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Scandals, the Queens Plaza strip club, closes as gentrification continues

Feb. 6, By Christian Murray

Scandals, the gritty strip club that was located in the Queens Plaza district, has closed.

The club shut its doors at its 24-03 Queen Plaza North location about 3 weeks ago, according to adjacent tenants and nearby residents.…

City Planning posts details of Queens Plaza Court Square study online

Feb. 5, By Christian Murray

The Department of City Planning has posted on its website a broad outline of the Queens Plaza Court Square study that it is conducting that might lead to an up-zoning.

The agency is currently reviewing about 100 streets that include Queens Plaza (from Queensbridge Houses to Northern Boulevard) and parts of Court Square to see whether the area should be up-zoned to make way for affordable housing and light manufacturing.…

Large Italian restaurant on Center Blvd to open in April

Feb. 4, By Christian Murray

The large upscale Italian restaurant that will be located at 46-10 Center Boulevard is expected to open in April.

Rocco Sacramone, the co-owner of the restaurant who is also the head chef at the acclaimed Astoria eatery Trattoria L’incontro,…

Nolan has ‘grave concerns’ about de Blasio’s Sunnyside Yards plan

Feb. 4, By Christian Murray

A day after Mayor Bill de Blasio said that he aims to build 11,250 affordable units over Sunnyside Yards, Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan issued a statement that questioned his plan.
Nolan’s viewpoint follows Governor Andrew Cuomo’s statement yesterday that made it clear that such development was not imminent.…

Cathy Nolan drops out of race to be Assembly Speaker

Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan has announced that she has dropped out of the process to become speaker of the New York State assembly.

Nolan released a statement on Facebook at about 5:00pm.

Statement from Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan

Let me first thank my husband,…

No. 7 train riders face a tough commute home

Rush hour commuters, who live in Sunnyside, Woodside and Long Island City, are going to face a horrid time coming home from Manhattan tonight.

The No. 7 train– as of 4:45 pm– remains out of service for No.7 train commuters looking to leave Manhattan.…