June 9, 2022 By Christian Murray A 73-year-old Astoria woman was arrested on misdemeanor charges Wednesday for driving her car into a local mom near Astoria Park last month and killing her. Panagiota Arvanitopoulos, of 27th Street, was arrested on charges of “failure to yield the right of way” and “failure to exercise due care”… Read more »
June 8, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The LIC Springs! community block festival is returning to Vernon Boulevard later this month and thousands of people are expected to attend. The popular street festival will take place on June 18 and will be chock full of activities for all ages, including live music, theater performances and dance…. Read more »
June 8, 2022 By Alexandra Adelina Nita Employees at a Sunnyside café discovered late last month that a small wooden figurine that usually sits under tree in front of their workplace was missing. The theft was discovered by employees of Full Moon Café, located at 42-14 Greenpoint Ave., who noticed the store’s figurine—a wooden man… Read more »
June 8, 2022 By Christian Murray A development company’s plan to build a 23-story residential tower on Vernon Boulevard was rejected by Community Board 2 last week. Quadrum Global, an international investment firm, is seeking a zoning variance through the Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA) in order to develop a tower at 45-40 Vernon… Read more »
June 8, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A Starbucks in Astoria has voted to unionize, making it the first Starbucks in Queens to do so. Employees at the 30-18 Astoria Blvd. store voted 11-0 in favor of unionizing, workers at the store announced via Twitter Monday. The workers tweeted that they had voted to join Starbucks… Read more »
June 7, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A 5K run/walk will take place in Long Island City this weekend to raise funds for a suicide prevention organization. The event, called the Solace Sunrise Walk, kicks off in the early hours of Saturday morning to help raise funds for Solace House, which operates out of the New… Read more »
June 7, 2022 By Christian Murray The rental market in Queens is red hot— and western Queens is no exception. The average rent paid in May to nab an apartment in Queens was up 14 percent from May 2021, according to a report released by the real estate firm M.N.S. The average price paid for a… Read more »
June 7, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A new retail store offering a wide range of home goods and lifestyle products is set to open on Jackson Avenue in Long Island City. Teso Life, a Queens-based company, will open this fall at 24-29 Jackson Ave. in a space previously occupied by Santander Bank. The company sources most… Read more »
Jun 7, 2022 By Christian Murray The state legislation that aims to ban pet stores from selling dogs, cats and rabbits is closer to becoming law than ever before. The bill, which has been championed in the state senate by Mike Gianaris for years, passed the Assembly last week for the first time after several failed… Read more »
June 7, 2022 Sponsored Story A new product line that aims to make the upkeep of outdoor decking a thing of the past is available now at a Glendale construction supply company. The product line, called TimberTech, is a low maintenance and environmentally sustainable deck board that is a market leader in innovation, quality and… Read more »