June 16, 2020 By Allie Griffin More than 20 percent of Long Island City rentals were discounted below the listed rent on StreetEasy in May– as economic uncertainty spurred by the coronavirus pandemic seeps into the New York City real estate market. Long Island City saw one of the greatest amount of discounted units in… Read more »
June 16, 2020 By Christian Murray The Taste of Sunnyside, which was scheduled to take place in May but was postponed due to COVID-19, is tentatively scheduled to take place on Oct. 4 The event will have a new twist this year, taking on more of a crawl format as opposed to being under a… Read more »
June 16, 2020 By Allie Griffin Two Queens men have been charged for stealing more than $280,000 from the Aqueduct Racetrack in South Ozone Park, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Monday. Lafayette Morrison and Lamel Miller, both 37, were arrested and charged in Brooklyn federal court yesterday for the March 7 armed robbery. The robbery… Read more »
June 11, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A popular children’s indoor play venue and event space on 48th Avenue will shutter its doors next month after nearly four years in business. Sunnyside Plays, located at 43-09 48th Ave., will close on July 15 due to the current economic climate, co-owner Ed Kim announced Wednesday. “In the wake… Read more »
June 2, 2020 By Allie Griffin New York City will have another curfew tonight — but three hours earlier than Monday’s after looters smashed store windows and stole pricey items for a second day in a row. Mayor Bill de Blasio announced last night that New Yorkers must be off city streets by 8 p.m…. Read more »
May 30 2020, By Michel Dorgan Another coronavirus testing site is set to open in Queens while families of frontline workers who died from the virus will receive death benefits, Governor Andrew Cuomo said Saturday. The southeast Queens neighborhood of Hollis Hills is one of 10 outer borough areas that will open new sites as… Read more »
May 28, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Police are searching for two men who robbed a Sunnyside pharmacy Tuesday and stole drugs. The suspects allegedly entered Greenpoint Pharmacy, located at 40-26 Greenpoint Ave., at around 12:31 p.m. before going behind the counter area and stealing two bottles of prescription drugs. Police said that when the men… Read more »
May 26, 2020 By Allie Griffin The Queens District Attorney’s Office established a cold case unit in March and has reopened 35 unsolved murder cases since its inception, District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today. The unit is the first of its kind dedicated to investigating unsolved homicides in Queens, where there are approximately 2,200 unsolved… Read more »
May 20, 2020 By Allie Griffin Mayor Bill de Blasio outlined a new plan today to combat coronavirus outbreaks at nursing homes across the five boroughs. The city will offer onsite COVID-19 testing, additional personnel at all 169 nursing homes in New York City beginning next week. It will also create an outbreak response team… Read more »
May 19, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Brooks Brothers, America’s oldest clothing company, has notified the New York State Department of Labor that it is closing its Long Island City manufacturing plant and 136 employees are going to lose their jobs. The company will begin laying off its workers from the 39-25 Skillman Ave. factory on… Read more »