Sept. 23, 2021 By Allie Griffin The city is opening a new shelter for homeless New Yorkers in an East Elmhurst building that was originally planned to become a hotel. The city is converting a building, located at 112-16 Astoria Blvd., into a shelter for 140 adult families experiencing homelessness, the Department of Social Services… Read more »
Sept. 23, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A volunteer who delivers food to the poor is in critical condition after he was stabbed by a homeless man inside an Elmhurst park Tuesday. Rick Isbitiram was handing out free meals at Hoffman Park – located between Hoffman Drive and Woodhaven Boulevard – at around 10 p.m. when… Read more »
Sept. 23, 2021 By Christian Murray A developer’s application to upzone a section of 31st Street in Astoria—in order to construct three large residential buildings—was rejected by Community Board 1 Tuesday night. MDM Development, an Astoria-based real estate company, has filed an application with the city to upzone the east side of 31st Street between… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on Sept. 21, 2021, 4:17 PM EDT BY CHRISTINE CHUNG More than 60 of the hundreds of tenants displaced after a massive fire at a Jackson Heights apartment building in April are now suing the property’s owners and management, as well as city agencies. They’re demanding that the… Read more »
Sept. 23, 2021 By Allie Griffin The city has allocated $26.4 million for the Queens Museum to complete its expansion project which includes a children’s museum space, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday. The investment enables the Queens Museum to create a dedicated children’s museum space, secure artwork storage and additional classrooms — all features… Read more »
Sept. 22, 2021 By Allie Griffin The final phase of the Queens Boulevard redesign project will be completed next month, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced at a press conference on Queens Boulevard in Forest Hills Wednesday. The fourth and final phase — from Yellowstone Boulevard to Union Turnpike — will be finished by Oct. 29,… Read more »
Sept. 22, 2021 By Allie Griffin Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other New York Congress members are calling on both the governor and mayor to immediately shut down the Rikers Island jail complex. Ocasio-Cortez and Reps. Jamaal Bowman, Jerry Nadler and Nydia Velázquez penned a letter to Governor Kathy Hochul and Mayor Bill de Blasio Tuesday… Read more »
Sept. 22, 2021 By Michael Dorgan An event that aims to help immigrant workers access state and federal financial aid is being held in Elmhurst this weekend. The event, called the Immigrant Resource Fair, will take place on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. James Episcopal Church, located at 84-07 Broadway. Attendees… Read more »
Sept. 22, 2021 Op-ed By Suraj Jaswal, candidate for the 25th District Council seat New York City schools are back in session which is a sign that play time is over and now it is time to go back to work. The debate on whether to have 34th Avenue in Jackson Heights permanently remain barricaded… Read more »
Sept. 21, 2021 By Allie Griffin Democratic mayoral nominee Eric Adams wants to convert 25,000 outer-borough hotel rooms into permanent affordable housing. Adams outlined a plan — during a press conference in Sunset Park Monday — for the city to acquire economically distressed hotels in the outer boroughs and convert them into supportive housing. The… Read more »