Nov. 6, 2019 By Allie Griffin Melinda Katz sailed to victory in the Queens District Attorney race last night, easily beating the Republican candidate Joe Murray. Katz, who has been the Queens Borough President since 2014, garnered nearly 75 percent of the votes — 138,000 to Murray’s 45,000, according to the unofficial results released by… Read more »
Nov. 6, 2019. By Shane O’Brien The Long Island City Clock Tower, a 14-story building that was landmarked in 2015, is set to get a facelift. The four clock faces on the iconic building’s tower, located at 29-27 41st Ave., will be restored next year. The Landmarks Preservation Commission approved plans filed last week by… Read more »
Nov. 1, 2019 By Allie Griffin What activities would you like to see take place at Long Island City’s waterfront parks in 2020? The Hunters Point Parks Conservancy is seeking feedback and is asking the public to fill out an online survey. The survey asks participants what events they would like to take place at… Read more »
Nov. 4, 2019 Sponsored Story A new daycare center that offers state-of-the-art facilities for children ages 3 months to 5 years has recently opened. Bright Start Child Learning Center, a Queens based early childhood development company, opened the new facility at 47-09 5th St. The company serves residents of the rapidly-growing communities of Astoria and… Read more »
Nov. 1, 2019 By Shane O’Brien A Long Island City man who shot an Astoria resident in the back and pistol whipped him to death was convicted of murder on Friday, according to the Queens District Attorney’s Office. Javyn McNish, 21, was found guilty of murder for the Dec. 2, 2017 killing of Jerell Lewis,… Read more »
Nov. 3, 2019 By Allie Griffin The fare for the JFK AirTrain has been hiked for the first time in its history with single ride tickets now costing $7.75. The AirTrain, which first opened to riders in December 2003, had been $5 since its inception until the price was raised Nov. 1. The Port Authority… Read more »
Nov. 1, 2019 By Allie Griffin The administrators of a Jewish Day School in Flushing are looking to open a satellite school in Western Queens. The Solomon Schechter School of Queens (SSSQ), an Egalitarian Jewish Day School founded in 1956, is exploring opening an early childhood center in either Long Island City or Astoria. The… Read more »
By Josefa Velasquez, Christine Chung and Rachel Holliday Smith, THE CITY This story was originally published on 10/31/19 by THE CITY The Working Families Party stepped in to shore up Tiffany Cabán’s campaign for Queens district attorney earlier this year when she was just an unknown public defender, helping bring her within a stunning 55… Read more »
Oct. 30, 2019 By Allie Griffin The majority of Queens council members voted today in favor of a plan that will bring hundreds of miles of protected bicycle and bus lanes to city streets. The legislation introduced by Council Speaker Corey Johnson passed the full council by a 35 to 10 vote with two abstentions…. Read more »
Oct. 30, 2019 By Allie Griffin Houses in Forest Hills and condos in Long Island City topped the list in terms of the most expensive dwellings sold in the borough in the third quarter. Together the two neighborhoods accounted for ten of the top Queens residential sales in PropertyClub’s roundup of the biggest home sales… Read more »