Sept. 1, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The owners of a trendy sandwich shop on 14th Street in Astoria are about to open a new location this month in the Ditmars-Steinway section of the neighborhood. Compton’s, which has built a reputation for its big-bite sandwiches and smash burgers, will open its new eatery at 28-02 23rd… Read more »
Aug. 30, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The Queens Museum, which is located at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, has entered the second and final phase of its nearly $70 million expansion. The museum announced Friday that it has selected LEVENBETTS as its architect, and that the Manhattan-based firm will oversee the design of the second phase, which… Read more »
Aug. 30, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The Museum of the Moving Image (MoMI) in Astoria is holding a film festival next month dedicated to the life and career of actor James Caan, who was raised in Sunnyside and died last month at the age of 82. The festival, aptly called The Caan Film Festival, will… Read more »
Aug. 29, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A 15-year-old boy had his arm severed by a train Monday morning after he fell onto the tracks at the 74th Street/Roosevelt Avenue subway station in what may have been a case of subway surfing. The boy fell from a northbound R train at around 10:25 a.m. inside the… Read more »
Aug. 29, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A man is in critical condition after he fell off his bicycle while cycling in Elmhurst Friday morning. The victim, 44, was traveling northbound on 80th Street – at the 57th Street intersection – at around 6:20 a.m. when he lost control of his bicycle and fell onto the… Read more »
Aug. 26, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A beloved Irish bar in Woodside – known for its pints of Guinness, friendly atmosphere and food — will close Saturday after a 21-year run. Saints and Sinners, located 59-21 Roosevelt Ave., will shutter for good Aug. 27, according to a statement released by the owner via social media… Read more »
Aug. 25, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Mayor Eric Adams, Assemblymember Jenifer Rajkumar and several other Queens lawmakers held a rally outside a South Richmond Hill temple Wednesday where a statue of Mahatma Gandhi was recently destroyed by vandals. The rally took place in front of the Hindu temple Tulsi Mandir, located at 103-26 111 St.,… Read more »
Aug. 25, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Police on Wednesday released video of an alleged thief stealing a cellphone from a woman inside the 61st Street subway station in Woodside earlier this month. The video shows the suspect standing on the Manhattan bound 7 train platform watching the victim as she sits on a bench while… Read more »
Aug. 25, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A Rite Aid store in the heart of Jackson Heights is closing down, the latest in a wave of locations the company is closing across Queens and the nation. The Rite Aid store at 82-13 37th Ave. will shutter for good early next month as part of a corporate… Read more »
Aug. 22, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A Bronx driver who allegedly plowed his SUV into three pedestrians in Jackson Heights Saturday – leaving one of them in critical condition – has been charged with driving while intoxicated (DWI), vehicular assault and other crimes. Edilito Pichardo Rodriguez, 23, allegedly got behind the wheel of a red-colored… Read more »