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.…
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,…