May. 11, 2023 By Ethan Marshall New renderings of the upcoming NYCFC stadium near Citi Field were shown off during the May 10 Community Board 7 meeting. The renderings outline the Willets Point Revitalization Plan, which is set to deliver the largest affordable housing development in 40 years and New York City’s first-ever 25,000-seat, soccer-specific…
Read More
May 11, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Police are looking for a man in a ski mask who burglarized a T-Mobile store in Long Island City last month and made off with $5,000 worth of cell phones. The suspect broke into the T-Mobile store, located at 23-01 Queens Plaza North, at around 4:20 a.m. on April… Read more »
May 9, 2023 By Bill Parry A Maspeth woman was arrested and charged Tuesday morning for fatally striking a 7-year-old girl in Astoria in February. Claudia Mendez-Vazquez, 46, of Maurice Avenue was booked at the 114th Precinct in Astoria and was charged with criminally negligent homicide for allegedly driving through a stop sign at the… Read more »
May 5, 2023 By Christian Murray If he thought it was business as usual—he was very much mistaken. Controversial Assemblymember Juan Ardila, who was accused earlier this year by two women of sexual assault, addressed Community Board 2 via Zoom Thursday night. He initially began by discussing his “victories” in Albany and the work he… Read more »
May 5, 2023 By Michael Dorgan The Queensboro Dance Festival will celebrate its 10th season next month and organizers plan on making it a year to remember with 30 outdoor events set to take place across the borough. The dance festival will kick off on June 3 and will run throughout the summer with the… Read more »
May 5, 2023 By Michael Dorgan City Council member Julie Won has announced that several schools in her district will receive funds totaling nearly $1 million from the participatory budgeting process in order to carry out upgrades. Participatory budgeting is a process in which area residents can pitch ideas and vote on how to spend… Read more »
May 5, 2023, By Tammy Scileppi Recently, the NYC Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME) – which is a critical part of our city’s economic development – recognized a diverse group of talented women for their outstanding creative contributions. These recipients – including many from Queens – were awarded grants from the NYC Women’s… Read more »
May. 4, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller
A city program designed to assist small business owners in navigating the bureaucratic hurdles of running shop in Gotham has helped over 2,200 small businesses across the city avoid roughly $22 million in fines and violations since Mayor Eric Adams took office, amNewYork Metro has learned.
May 4, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Queens is going green. The energy provider Con Edison has announced that a new six-mile-long renewable energy line running from Astoria to Corona has gone into operation, marking a major step toward the borough and the state’s transition from fossil fuels to green energy sources. The line, along with… Read more »
May 4, 2023 By Tammy Scileppi Long Island City never sleeps. The bustling and thriving community offers exciting and unexpected events, like the world premiere of award-winning playwriter Julia Rae Maldonado’s turbulent new play, “Muses,” which will run from May 11 through June 3, at the newly renamed Court Square Theater – formerly the Astoria… Read more »