Dec. 22, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A truck carrying hundreds of propane cylinders overturned and burst into flames on the Horace Harding Expressway in Rego Park Tuesday morning. The tractor-trailer was traveling westbound near the Junction Blvd. exit just before midnight when it slid on black ice causing it to strike a Jersey Barrier and… Read more »
Dec. 16, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Anti-Semitic graffiti was scrawled across a fence in Forest Hills last night– alarming elected officials and residents. The hateful graffiti was plastered across a garden fence outside a house on the Grand Central Parkway Service road between 68th Road and 68th Drive, according to Assembly Member Dan Rosenthal. The… Read more »
Dec. 16, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation Tuesday that bars federal immigration officers from making arrests inside or outside state courthouses without a warrant – a move hailed by immigration advocates. The Protect Our Courts Act seeks to address concerns that undocumented immigrants were being targeted for immigration offenses by ICE… Read more »
Dec. 15, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A massive mural that aims to promote diversity and inclusion is going up on a building in Long Island City. The artwork, which features a number of people of different religious backgrounds, is currently being painted on the side of 25-17 41st Ave. and is scheduled to be completed… Read more »
Dec. 9, 2020 By Michael Dorgan The Queens Farm museum is now showcasing a floral-inspired winter wonderland. The museum has partnered with the Floral Escape, a Queens-based company that specializes in creating pop-up floral productions, to bring the colorful new exhibit to the 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy farm. The new production, called The Winter Escape,… Read more »
Dec. 9, 2020 By Michael Dorgan The MTA will not be providing 7 train service between Queensboro Plaza and 34 Street-Hudson Yards on most weekends in January and February. The agency announced Friday that is it cutting service to conduct track work near the Grand Central-42 Street station. Service will be suspended from 1 a.m…. Read more »
Dec. 3, 2020 By Michael Dorgan The NYC Dept. of Transportation plans to install Citi Bike docking stations in Sunnyside and Woodside in spring 2021 and is currently looking for community feedback as to where to site them. The DOT is calling on the public to make suggestions via a portal on its website that… Read more »
Dec. 2, 2020 By Michael Dorgan The Queens Economic Development Corporation has been awarded a $600,000 grant to help revitalize and develop small businesses along Roosevelt Avenue in Corona. The non-profit announced Monday that it received funding from the NYC Department of Small Business Services (SBS) to support businesses and vendors along Roosevelt Avenue between… Read more »
Dec. 2, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A Queens community activist and civil rights lawyer announced last month that he is running to be the next city council member for the 25th District. Shekar Krishnan, a resident of Jackson Heights, is looking to fill the seat currently occupied by Council Member Danny Dromm who is term-limited…. Read more »
Dec. 1, 2020 By Michael Dorgan The Queens Public Library reopened an additional 12 branch locations Monday, taking the total number of branches open on a “to-go” basis in the borough to 35. The latest branches to be added include the Hunters Point Library, the East Flushing Library and Elmhurst Library. The 35 branches are… Read more »