March 30, 2020 By Allie Griffin A FDNY mechanic who kept ambulances up and running for first responders at a Long Island City facility died of the coronavirus yesterday. James Villecco, 55, of Staten Island, is the first FDNY member to be taken by the virus. The Staten Islander was also a six-year veteran of… Read more »
March 26, 2020 By Allie Griffin Police are looking for a man who shot off a gun several times inside Long Island City’s Queensbridge Houses. The man discharged the gun several times inside 41-17 Vernon Blvd. at 1:34 a.m. on March 14, police said. Police said no one was hurt — and there were no… Read more »
March 23, 2020 By Allie Griffin The Long Island City-based nonprofit City Harvest is in need of volunteers as more New Yorkers are going hungry due to job loss related to the coronavirus. The organization — which takes leftover unused food and redistributes it to the hungry in New York City — is looking for… Read more »
March 16, 2020 By Allie Griffin Queens Public Library (QPL) announced last night that it is shutting down all its local branches–effective immediately–until further notice, amid the coronavirus pandemic. The decision came after the New York Public Library — which includes libraries in Manhattan, Staten Island and the Bronx — announced Friday it was shutting… Read more »
March 12, 2020 By Allie Griffin A 27-year-old man was shot twice outside a troublesome strip club in Long Island City last month. The man was approached by two men in front of Show Palace Gentlemen’s Club, located at 42-50 21st St., at around 6 a.m. on Feb. 22. The pair then shot him once… Read more »
March 11, 2020 By Allie Griffin A 33-year-old man jumped to his death from a Long Island City luxury building in an apparent suicide Friday. Witnesses saw the man jump from a balcony of the 41-story building at 45-45 Center Blvd. on Friday morning and called 911, police said. Arriving officers found the man lying… Read more »
March 5, 2020 By Allie Griffin Another high-rise is planned for Court Square. Developers filed plans with the Department of Buildings (DOB) on Monday to raise a 20-story mixed- use development at 27-10 44th Dr.– on an odd-shaped, 11,600 square foot lot with multiple addresses. The triangular-shaped property fronts onto Jackson Avenue, Thomson Avenue and… Read more »
March 4, 2020 By Allie Griffin A waterfront restaurant is now open in the space that was occupied by Riverview Restaurant that offers diners New American brasserie fare like fresh seafood, upscale barbeque and speciality cocktails. American Brass, located at the corner of 49th Avenue and Center Boulevard, fully opens to the public today. The… Read more »
Feb. 26, 2020 By Allie Griffin A 26-year-old man was violently robbed of a pricey watch by two masked bandits of inside a Long Island City parking garage last week. The man was approached by the men and struck in the back of the head with an unknown object last Thursday at 10:15 p.m. in… Read more »
Feb. 25, 2020 By Allie Griffin The world’s borough is not just diverse in its ethnic makeup — it has great diversity in politics as well, a new study shows. Out of the 3,155 Queens residents who contributed money to a presidential candidate’s campaign last year, nearly a third — 31 percent — gave money… Read more »