July 25, 2022 By Christian Murray Francoise Olivas, a left-leaning community organizer from Greenpoint, announced Monday that she is dropping out of the race to represent the newly created district 59 senate seat and has decided to endorse Elizabeth Crowley. Olivas, who is a small business owner and has a sizable following in north Brooklyn,… Read more »
July 22, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The King of Falafel may not be ready to relinquish his crown just yet. Just one day after Fares “Freddy” Zeideia announced on social media that he planned to sell his popular halal food business, King of Falafel and Shawarma, the charismatic chef sat down with the Queens Post… Read more »
July 22, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Two local business owners are spearheading the revival of a popular open street program on Ditmars Boulevard in Astoria. The open street — which sees a section of Ditmars Boulevard closed off to vehicular traffic — will return Saturday and stretch four blocks from 33rd Street to 37th Street…. Read more »
July 21, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A vintage subway car that once transported passengers to and from the 1964 World’s Fair in Flushing-Meadows-Corona Park has been bought at auction for nearly $250,000. The subway car, one of the last remaining “Redbird” fleet of models, was snapped up by an anonymous buyer Friday who beat off… Read more »
July 21, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The police are looking for a man who smashed two security cameras inside a Long Island City subway station earlier this month. The suspect, police said, was inside the 33rd Street-Rawson Street subway station on July 9 at around 3:35 p.m. when he began to urinate on the southbound 7… Read more »
July 21, 2022 By Christian Murray A 30-year-old man who was riding a scooter in Long Island City Wednesday evening is in critical condition after being struck by a hit-and-run SUV driver, according to police. Police say that the 30-year-old was riding his scooter westbound on 44th Drive when he was hit at the intersection… Read more »
July 20, 2022 By Christian Murray The NYC Housing Preservation & Development launched a lottery Tuesday for 14 income-restricted units in a 12-story luxury building on Jackson Avenue in Long Island City. The development, called The Green House, is located at 10-25 Jackson Ave. —between 50th and 51st Avenues—and consists of 46 units. The building… Read more »
July 20, 2022 By Christian Murray A growing Sunnyside dance company is opening a 3,000 square foot studio on Queens Boulevard. Dance Matters NYC, which was established by Sunnyside resident Mariana Sanchez in 2016, is opening a dance studio on the 2nd floor at 37-10 Queens Blvd. The facility will consist of three dance studios,… Read more »
July 19, 2022 By Christian Murray More than 500 meals were donated to a veterans shelter in Long Island City last week through an initiative that brings Grubhub, local restaurants and community organizations together. Council members Bob Holden and Julie Won joined representatives of Grubhub to donate 500 meals— prepared by the Maspeth restaurant O’Neill’s—to… Read more »
July 18, 2022 By Christian Murray Elizabeth Crowley has raised more than $500,000 in her bid for the District 59 State Senate seat, with more than $168,000 coming from labor unions, according to her July 15 campaign filings. She has raised more money than her four competitors combined. Kristen Gonzalez, who is backed by the… Read more »