July 21, 2022 By Christian Murray More than 520 Con Edison customers are without power in Astoria, with the utility company saying service is expected to be restored this afternoon. This morning nearly 800 Con Edison customers were without power including 522 customers in Astoria, according to the company’s outage map. The map said the… 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 Czarinna Andres A well-known shoe retailer is closing at the Queens Place Mall, and it will be replaced by an international grocery store. DSW, which is currently a flagship store along with Target at the 88-01 Queens Blvd mall in Elmhurst, is slated to close next month, with the company’s lease… Read more »
July 18, 2022 By Czarinna Andres The council districts in western Queens will be undergoing significant change if the preliminary maps released by the NYC Districting Commissioner on Friday are to go into effect. The commission released the preliminary maps for all 51 council districts, which aim to reflect the population changes reported in the… Read more »
July 13, 2022 By Czarinna Andres The police are looking for two men who attempted to rob a Jackson Heights food truck at gunpoint last week. The suspects entered the Rusticos Latin Food Truck, located at 82-17 Northern Blvd., at around 12:24 a.m. on Friday July 8, before pointing a firearm at the three workers… Read more »
July 12, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The average price paid to nab a studio in Queens in June was over $2,000 per month, with the average for a one bedroom hitting $2,500 for the first time on record, according to a new report by the real estate firm M.N.S. The average price paid for a… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on July 12, 2022 By Shantel Destra and Candace Pedraza The rollout of the monkeypox vaccine in New York City has been riddled with technical difficulties, communication issues and a major shortage of doses. To date New York City has received a total of 7,000 doses. When… Read more »
July 12, 2022 By Czarinna Andres Two men face up to 15 years in prison for allegedly stealing a deceased woman’s East Elmhurst home through the use of fraudulent documents and a bogus corporation. Jorge Vasquez Jr., 40, of Baldwin, NY, and Andy V Singh, 34, of the Bronx, were indicted by a Queens County… Read more »
July 8, 2022 By Christian Murray (updated) Council Member Bob Holden is calling for the firing of Queens DOT Commissioner Nicole Garcia arguing that she fails to listen to the concerns of residents and shows contempt for local civic organizations. Holden’s call for Garcia’s ousting comes at a time when the DOT is working on… Read more »