April 25, By Christian Murray
The Department of Transportation will finally open a dedicated bike lane spanning the Pulaski Bridge this week, according to the agency.
Cyclists were seen riding over the bridge in the protected bike lane on Sunday and many thought the highly-anticipated lane had officially opened.…
April 22, Staff Report
A 13-story, 24-unit residence is slated to bring more neighbors to Queens Plaza.
Plans were filed with the Department of Buildings Tuesday for construction at 41-41 24th Street, just across the street from QLIC. There will be two apartments per floor from floors two through 13.…
April 21, By Christian Murray
The owners and operators of Smorgasburg Queens will not come back to Court Square this year.
The market, which opened to much fanfare last July, did not generate the foot traffic that its owners had hoped.…
April 20, Staff Report
Apartments in the box-style building located across the street from MoMA PS 1 are now available, with monthly rents ranging from $2,000 to $6,500 per month.
The 175-unit, 11-story building is called 2222 Jackson and consists of studio to three-bedroom apartments.…
April 20, By Christian Murray
Rockrose Development has lured several new eateries into a number of old buildings it owns along Jackson Avenue, including Toby’s Estate Coffee.
Toby’s Estate, which currently has three Manhattan locations and one in Brooklyn,…
April 19, Staff Report
Crowded 7 train straphangers will get a little relief this fall.
The MTA will provide two additional round trips on weeknights from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. starting in the fall. The agency had mentioned the plan at a Sunnyside town hall meeting early this month,…
Watching the @berniesanders rally from my window. People still coming but don’t think they will hit the 30k expected.
A photo posted by Patrick Thompson (@patrickthompson) on Apr 18, 2016 at 4:11pm PDT…
April 18, By Jackie Strawbridge
Five projects totaling $1.8 million, including several school upgrades, won this year’s Participatory Budgeting process in Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer’s district.
Participatory Budgeting allows constituents to vote on how capital dollars will be spent in their district.…
April 18, By Jackie Strawbridge
The City is looking to keep a local women’s shelter that was installed on an emergency basis last year in place until at least 2020.
A four-year, $39 million contract is proposed between the Department of Homeless Services and the Acacia Network,…
April 18, By Christian Murray
The Landmarks Preservation Commission has notified this district’s elected officials that the Elks Lodge on 44th Drive is not worthy of being landmarked.
In a letter to Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan, the LPC wrote that the structure “did not rise to the level of an individual landmark.”
“The agency has determined that this property does not merit designation as an individual landmark due to its comparative lack of historic and architectural significance to other landmarked clubhouses,” according to the letter,…