Feb. 28, 2023 By Bill Parry Conjuring memories from when the borough was the “epicenter of the epicenter” during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards announced a $1.5 million capital funding allocation toward the creation of a new 22-bed Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Mount Sinai Queens… Read more »
Feb. 28, 2023 By Bill Parry When Muhammad Faridi emigrated to the United States from Pakistan when he was 7 years old, he understood early on that to succeed in his new country, he would need to master the English language. This determination led him, at 18, to take a job as a cab driver… Read more »
Feb. 27, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller
A Manhattan Supreme Court judge ruled on Monday that petitioning for the upcoming City Council primaries, set to begin Tuesday, can move forward after a legal defense group filed a suit seeking to delay signature gathering in a bid to alter the council maps approved after last year’s redistricting.
Feb. 24, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A Brooklyn man has been arrested for attempted murder and other crimes after he allegedly shot a victim in Corona on Christmas Day. Kevin Aspiroz, 25, was picked up by police on Thursday, Feb. 23, two months after he allegedly shot a 45-year-old man during an attempted armed robbery… Read more »
Feb. 23, 2023 By Michael Dorgan The popular retail chain Target will open its first store in Long Island City on April 2, according to a spokesperson for the company. Target will open a 31,000-square-foot store at 1 Court Square West, a retail building connected to the former Citigroup Building known as One Court Square,… Read more »
Feb. 22, 2023 By Michael Dorgan City Councilwoman Julie Won is calling for residents to walk in groups and to try to avoid walking alone at night following a spate of gunpoint robberies in her western Queens district over the last 10 days. Won took to social media late Tuesday to ask residents to be… Read more »
Feb. 17, 2023 By Michael Dorgan – Updated on Feb. 20, 2023 Forever 21, a major clothing company known for offering fashionable and trendy items, has shuttered its store at the Queens Center mall. The California-based company closed for good at the 90-15 Queens Blvd. shopping center on Jan. 31, according to a spokesperson for… Read more »
Feb. 17, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A virtual town hall will be held next week seeking community input on a proposal to build storm mitigation features along the Long Island City waterfront and at Newtown Creek. The meeting, which is being hosted by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez, will… Read more »
Feb. 16, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A turnstile-jumping homeless who had been wanted by police for allegedly attempting to rape a woman in Long Island City has been arrested, according to authorities. Damel Dennis, 43, was cuffed and charged with attempted sex abuse, public lewdness and burglary after he allegedly tried to sexually assault the… Read more »
Feb. 15, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A hotel in the Dutch Kills section of Long Island City will soon serve as a location to house asylum seekers, Mayor Adams announced on Wednesday, Feb. 15. Adams said that the Wingate by Wyndham, a three-star hotel located at 38-70 12th St., will be turned into a Humanitarian… Read more »