March 12, 2020 By Allie Griffin Mayor Bill de Blasio declared a state of emergency Thursday evening as the number of coronavirus cases reached 95 cases across the five boroughs — including 17 positive cases in Queens. The number of positive cases in the city will reach 1,000 next week, the mayor believes. “It’s going… Read more »
March 12, 2020 By Michael Dorgan The Queens Public Library, and the city’s other library systems – New York Public Library and the Brooklyn Public Library – will be suspending all public programming starting tomorrow, March 13 through Tuesday, March 31. The city’s libraries, however, will remain open and will continue to provide regular services… Read more »
March 12, 2020 By Allie Griffin The Queens Borough President special election is still on despite growing fears over the spread of the coronavirus. As the number of cases of COVID-19 has risen to 62 cases in the city, numerous conferences and large events, including the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Manhattan have been canceled…. Read more »
March 12, 2020 By Christian Murray Modell’s Sporting Goods, a family-owned company that was founded in 1889, announced Wednesday that it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and that it would be closing all 115 of its stores. The company, which has nine stores in Queens, is one of many traditional retailers to go bust… Read more »
March 11, 2021 By Michael Dorgan The international ice cream company Four Winters, known for making ice cream with liquid nitrogen, has closed its shop at 47-38 Vernon Blvd. after falling behind on rent and utility payments. Landlord Howard Adams took back control of his premises Friday after filing a non-payment case against the company… Read more »
March 10, 2020 By Christian Murray and Michael Dorgan New York City’s bold vision for Sunnyside Yard is decades away from becoming a reality—if at all. The Economic Development Corp. presented the Sunnyside Yard Master Plan at Community Board 2’s monthly meeting Thursday – the first time the completed plan had gone before the public… Read more »
March 9, 2020 By Christian Murray TF Cornerstone has pledged that it will not build market-rate or luxury residential units on the two publicly-owned sites on 44th Drive that it is looking to develop. The announcement is a significant departure from three years ago when the developer was selected by the NYC Economic Development Corp…. Read more »
March 9, 2020 By Allie Griffin With the number of coronavirus cases in New York increasing daily, Mayor Bill de Blasio advised New Yorkers to skip packed subway cars and to work from home if possible. New York City now has 16 confirmed cases, including two in Queens, the Mayor said this morning. Yesterday, the… Read more »
March 3, 2020 By Christian Murray and Michael Dorgan City officials released the long-awaited Sunnyside Yard Master Plan today that calls for the construction of 12,000 affordable housing units, 60-acres of public space and a Sunnyside station that would be served by the Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North and potentially Amtrak. The plan, put together… Read more »
March 3, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A popular program that provides affordable hockey lessons and equipment to kids aged 5 through 8 is about to begin in Long Island City and registration is now open. The program, Learn to Play, is organized by the New York Islanders as part of a national initiative where the… Read more »