Feb 27, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The St. Pats For All Parade is coming back as an in-person event this year. Dozens of groups have registered to march for what is Sunnyside and Woodside’s largest annual event. The parade was replaced with a virtual celebration last year due to COVID-19 restrictions. Several Irish cultural groups,… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on Feb. 25, 2022 at 4:14 p.m. By Samantha Maldonado, THE CITY It could be doom for the vroom. That’s what officials and light sleepers are hoping for when a state law aimed at deterring noisy, souped-up vehicles goes into effect this spring, coupled with an ongoing… Read more »
Feb. 25, 2022 By Christian Murray Many Dutch Kills and Queensbridge residents have been calling for assistance in dealing with quality-of-life issues stemming from the local homeless shelters, according to Queens Community Board 1. Florence Koulouris, the district manager for Community Board 1, told board members at their monthly meeting Feb. 15 that there have… Read more »
**Warning: Graphic content, viewer discretion is advised** Feb. 25, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Police have released a shocking video of a woman being repeatedly hit in the head with a hammer by a mugger at Queens Plaza Thursday night, leaving her in critical condition. The terrifying footage captures a 57-year-old woman walking down a flight… Read more »
Feb. 24, 2022 By Allie Griffin Large chunks of a retaining wall surrounding a section of the Newtown Creek in Long Island City have collapsed in recent months, spilling concrete and debris into the waterway and prompting concern from environmental advocates and local officials. Portions of the bulkhead along the Dutch Kills Tributary near 29th… Read more »
Feb. 24, 2022 By Christian Murray The owners of a large auto dealership on Northern Boulevard are constructing a new show room that is expected to open this fall. Major World, which is located at 43-40 Northern Blvd., is building a new facility that will replace its existing building. The new building is going up… Read more »
Feb. 24, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Ready, steady, go! The LIC Waterfront 5K run/walk is back in Long Island City this summer. The family-friendly run is returning to its traditional date of the first Saturday of June, with participants scheduled to race off at 9 a.m. on June 4. The pandemic forced organizers to host… Read more »
Feb. 23, 2022 By Christian Murray The MTA plans to install barriers at three subway stations—including one on the 7-train platform in Times Square— that will block access to the tracks. The barriers, also known as platform screen doors, will also be installed at the Sutphin Boulevard-JFK station on the E-line as well as at… Read more »
Feb. 23, 2022 By Michael Dorgan and Christian Murray A GoFundMe page has been launched for a Long Island City music teacher who broke his neck in a freak accident earlier this month that has left him paralyzed. Gerasimos (Gerry) Gianutsos, known as “Mr. G” to his students at PS/IS 78Q in Hunters Point, was… Read more »
Feb. 22, 2022 By Christian Murray Surrounded by shopping carts, clothes and mountains of other belongings, Lele Yau has become a fixture under the 46th Street subway station. To some, she’s an eyesore— to Yau she is just going about her daily routine trying to survive. “I don’t bother anyone, and no one bothers me,”… Read more »