Feb. 10, By Christian Murray
Bareburger opened its Vernon Blvd location last Wednesday and it has generated plenty of interest.
Mark Turner, a co-owner of the 48-19 Vernon Boulevard restaurant, said that the burger chain began with a soft opening last week and the “restaurant has been rocking” from the get-go.…
Feb. 10, Michael Florio
The Long Island City Partnership’s program that provides financial assistance and an array of different services to industrial and manufacturing firms will be receiving $100,000 in funds.
The funds, which were allocated by Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer,…
Feb. 9, By Christian Murray
The Radio Shack stores located in western Queens are not closing—at least in the short term;
As part of Radio Shack’s filing for bankruptcy, it announced that it would close about 1,800 of its 4,000 stores by March 31.…
Feb. 9, Staff Report
Construction of another large Queens Plaza apartment building is in the works.
Crescent & 27, the company listed as the owner of 42-22 27th Street, has filed permits to construct a 15-story, 99 dwelling unit building across the street from Heatherwood’s 27th on 27th development.…
Feb. 8, By Christian Murray
There was a significant drop in crime in the past month, although three stores on Vernon Blvd were burgled and several hybrid-vehicle batteries were stolen from cars parked near Center Blvd.
“We have a burglary condition with Vernon Blvd businesses,” said Capt John Travaglia,…
Feb. 6, By Christian Murray
Scandals, the gritty strip club that was located in the Queens Plaza district, has closed.
The club shut its doors at its 24-03 Queen Plaza North location about 3 weeks ago, according to adjacent tenants and nearby residents.…
Feb. 5, By Christian Murray
The winner of the 2015 Young Architects Program, whose work will be on display during the MoMA PS 1 Warm Up Summer Music Series, has been awarded to a Spanish architect who has created a temporary urban landscape.…
Feb. 5, By Christian Murray
The Department of City Planning has posted on its website a broad outline of the Queens Plaza Court Square study that it is conducting that might lead to an up-zoning.
The agency is currently reviewing about 100 streets that include Queens Plaza (from Queensbridge Houses to Northern Boulevard) and parts of Court Square to see whether the area should be up-zoned to make way for affordable housing and light manufacturing.…
Feb. 4, By Christian Murray
The large upscale Italian restaurant that will be located at 46-10 Center Boulevard is expected to open in April.
Rocco Sacramone, the co-owner of the restaurant who is also the head chef at the acclaimed Astoria eatery Trattoria L’incontro,…
Feb. 4, By Christian Murray
A day after Mayor Bill de Blasio said that he aims to build 11,250 affordable units over Sunnyside Yards, Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan issued a statement that questioned his plan.
Nolan’s viewpoint follows Governor Andrew Cuomo’s statement yesterday that made it clear that such development was not imminent.…