Mar. 7, 2024 By Bill Parry The massive Willets Point redevelopment project passed another key milestone Wednesday when the City Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve phase two of the plan that calls for a 25,000-seat soccer-specific stadium, 1,400 units of affordable housing, a 250-room hotel, a 650-seat public school, 80,000 square feet of retail…
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Mar. 7, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Women for Afghan Women(WAW), a nonprofit organization based in Fresh Meadows, held a food distribution event on Wednesday, March 6 ahead of the holy month of Ramadan. The organization distributed 140 large boxes filled with shelf stable groceries such as rice, oats, pasta, oil and dry dates. The Ramadan…
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Mar. 6, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Revel, the electric vehicle company that focuses on EV transit and charging hubs, has inked a lease agreement in East Elmhurst to develop the nation’s largest airport EV fast charging station adjacent to LaGuardia Airport (LGA). The charging station is slated to go up at 90-10 Ditmars Blvd., where the Courtyard by Marriott LaGuardia hotel is located, and will feature 48 200kW charging stalls that will be available to the public. The stations will be accessible from Ditmars Boulevard and 90th Street and are expected to be operational in the first half of 2025….
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New York City Football Club (NYCFC) unveiled new renderings of its stadium project slated to be built at Willets Point and ready for the 2027 season.
Mar. 6, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The number of felony assaults across Queens increased during the 28-day period from Feb. 2 through Mar. 3, compared to the same period of time last year, according to the latest crime stats released by the NYPD Monday. At the same time, vehicle thefts decreased throughout the borough. Over the course of the 28-day period, felony assaults in northern Queens rose 11.2%, from 197 in 2023 to 219 in 2024. Meanwhile, vehicle thefts declined 8.4% there, from 166 to 152. The 114th Precinct, which covers Astoria, Long Island City, Woodside and Jackson Heights, experienced…
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Mar. 6, 2024 By Anthony Medina York College Interim President Dr. Claudia Schrader steps into her new role at the City University of New York with a fresh hands-on approach to leadership and an overarching focus on creating a better sense of community on campus. The summation of Schrader’s first few months at York is…
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Mar. 5, 2024 By ishkurhan Mar. 5, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Emmy-nominated actor Kal Penn is coming to Astoria to help his friend Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani secure a third term representing western Queens. The “Coffee with Kal’ fundraiser will be held on Thursday, Mar. 7 from 7-9 p.m. The ticketed event will feature coffee and… Read more »
Mar. 5, 2024 By Athena Dawson William Lopez, a 55-year-old Puerto Rican born Queens resident, works tirelessly to provide for his family, where he puts money aside to put his son through law school, pay for his wife’s medical needs, cover his daughter’s college tuition, as well as send money back home to relatives in…
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Mar. 5, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan The second annual Eats in Queens Restaurant Month is underway with close to 50 restaurants offering promotions throughout March. The goal of the month-long event, organized by the nonprofit Queens Together, is to raise funds for food relief through community partnerships across the borough while also supporting restaurants with increased business. On March 1, the founder of Queens Together Jonathan Forgash was joined by local restaurant owners and city officials at The Queensborough restaurant in Jackson Heights to promote the initiative. “This is a great way to promote the incredible diversity of restaurants we…
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Mar. 5, 2024 By Mark Laster New Yorkers produce 4 million tons of household waste yearly, most of which is shipped to landfills or incinerators. About a third of this is organic waste, which includes yard waste and food scraps. When organic waste is buried in a landfill, it often breaks down to produce the…
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