costa Constantinides wrote a letter to the State Liquor Authority (SLA) on July 15 — prior to this past weekend’s mayhem along the stretch… Read more »
July 21, 2020 Sponsored Story A Sunnyside daycare and preschool center that was closed for four months due to COVID-19 reopened earlier this month. High Five Daycare, which opened last year, is currently enrolling children ages 3 months to 5 years at its 50-08 39th St. facility. Parents will have the opportunity to take a… Read more »
July 20, 2020 By Allie Griffin Council Member Robert Holden wants a homeless shelter in Glendale shuttered after one if its residents assaulted and robbed a man down the road from the facility. The resident, Shandell Johnson, was arrested Sunday after he allegedly whacked a 32-year-old man with a metal rod outside the victim’s home… Read more »
July 21 2020, By Michael Dorgan A CBS News reporter was killed after falling from a Revel moped in Greenpoint Saturday. Nina Kapur, 26, was a passenger on the electric scooter that was traveling northbound on Franklin Street approaching India Street at around, 5:30 p.m., according to police. The driver, a 26 year-old-man, pulled a… Read more »
July 20, 2020 By Michael Dorgan An Indian restaurant in Astoria – known for its fine dining and seasonal menu – has shuttered after a near five-year run. Kurry Qulture, located at 36-05 30th Ave., announced Sunday that it had closed for good. Owner Sonny Solomon told the Queens Post that COVID-19 restrictions and the… Read more »
July 20, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A man was shot while driving his car in Astoria early Monday after another vehicle pulled up alongside him and a gunman opened fire. The victim, 32, had just left Rose Hookah Lounge on Steinway Street when he was shot as he was approaching the entrance of the Grand Central… Read more »
July 20, 2020 By Allie Griffin Astoria residents are trying to sublet their apartments and head elsewhere like never before, according to a recent study. The neighborhood saw a whopping 600 percent increase in sublet listings last month when compared to the average for the first four months of the year, according to a Renthop… Read more »
July 20, 2020, By Michael Dorgan Police are searching for a man who stole $20,000 worth of equipment and furniture from a building site in the Dutch Kills section of Long Island City last week. Police said the suspect allegedly broke into a hotel construction site, located at 38-26 11 St., on July 11 between… Read more »
July 20, 2020 By Allie Griffin An Astoria bar and lounge has been booted from the city’s curbside dining program after crowds of customers swarmed the street out front with little to no concern for social distancing rules. The city has suspended Brik Astoria, located at 32-16 Steinway St., from its outdoor dining program for… Read more »
July 20, 2020 By Christian Murray A prolific developer who was best known in Queens for the demolition of the 5Pointz site in Long Island City has died. Gerald ‘Jerry’ Wolkoff, who was behind several large developments in New York and Long Island, died Friday at the aged of 83. He suffered from a brief… Read more »