Construction of 6-story mixed-use residential building in Astoria nearing completion

Sep. 12, 2024 By Anthony Medina

Rentar Development Corp., the owners and builders of the retail center at 66-22 Metropolitan Ave. in Middle Village, will begin renovating and rebranding Metro Mall under the new name “The Shops at Rentar Plaza” starting this fall. 

Sep. 11, 2024 By Czarinna Andres

U.S. Representative Tom Suozzi (D-Queens, Long Island) hosted his annual “Hometown Heroes” event on Tuesday, Sept. 3, honoring ten law enforcement officers for their exceptional service.

Sep. 11, 2024 By Athena Dawson

An affordable hotel chain has opened its newest location in Queens. Red Roof has opened Red Roof PLUS+, its 700th property, at 97-26 147th Pl. in Jamaica.

Sep. 11, 2024 By Shane O’Brien

As of July 2024, the NYC Parks Department had sold 18,997 tennis permits, a significant increase from the previous year’s total.

Sep. 11, 2024 By Ethan Marshall

Excavation and foundation work is underway at the future site of a 24-story residential building at 94-15 Sutphin Blvd. in Jamaica. The building is expected to be completed in 2027.

Sep. 11, 2024 By Anthony Medina

The Paul A. Vallone Queens Animal Care Center, located at 19-06 Flushing Ave. in Ridgewood, marked its first official opening day on Tuesday, Sept. 10 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Sep. 11, 2024 By Dean Moses

“No day,” as the poet Virgil wrote in words emblazoned on a 9/11 Memorial and Museum wall, shall erase the victims of the attacks “from the memory of time.”

Sept. 11, 2024 By Jessica Militello

Ambrosia Garden is the latest addition to Astoria’s lively Greek dining scene, offering more than the typical seafood and blue-and-white décor.

An Elmhurst man died Monday, two days after he was found lying on the Whitestone Expressway near Citi Field by a Queens EMS crew who were driving their ambulance near Willets Point Boulevard on the night of Saturday, Sept. 7.

The 29-year-old victim was discovered unconscious and unresponsive in the right lane of the southbound Whitestone Expressway with injuries that appeared to be consistent with being struck by a vehicle, police said, adding that there were no vehicles present at the scene.

Sep. 11, 2024 By Athena Dawson

One of the three e-scooter companies involved in the DOT’s eastern Queens e-scooter program shared its plans to invest $2.5 million annually in operations and technology campaigns in Queens.