Oct. 29, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Queens Tech Night, a free networking and community-building event for techies, will return for a meet-up in Long Island City next month – with a slightly different twist. The event will take place from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Nov. 3 at a new advanced manufacturing facility inside… Read more »
Oct. 27, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A facility offering indoor beach volleyball—as well as a bar and lounge area—will be opening in Sunnyside in the coming months. The establishment, which will be 17,000 square feet in size, is opening on the ground floor of an industrial building at 41-20 39th St.—across the street from the… Read more »
Oct. 27, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A new store selling discounted home décor products has opened in Woodside. Kavka Designs, a New York-based business, opened its first brick-and-mortar store last month at 43-26 52nd St. The business had been operating solely online. The company, which was established in 2016 by husband-and-wife duo Chintan Singh and… Read more »
Oct. 25, 2021 By Michael Dorgan It’s time to dig out your scariest costume. One of New York City’s biggest Halloween parades is returning to Jackson Heights Sunday for an ever-spirited 30th year. The annual Jackson Heights Halloween parade will kick off at noon on Oct. 31 at the corner of 89th Street and 37th Avenue…. Read more »
Oct. 21, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A New York City barbeque joint will open at the former Studio Square location in Astoria Sunday. Pig Beach BBQ, a Brooklyn-based brisket and ribs eatery, will occupy a sprawling 28,000 square foot space at the venue, located at 35-33 36th St. It will be the company’s first Queens… Read more »
Oct. 19, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Members of a local Irish sports club and elected officials cut the ribbon Saturday to mark the opening of a newly developed playing field in College Point. Frank Golden Park, located between 138th Street and 132nd Street, has undergone a major overhaul with a large section of the 11.42-acre… Read more »
Oct. 15, 2021 By Michael Dorgan The owners of a Mexican fusion restaurant in Astoria are planning on opening a second venue in the neighborhood. Brian Martinez, who co-owns Fresco’s Cantina on 31st Avenue with his husband Adrian Suero, will open a sister restaurant at 28-50 31st Street next month. The business will occupy a… Read more »
Oct. 15, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A city clean-up initiative that launched in April has removed 600,000 bags of trash from New York streets, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Thursday. The City Cleanup Corps, which consists of nearly 10,000 workers, has also hand-swept more than 50,000 city blocks, repainted 900 defaced properties and cleaned 25,000… Read more »
Oct. 14, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A virtual walk celebrating religious freedom and the founding of Flushing will take place Sunday. The event, called the Queens Interfaith Unity Walk, will see residents from different religious backgrounds come together and virtually visit houses of worship in Queens. The walk, now in its 12th year, is being… Read more »
Oct. 14, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Police are looking for a man who impersonated a police officer in order to carry out a robbery in Elmhurst last month. The suspect, who was in a dark-colored Hyundai Sonata, allegedly pulled up alongside a female driver who was stopped at a red light on 59th Avenue on… Read more »