Oct. 27, 2020 By Christian Murray Denise Keehan-Smith, the former chairperson of Queens Community Board 2, held a press conference in Woodside Saturday and announced that she is running to be the next council member for the 26th council district. The life-long Woodsider, who was joined by about 40 people by the Big Six Towers… Read more »
Oct. 27, 2020 By Christian Murray The New York City Board of Elections announced today that it will be expanding its hours for the final three days of early voting. The board’s commissioners said at their meeting today that they would expand the hours on Friday, Oct. 30 through Sunday, Nov. 1. The announcement follows… Read more »
Oct. 21, 2020 By Christian Murray Chip, the famed Astoria cookie bakery, is opening a shop in Brooklyn. Chip will open its first Brooklyn shop in Williamsburg, where it will be serving its signature gooey cookie flavors starting Oct. 31. The new store will be located at 123 Kent. St. The shop is known best… Read more »
Oct. 20, 2020 By Christian Murray Registered voters will be able to vote in-person in this year’s general election starting Saturday, Oct. 24. Voters in the borough will be able to go cast their ballot at one of the 18 early-voting sites in Queens for the Nov. 3 election. Residents are not permitted to vote… Read more »
Oct. 19, 2020 By Christian Murray Enforcement of the plastic bag ban started today. The ban, which was approved by Governor Andrew Cuomo last year, went into effect on March 1 but the state did not enforce the law due to the coronavirus pandemic and a lawsuit filed by plastic bag manufacturers. The lawsuit was… Read more »
Oct. 16, 2020 Staff Report Corner Bistro, located on the corner of Vernon Boulevard and 47th Road, has permanently closed. The owners, who operated three establishments by that name across New York City, have announced that two—including the Long Island City location- have shut down for good. “We are sad to say because of Coronavirus… Read more »
Oct. 14, 2020 By Christian Murray Many candidates will be running in next June’s Democratic primary for the 26th District Council seat currently held by Jimmy Van Bramer. Today, we speak to Ben Guttmann who is one of those candidates vying for the seat that covers Sunnyside, Woodside, Long Island City and a portion of… Read more »
Oct. 9, 2020 By Christian Murray Silverstein Properties has bought yet another property in Astoria as it continues its expansion into the area. The company announced Wednesday that it had bought 44-01 Northern Blvd. on Sept. 29 from a Long Island City-based business. The amount paid was not disclosed. The real estate company plans to… Read more »
Oct. 7, 2020 By Christian Murray It’s time to pay up. The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal from a New York developer who had been ordered to pay $6.75 million to 21 aerosol artists in 2018 for destroying their work that was on the famous 5Pointz warehouse. The decision ends a… Read more »
Oct. 7, 2020 By Christian Murray The owners of Queens’ first ever professional soccer franchise have revealed the club’s logo. The logo for the Queensboro FC aims to reflect the hallmark elements that define the borough, which consists of approximately 90 neighborhoods, 2 million residents and immigrants from more than 150 nations. The centerpiece of… Read more »