Sept. 15, 2022 By Christian Murray Participatory budgeting is coming back to District 26, where area residents can pitch ideas and vote on how to spend $1 million of city funds on capital projects, Council Member Julie Won announced earlier this week. A series of neighborhood assemblies will take place in Sunnyside, Woodside and Long… Read more »
Sept, 15, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Councilmember Julie Won has called on the DOT to immediately implement its plan of converting a car lane on the Queensboro Bridge into a pedestrian pathway, citing ongoing safety concerns. The DOT plan, which continues to face long delays, calls for repurposing a car lane on the southern outer… Read more »
Sept. 15, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Hundreds of New Yorkers are expected to flock to the Long Island City waterfront Thursday evening for an event celebrating Mexican Independence Day. The event, which will feature cultural performances and live music, will take place from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Frank Ottomanelli’s By The Water —… Read more »
Sept. 14, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Two badly worn basketball courts at a public park in Long Island City have been given a colorful makeover. The two courts, which are situated on the west side of Murray Park – located between 11th Street and 21st Street – have undergone repair work and have been resurfaced… Read more »
Sept. 13, 2022 By Michael Dorgan and Christian Murray Council member Tiffany Cabán announced this morning that she will vote in support of a massive rezoning proposal that will bring 1,340 apartments to a vacant manufacturing site on the Halletts Point peninsula. Her support, she says, comes after being assured that the development will include… Read more »
Sept. 12, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The Taste of Sunnyside, an annual event that aims to showcase the diverse restaurant mix of the neighborhood, will take place next month—and tickets are now on sale. The event will see hundreds of attendees go door-to-door to sample food and beverages offered by more than 35 participating local… Read more »
Sept. 12, 2022 By Christian Murray There is no sign of a recession when it comes to the Queens rental market. The average rent paid in August to nab an apartment in the World’s Borough was up 16.5 percent from August 2021, according to a report released by the real estate firm M.N.S. The average price… Read more »
Sept. 12, 2022 By Christian Murray The police released a video Monday that features a crazed shoplifter sucker punch a 69-year-old bodega worker in the face inside a store located by NYCHA Queensbridge Houses. The suspect entered the bodega, located at 21st Street and 40th Avenue, at around 11 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 8, before… Read more »
Sept. 12, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Police are looking for an alleged creep who groped a woman’s genitals inside an Astoria subway station last week. The suspect, according to police, sexually assaulted a 22-year-old woman inside the 46th Street-Broadway subway station on Sept. 4 at around 2:25 p.m. as she walked down a flight of… Read more »
Sept. 9, 2022 By Christian Murray and Czarinna Andres Community Board 2 voted Thursday to reject a rezoning application filed by the owners of an auto dealership who seek to convert a dilapidated site on Northern Boulevard into a Lincoln showroom. The reason for the rejection was not that the proposed building would be too… Read more »