Dec. 7, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Queens residents and activists turned out in full force to Community Board 2’s monthly meeting yesterday to demand that the board say no to Amazon’s headquarter plans and back down from even considering negotiations with the tech giant. The packed meeting hall saw more than two hours of testimony… Read more »
Dec. 6, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Yotel, the trendy hotel chain, is set to open a branch in Long Island City in just a few years time. The company announced Tuesday that it will open a 178-room hotel some blocks north of the Queensboro Bridge in 2020, and marks the second New York City location… Read more »
Dec. 5, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A new poll has found that Queens residents approve of Amazon building new headquarters in Long Island City—in stark contrast to the backlash and anti-Amazon rhetoric expressed by many borough officials and groups over the plan. The Quinnipiac University Poll released today shows that Queens residents are not only… Read more »
Dec. 4, 2018 By Alexa Beyer Chaos erupted Monday night at CUNY’s Board of Trustees public hearing when students who came to protest the University’s recently announced partnership with Amazon were shut down. The Dec. 3 hearing at LaGuardia Community College was the Board’s first since Amazon’s announcement last month that it had chosen Long… Read more »
Dec. 4, 2018 By Christian Murray Borough President Melinda Katz is in the running for Queens District Attorney, with the life-long Queens resident launching her campaign in Forest Hills on Tuesday. Katz made the announcement at MacDonald Park this morning, and is looking to replace District Attorney Richard A. Brown, who is up for re-election… Read more »
Dec. 4, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The Academy of American Studies will soon be operating out of a new building, with a lineup of officials, school staff and civic leaders joining yesterday to celebrate the start of construction on the $118 million project. The high school, currently split between two “campuses”, with one at the… Read more »
Dec. 3, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Queens Borough President Melinda Katz has called on Amazon to help pay for the controversial and still-in-planning Brooklyn-Queens Connector as part of its headquarters buildout in Long Island City. Katz, who supports the tech-giant’s move to Queens, reaffirmed her position in a statement released earlier today, but said that… Read more »
Dec. 3, 2018 By Laura Hanrahan For the 11th year in a row, Hunters Point’s Vernon Mall will light up at the annual Theresa Mona Adams Holiday Tree Lighting ceremony tonight. This evening’s festivities will start at 5:30 p.m. inside the small park located between 50th Avenue and Vernon Boulevard. The tree lighting will begin… Read more »
Dec. 1, 2018 By Christian Murray The principal of P.S./I.S. 78 Louis Pavone was arrested Friday for drunk driving, according to police. Pavone, 59, was pulled over while driving eastbound on 24th Avenue in Astoria at around 9:50 p.m., according to police. “He was driving in an unsafe manner and was pulled over,” said a… Read more »
Nov. 30, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A group of council members are set to introduce legislation soon that they say will help prevent “backroom deals” like the one that brought the controversial Amazon HQ2 project to Long Island City. The bill, backed by Council Members Jimmy Van Bramer, Jumaane Williams and Brad Lander, would bar… Read more »