Sept. 6, 2019 By Allie Griffin A Long Island City man was sentenced to eight years in prison Thursday for operating an illicit drug ring for several months near the Ravenswood Houses in Astoria. Jamarl Gilmore, 38, operated the drug ring from March to June 2018 and sold cocaine and heroin to customers near the… Read more »
Category: Uncategorized
39 Queens Public Schools are Near Heavily Polluting Roads: Report
Sept. 3, 2019 By Allie Griffin As if lead paint inside classrooms wasn’t worrisome enough, a new report shows that 39 public schools across Queens are near heavily polluting roadways. Booming residential development, coupled with overcrowded school districts has made it difficult to find spaces large enough to build new schools, often leading the city… Read more »
Third Sunnyside Yard Master Plan Meeting to Take Place in September
Aug. 29, 2019 By Shane O’Brien Officials continue to work on drafting a master plan for the massive Sunnyside Yard and the city is hosting yet another public meeting where residents can get to weigh in. The meeting will take place at Aviation High School at 45-30 36th St. in Long Island City on Monday,… Read more »
Long Island City Students to Learn About The Newtown Creek in Innovative New Program
Aug. 29, 2019 By Shane O’Brien Students in Long Island City will be learning about the condition of the Newtown Creek thanks to an innovative new program. The program is being rolled out at two Hunters Point public schools next month and students will learn about the creek’s water quality, its plant life and sources… Read more »
Ex-Cop From Long Island City Arrested for Stealing More than $130,000 in Social Security Benefits
Aug. 28, 2019 By Allie Griffin An ex-cop from Long Island City was arrested for wire fraud today after allegedly stealing more than $130,000 in Social Security benefits intended for his two children over a period of eight years, according to the U.S. Attorney Eastern District of New York Office. Michael Conway, 60, began receiving… Read more »
After Amazon Loss, Economic Development Corp. Hired Big Guns for Local Battles
By Rosa Goldensohn, THE CITY This story was originally published on 08/28/19 by THE CITY Just a dozen days after Amazon announced this winter that it would pull out of plans for a Queens headquarters in the face of raucous opposition, the local authority that had helped forge the deal sought help from a familiar face,… Read more »
Kosciuszko Bridge Fully Opens to Traffic Thursday Morning
Aug. 27, 2019 By Allie Griffin The Kosciuszko Bridge will fully open to traffic early Thursday morning, just in time for rush hour traffic — and four years ahead of schedule. The second, Brooklyn-bound span will accept vehicles the day after Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Grand Opening Ceremony tomorrow. However, pedestrians and cyclists can preview the… Read more »
Queens 7 Train Riders Face Hellish Commute Due to a Broken Rail
Aug. 26, 2019 By Allie Griffin Queens straphangers had a hellish start to their week, beginning their Monday morning commute with major rush hour delays and overcrowding. Because of a broken rail near Queensboro Plaza, 7 train service was suspended around 7 a.m. between Queens and Manhattan and other Queens lines faced “extensive delays” as… Read more »
Van Bramer Announces Extra $3.7 Million in Funding for Rainey Park
Aug. 25, 2019 By Shane O’Brien Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer has announced that he has allocated $3.7 million toward a major revamp of Rainey Park–a waterfront park located on the border of Astoria and Long Island City. The allocation comes on top of a $3 million allocation Van Bramer secured from the city’s 2016… Read more »
CityMD to Open Queens Plaza Urgent Care Center in Late September
Aug. 25, 2019 By Shane O’Brien An urgent care medical center is set to open in Long Island City next month. CityMD, which has a network 125 medical centers in New York/New Jersey and Washington state, will open a new facility on 27th Street in late September, although no exact opening date has been released…. Read more »