Sept. 6, 2023 By Ethan Marshall A record-breaking sale was recently made for a penthouse at the top of Skyline Tower in Long Island City. The penthouse was sold for just over $2,300 per square foot, setting a new record at price per square foot. The sale for the penthouse was priced at $2,272,556, breaking… Read more »
Sept. 6, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A Long Island City resident is calling on the public to honor the victims of 9/11 by participating in random acts of kindness towards others during the lead-up to next week’s 22nd anniversary of the deadly terrorist attacks. Kevin Tuerff wants residents across the city — and the world… Read more »
Sep. 6, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Robberies, burglaries and other property crimes are dropping across Queens, according to a review of recent crime statistics covering the end of August and the start of September. The NYPD released its crime stats for its precincts in northern and southern Queens during the week of Aug. 28 to…
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Sept. 6, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A discount store in Astoria and a bodega in Jamaica each sold winning lottery tickets worth more than $17,000 on Tuesday, Sept. 5. The winning Take 5 tickets were purchased at Tianxin NY 99 INC, located at 25-14 Broadway in Astoria, and at Jamaica 97 Deli and Grocery, located… Read more »
Sept. 5, 2023 By Bill Parry The New York Power Authority, in partnership with HANAC Astoria Cornerstone and Urban Upbound, will host a Community Education day on Wednesday, Sept. 6, on the basketball courts at the Astoria Houses. From noon to 4 p.m., K-12 students and adults interested in STEM topics such as energy basics,… Read more »
Sep. 5, 2023 By Bill Parry Emmy award-winning reporter and NY1 anchor Ruschell Boone died Sunday due to complications related to pancreatic cancer, according to the new station where she worked for more than 21 years, mostly covering Queens. She was 48. From covering the devastation from Superstorm Sandy more than two decades ago, to the powderkeg that followed as the city converted the Pan Am Hotel in Elmhurst into a shelter for homeless families in 2014 to being the only TV reporter in the room when she told a young Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez that she had defeated Congressman Joe Crowley…
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Sep. 5, 2023 By Ethan Marshall MNS Real Estate’s recently released rental report for the month of August in 2023 shows that the average rent price in Queens is still rising. According to the data collected, the average rent has risen 2.81% from July to August, from $2,735 to $2,811. Studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom units…
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Sept. 5, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A 76-year-old man was allegedly bashed in the head with a rock outside a house in north Corona on Monday morning, Sept. 4, and police say the suspect in the vicious attack is still at large. The septuagenarian was in front of the detached house on 37th Drive, between… Read more »
Sept. 5, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Police have released an image of one of two suspects on a moped who is wanted in connection with the robbery of a woman in Jackson Heights in July. The suspects were riding the moped on 84th Street, between 35th Avenue and 34th Avenue at around 10:35 p.m. on… Read more »
Sept. 1, 2023 By Zach Gewelb Police from the 115th Precinct are searching for the crooks who stabbed two teenagers with a broken glass beer bottle inside of Junction Playground in Jackson Heights last month. Authorities say that the suspects approached a 17-year-old male and 18-year-old male inside Junction Playground, at 34th Avenue and 96th… Read more »