Nov. 21, 2022 By Christian Murray It didn’t come easy. After lengthy negotiations, the developers of the massive Innovation QNS project have been given the blessing of Councilmember Julie Won to go ahead with their massive 5-block, $2 billion project slated for Astoria. Won said that she has struck an agreement with the developers who… Read more »
Nov. 21, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The Queens Post has obtained dramatic video footage of a vehicle engulfed in flames and then exploding in Long Island City Sunday. The footage, captured at around 8:15 p.m., shows an unoccupied vehicle on fire stopped on the westbound ramp that leads to the Queensboro Bridge in Court Square…. Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on Nov. 21, 2022 By Greg B. Smith, Rachel Holliday Smith, Claudia Irizarry Aponte and Suhail Bhat After a fast-moving fire in a luxury Manhattan tower called Rivercourt injured dozens of tenants and triggered a daring high-rise rescue, fire officials made clear that the cause was an increasingly common… Read more »
Nov. 17, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A high-profile Asian grocery chain with roots in Woodside will be opening a sprawling new location on the border of Sunnyside and Long Island City next week. H-Mart, a New Jersey-based supermarket that specializes in Asian food items and fresh produce, will open at 34-51 48th St. at 10… Read more »
Nov. 17, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A grocery store that sells a range of conventional and organic foods has opened on the ground floor of a high-rise apartment building on the Long Island City waterfront. Luminescence Gourmet Market and Deli opened on Nov. 8 inside a two-tower complex at Hunters Point South. The store is… Read more »
Nov. 17, 2022 By Christian Murray A city council subcommittee voted in support of the massive Innovation QNS development Thursday, with the project slated to go before the full city council next week for a vote that will determine its fate. The City Council Subcommittee on Zoning and Finance voted 7-0 in support of the… Read more »
Nov. 16, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A massive two-tower residential development on the Long Island City waterfront has opened and officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony there Tuesday. The new development, called Gotham Point, is a 1,132-unit development spread across two towers located at the southernmost point of Hunters Point South. Around 75 percent of the… Read more »
Nov. 15, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The Parks Dept. has completed a $7.1 million revamp of Ravenswood Playground in Astoria and officials held a ribbon-cutting event there Tuesday. The playground, located next to the NYCHA Ravenswood Houses on 21st Street, has undergone an overhaul that includes new play equipment, a spray area, and a new… Read more »
Nov. 15, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Police are looking for a knife-wielding man who allegedly robbed and groped a woman on an M train in Long Island City Friday. The alleged pervert approached a 24-year-old woman while she was riding a northbound M train as it was pulling into the 36th Street Station at around… Read more »
Nov 15, 2022 Op-Ed What does it mean when 91% of the new housing in your community is unaffordable to lower income communities that live there and throughout our City? What does it mean when billionaire developers neglect to do meaningful outreach to immigrant groups, the disabled, and working class people that will be most… Read more »