Feb. 3, By Christian Murray
The city has plans to develop thousands of affordable apartments over the Sunnyside Yards.
Mayor Bill de Blasio, during his state of the city address today, said that he aims to build 11,250 affordable units over the yards and said that the housing could cater to more than 30,000 people.…
Feb. 3, By Christian Murray
Mayor Bill de Blasio, in his state of the city address, said that affordable housing is going to be mandatory in a number of neighborhoods–including Long Island City
He said that affordable housing would be required in Long Island City,…
Feb. 3, By Michael Florio
LONG ISLAND CITY: A sculpture is going to be placed in Court Square Park this fall, as the site was chosen by the Parks Department as part of the Clare Weiss Emerging Artist Award.…
Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan has announced that she has dropped out of the process to become speaker of the New York State assembly.
Nolan released a statement on Facebook at about 5:00pm.
Statement from Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan
Let me first thank my husband,…
Rush hour commuters, who live in Sunnyside, Woodside and Long Island City, are going to face a horrid time coming home from Manhattan tonight.
The No. 7 train– as of 4:45 pm– remains out of service for No.7 train commuters looking to leave Manhattan.…
Feb.2, Staff Report
No. 7 train commuters riding between Flushing Main Street and 42nd St-Times Square have been left stranded for hours as ice on the third rail has resulted in no train service in either direction.
Many commuters in Sunnyside said at about noon that they had been waiting for the train for over two hours–as power on the line had gone out.…
Feb. 2, By Christian Murray
The final piece of 5 Pointz came down at the end of last week and Jerry Wolkoff the owner of the property expects to start digging the foundations next week.
Wolkoff said the property will essentially be a hole in the ground for the next four to six months as he starts digging and removing dirt.…
Feb. 2, Staff Report
Another big chunk of Court Square has been sold, with 5 Court Square selling for $15.75 million.
The property is located across the street from the Citibank building and adjacent to the courthouse.
The property was bought by Jackson 2524 LLC,…
Feb. 1, By Christian Murray
A burglar broke into Petey’s Burger in the early hours Sunday morning and took off with more than $1,000 cash, according to police.
The suspect smashed through the glass front door at about 3:20am to gain entry to the 46-46 Vernon Blvd restaurant,…
Jan. 31, Staff Report
The organizers of the 5th annual Queens World Film Festival (QWFF) held their kick-off event on January 18 to provide an overview of some of the films that will be screened this year and to bring many of the actors and film makers together.…