Sept. 19, 2019 By Christian Murray A trendy taco chain has plans to open in Court Square early next year. Tacombi, which has six restaurants in New York City and one in Montauk, plans to open an establishment early next year on 43rd Avenue. The operators went before Community Board 2 last week in their… Read more »
Sept. 17, 2019. By Shane O’Brien The New York City EDC released a number of design concepts for the Sunnyside Yard at a public meeting in Long Island City last night as the planning process for the gigantic site continues. The three-hour meeting held at Aviation High School was attended by more than 200 people… Read more »
Sept. 17, 2019. By Shane O’Brien The city is set to remove 100 parking spaces throughout New York City and replace them with charging stations for electric cars. The DOT will install 50 public charging stations across the city next year as part of a four-year pilot program. Each station will be able to charge… Read more »
Sept. 17, 2019. By Shane O’Brien Dozens of protesters disrupted the city’s Sunnyside Yard public meeting Monday night that took place at Aviation High School in Long Island City. The meeting, organized by the Economic Development Corp., descended into chaos when about 80 protesters from a number of different organizations staged an alternative public meeting… Read more »
Sept. 17, 2019 By Allie Griffin The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) released its proposed 2020-2024 capital plan Monday that calls for a $51.5 billion investment in the region’s subways, buses and railroads over the next five years. The proposal outlines a series of projects the authority hopes to tackle in that time, including adding 1,900… Read more »
Sept. 15, 2019 By Shane O’Brien The city is holding a public meeting on the Sunnyside Yard proposal Monday and will release some early design concepts as it looks to finalize plans for the gigantic western Queens site. Transportation, park space and public amenities will be among the topics discussed at the meeting. The meeting,… Read more »
Sept. 12, 2019 By Shane O’Brien Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer has endorsed Elizabeth Warren for the Democratic nomination for the 2020 U.S. Presidential election. Van Bramer made the announcement on Twitter Thursday and called Warren a “true progressive champion.” The councilman said that he endorsed Warren because she has a real plan to tackle… Read more »
Sept. 12, 2019 By Christian Murray The City Council is expected to give the School Construction Authority the green light to go ahead and build a 3,100-seat high school on Northern Boulevard when it comes up for a vote Thursday. The high school is slated to go up on the corner of Northern Boulevard and… Read more »
Sept. 10, 2019 By Allie Griffin Tomorrow will be the first 9/11 in which students in all public schools across the state will take a moment of silence to remember the lives lost in the tragedy eighteen years ago, thanks to two Queens lawmakers. Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill establishing September 11th Remembrance Day… Read more »
Sept. 9, 2019 By Shane O’Brien An Astoria resident established a rugby club in Queens over the summer and has already recruited 35 members. The club, aptly called Queens Rugby, was formed by Astoria resident Daniel Browne along with Mike Cotto, a long-time member of the New York rugby community. The pair hope to boost… Read more »