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April 16, 2021 By Michael Dorgan
Teazzi Tea Shop, which specializes in bubble tea, opened in Long Island City last week.
The store – the third in a chain, and the second in Queens – opened Saturday on the ground floor of the Hayden residential building—a 51-story complex in Court Square.
The 43-21 Hunter St. location is now offering customers a range of bubble teas that are made using ingredients that are sourced from Taiwan.
April 16, 2021 By Ryan Songalia
A bill sponsored by Congresswoman Grace Meng that aims to combat hate crimes that target the Asian-American community moved one step closer to becoming law Wednesday.
April 16, 2021 By Christian Murray
A lucrative state tax break that has benefited a number of high-profile developers has come to an end.
April 14, 2021, By Michael Dorgan
A trendy Chinese restaurant that closed last year after a fire ripped through its Long Island City storefront reopened earlier this month.
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April 14, 2021 By Allie Griffin
Former Council Member Elizabeth Crowley officially announced Wednesday that she is running for Queens Borough President once again.
April 14, 2021 By Ryan Songalia
Rana Abdelhamid became an activist at age 16, when a man on the street tried to snatch the hijab off her head.
April 14, 2021 By Ryan Songalia
An international food and beverage hall is slated to open in Astoria next month.
April 14, 2021 By Christian Murray
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced this afternoon that he is extending the 11 p.m. curfew on bars and restaurants until midnight.
April 14, 2021 By Ryan Songalia
Congressman Tom Suozzi, who represents northeast Queens and parts of Long Island, says that he will not back President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan unless it contains a provision that would restore the full deductibility of state and local taxes—known as SALT.
April 14, 2021 By Michael Dorgan
Calling all gardeners!
April 14, 2021 By Ryan Songalia
For many Americans, the COVID-19 pandemic created a financial strain that is still being felt more than a year later.
April 13, 2021 By Allie Griffin
The city is launching a summer school program that is open to all students to attend — not just those who have fallen behind academically.
April 13, 2021 By Allie Griffin
Mayoral candidate Scott Stringer made a trip to Corona Monday in response to a controversial tweet posted by rival Andrew Yang about street vendor enforcement.
April 13, 2021 By Christina Santucci
New York officials halted the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine at city and state sites Tuesday – as federal health agencies investigate whether the shot is linked to rare blood clots.
April 13, 2021 By Christina Santucci
New Yorkers who lost a loved one to COVID-19 can now apply for up to $9,000 in federal funds to help pay for funeral and burial costs.
April 13, 2021 Sponsored Story
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April 12, 2021 By Michael Dorgan
This year it will be different.
April 12, 2021 By Christian Murray
The opening date of a number of schools undergoing construction in western Queens has been pushed back in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
April 12, 2021 By Christina Santucci
April 12, 2021 By Christina Santucci
While the majority of Queens state legislators recently approved the legalization of marijuana – four of their colleagues who represent southern parts of the borough voted against the plan
April 12, 2021 By Christina Santucci
Astoria’s Museum of the Moving Image (MOMI), which has been closed since the start of the pandemic, is reopening later this month.
April 11, 2021 By Christian Murray
Seventeen candidates are vying to replace term-limited Jimmy Van Bramer as the representative for the 26th Council District.
April 8, 2021 By Allie Griffin
More than a dozen candidates vying for the 26th City Council district seat debated hot-button issues at a forum Wednesday night.
April 8, 2021 By Ryan Songalia
Amit Bagga, a candidate for city council, introduced an ambitious policy proposal Thursday that aims to curb what he describes as “predatory and exploitative practices” of the City’s 80,000 food delivery workers—many of whom are immigrants—by the large food app companies.
April 8, 2021 By Christian Murray
The Long Island City condo market saw a frenzy of sales activity in the first quarter of 2021, with buyers coming to the market at a rate more pronounced than the weeks that followed the November 2018 Amazon announcement.
April 8, 2021 By Allie Griffin
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced sweeping changes to the city’s COVID-19 closure policies for New York City public schools.
April 7, 2021 By Michael Dorgan
A plan to transform a gritty area under the Queensboro Bridge ramps into a vibrant public space is starting to take shape–with an architect considering designs that would include a basketball court, a dog run and a large seating area.
April 6, 2021 By Allie Griffin
Queens Borough President Donovan Richards announced Tuesday his community board appointments as well as a number of new reforms that aim to raise board standards.
April 6, 2021 By Ryan Songalia
A little over 745,000 Queens residents have received at least one vaccine dose– about 32.7 percent of the population, according to the latest data released by the New York State Department of Health. Across the borough, about 456,00 residents have been fully vaccinated.
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