Feb. 19, 2024 By Gabriele Holtermann NYC Bud, Long Island City’s first legal adult-use cannabis dispensary, opened its Instagram-worthy store on Friday at 44-45 Vernon Blvd. The store’s design pays homage to the NYC subway, and no attention to detail was spared to create an MTA transit-themed store. A green railing fence leads to the… Read more »
Feb. 16, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 114th Precinct are looking for a vandal who smashed a window of a Long Island City church last week. On the night of Friday, Feb. 9, Father Jose Carlos da Silva, the parish pastor of St. Rita’s Church, was in the rectory when he heard something… Read more »
Feb. 15, 2024 By Bill Parry A Flushing man is criminally charged with attempted arson and other crimes for trying to torch an auto repair shop in Long Island City late last month. Ping Huang, 37, of Blossom Avenue, was arraigned in Queens Criminal Court on Feb. 6 after he was seen trying to start… Read more »
Feb. 14, 2024 By admin Feb. 14, 2024 By Kim Brown In 2005, Sunnysider Julian Voloj received an anonymous phone call from someone who would become an integral part of his life. At the time, Voloj–who was born in Germany to Colombian parents–was giving walking tours of the Lower East Side. The voice on the… Read more »
Feb. 13, 2024 By admin Feb. 13, 2024 By Seán Ó Briain A Sunnyside florist using eco-friendly and locally-sourced products is gearing up for Valentine’s Day with a selection of romantic floral arrangements for Feb. 14. Tangni Cortes, a Sunnyside resident originally from Nicaragua, opened Ora – La Casa De Las Flores at 42-08 43rd… Read more »
Feb. 13, 2024 By admin Feb. 13, 2024 By Seán Ó Briain Roll the dice, Queens! Entertainment giant Top Trumps USA will launch a Queens edition of board game classic Monopoly this fall and is seeking the input of Queens residents and businesses to capture the true essence of the borough. Top Trumps has collaborated… Read more »
Feb. 9, 2024 By zgewelb Feb. 9, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The Sunnyside-based nonprofit Sunnyside Community Services will be holding a vaccination clinic Tuesday, Feb. 13 from noon to 2 p.m. This event comes in partnership with the Queens pharmacy Hopkins Drugs and Compounding. People 12 years of age and older can receive their flu… Read more »
Feb. 9, 2024 By admin Feb. 9, 2024 By Seán Ó Briain A new dessert bar specializing in a range of chocolate-themed treats has opened its doors in the heart of Astoria. The Chocolate House, which operates a total of six stores across New York and New Jersey, opened at 25-88 Steinway St. on Jan. 31. The store acts as a catch-all dessert bar, serving crepes, waffles, milkshakes, ice cream, cakes, chocolate-dipped fruits, and a wide range of coffees. Hazem Asad and his partner Rashad Alawi opened their first Chocolate House store in Franklin, New Jersey, several years ago… Read more »
Feb. 6, 2024 By Bill Parry Multi-Grammy-award winner Bishop Hezekiah Walker and the Love Fellowship Tabernacle Choir will headline the Concert for College 2024 at the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center on Wednesday night to raise funds for the NYC Scholarship Accounts of students at nine Queens elementary schools through the Long Island City-based NYC Kids… Read more »
Feb. 5, 2024 By admin Feb. 5, 2024 By Shane O’Brien It is a Tuesday afternoon and Honey House co-founder Nick Hoefly is experimenting with a new beeswax wrap at his newly opened store on 23rd Ave. in Astoria. Beeswax wrap, a sort of reusable and environmentally friendly kitchen foil, is the latest specialty bee-inspired… Read more »