June 25, 2020 By Michael Dorgan The police are looking for a man who robbed a woman outside a deli near the Queensbridge Houses complex last week. Police say the man robbed a 34-year-old woman in front of a deli located at 40-35 21st St. at around 11:50 a.m. on Friday. The suspect grabbed the… Read more »
June 25, 2020 By Max Murray The owner of Takesushi has weathered the ups and downs of the restaurant business for almost forty years and can now add going through the COVID-19 global health crisis to his list of achievements. Robin Kawada, who opened a sushi restaurant on Park Avenue in 1975, remains certain that his… Read more »
June 24, 2020 By Allie Griffin More Queens streets will be shuttered to traffic as the city introduces another wave of the Open Streets initiative first announced in April. Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiled an additional 23 miles today that will be open to pedestrians and cyclists through the course of the pandemic. The shuttered… Read more »
June 24, 2020 By Allie Griffin The Department of Transportation will install a nearly 4-mile-long temporary bike lane along Northern Boulevard for the duration of the coronavirus pandemic. The Department will created a protected bike lane along Northern Boulevard from Queens Plaza North to Broadway, where it turns down to 34th Avenue, Mayor Bill de… Read more »
June 24, 2020 By Allie Griffin Travelers from states with a high rate of COVID-19 infection must quarantine for 14 days upon entering New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced today. Cuomo made the announcement with the governors of New Jersey and Connecticut via video in a joint press conference Wednesday. “We are announcing today a… Read more »
June 24, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Amazon will not back down when it comes to Queens. Having scrapped plans to build office headquarters in Long Island City last year, the tech giant has confirmed it will open a massive new delivery station in Maspeth. Amazon has signed a lease on 55-15 Grand Avenue and plans… Read more »
June 24, 2020 By Christian Murray Rep. Grace Meng has all but won the Democratic primary for the 6th District after fending off a number of challengers last night. Meng had generated 61 percent of the vote, beating rivals Melquiades Gagarin, who had 21 percent, and Sandra Choi, 17 percent, according to the Board of… Read more »
June 24, 2020 By Christian Murray A Long Island man has been charged with attempted kidnapping for allegedly entering a Flushing home earlier this week and trying to abduct a 7-year-old girl who was in her bed. Pete Haughton, 32, of Brentwood, allegedly entered a house on Lawrence Street at around 7 a.m. on Monday… Read more »
June 24, 2020 By Allie Griffin First-generation American Jenifer Rajkumar appears to have unseated incumbent Michael Miller in the primary race for the State Assembly’s 38th District, which includes the neighborhoods of Woodhaven, Ridgewood, Richmond Hill, Ozone Park and Glendale. Rajkumar, a lawyer and CUNY professor, is ahead of Miller with a 1,324 vote lead… Read more »
June 24, 2020 By Michael Dorgan City beaches will be open to the public for swimming from July 1, Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced. Public beaches have remained closed all summer due to the coronavirus pandemic but the number of cases continues to fall. “It is now safe to open the city’s 14 miles… Read more »