Jan. 22, 2020 By Kristen Torres New York City’s highly anticipated Restaurant Week is back for its 28th year, and includes three Queens restaurants on its winter lineup. London Lennies in Rego Park, Maiella in Long Island City and Meet the Meat steakhouse in Astoria are all offering special deals throughout the biannual event that… Read more »
Sept. 22, 2020 By Christian Murray At the end of next year, 11 council members in Queens will be forced to step down due to term limits. Dozens of candidates have already come forward looking to replace them, and will be competing in next June’s Democratic and Republican primaries. We plan to speak to as… Read more »
Jan. 21, 2020 By Kristen Torres The LIC Post Waterfront 5K run/walk is back for its fifth year in Long Island City this June. The rain-or-shine event is scheduled for Saturday, June 6 at 9 a.m., and is for both runners and walkers. The popular children’s dashes will take place on Center Boulevard immediately after… Read more »
Jan. 21, 2020 By Christian Murray and Allie Griffin Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer announced Tuesday that he is dropping out of the race to be Queens Borough President. Van Bramer, in an email released by his campaign this morning, cited family reasons. “Prioritizing my responsibilities as a son and brother is where my attention… Read more »
Jan. 20, 2020 By Allie Griffin and Christian Murray Two candidates vying to be the next borough president traded barbs at a forum in Sunnyside last week when the topics of Amazon, real estate contributions and the Queens County Democratic machine were raised. Council Members Jimmy Van Bramer and Donovan Richards — two of the… Read more »
Jan. 17, 2020 By Allie Griffin A New York hotel workers union broke ground on a $75 million health center in Long Island City this week. The New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council held the ground breaking Wednesday to mark the beginning of construction of a five-story, 90,000-square-foot health center at 43-06 38th St…. Read more »
Jan. 16, 2020 By Allie Griffin Straphangers who ride the 7 train will be hearing the voice of Awkwafina every time the subway pulls into a station. The conductor announcements will feature the recorded voice of the Golden Globe-winning actress from today through Wednesday, Jan. 22. Awkwafina arranged the deal to voice the subway intercom… Read more »
Staff Report Jan. 15, 2020 A new Bilingual Montessori Preschool serving children from age 2-5 has opened in Long Island City. Playhouse NYC located at 29-22 Northern Blvd. offers half-day and full-day Montessori with Language Immersion – Mandarin and Spanish programs for preschool children. The school also offers STEAM enrichment programs for children from Pre-k… Read more »
Jan. 15, 2020 By Allie Griffin Queens residents will have plenty of candidates to choose from with they vote for next borough president on March 24— with a whopping eight names to appear on the ballot. Candidates had to file at least 2,000 signatures before 11:59 p.m. Jan. 14 in order to secure a spot… Read more »
Jan. 14, 2020 By Kristen Torres Council Member Costa Constantinides is urging MTA officials to add more busways, prioritize inter-borough travel and enhance public outreach as it works on redesigning the borough’s bus network. Constantinides penned a letter to MTA New York City Transit President Andy Byford and DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg on Jan. 9… Read more »