Aug. 12 2021, By Michael Dorgan The Parks Dept. has completed a $5.2 million revamp of a playground in Elmhurst—and several Queens officials visited the area Tuesday to hold a ceremonial ribbon cutting event. Clement Clarke Moore Homestead Playground, a 1.98-acre park on Broadway (between 82nd St. and 45th Ave.), has undergone a major facelift… Read more »
Aug. 12, 2021 By Allie Griffin A four-alarm fire tore through several businesses in Sunnyside Thursday morning. Flames broke out inside Taiyo Foods, a Japanese market located at 45-08 44th St., at around 7:20 a.m. The fire quickly spread to the four neighboring businesses housed within the same one-story building, FDNY officials said. The fire… Read more »
Aug. 11, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A man who was found dead by firefighters following an explosion inside his Woodside/Elmhurst apartment Tuesday likely killed himself prior to the massive blast, police said. Anesti Bulgaretsi, 26, was discovered by firefighters inside a seventh-floor penthouse apartment, located at 73-01 41 Ave., after an explosion and subsequent fire… Read more »
Aug. 11, 2021 By Allie Griffin Police are looking for an alleged creep who followed two young girls into the women’s restroom at a Target store in Flushing last month and took photos of them under the stall. The suspect shot footage of the girls in the bathroom inside the store at the Skyview Center… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on Aug 10, 2021, 12:17 PM EDT BY Clifford Michel Shortly after sexual harassment allegations against Gov. Andrew Cuomo surfaced, his press office stopped regularly publishing the public schedule of his next in line: Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul. The former member of Congress from Buffalo, who had… Read more »
Aug. 10, 2021 By Ryan Songalia Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa will be in attendance at a rally in Maspeth Wednesday to mark the fifth anniversary of a series of successful protests that led the city to drop plans to convert a local hotel into a shelter. The rally will be held at the Holiday… Read more »
Aug. 10, 2021 By Allie Griffin Governor Andrew Cuomo announced his resignation Tuesday, a week after a scathing report was released by the New York Attorney General that concluded that he sexually harassed almost a dozen women. Cuomo, who is facing an impeachment inquiry, said his resignation will take effect in 14 days — at… Read more »
Aug. 10, 2021 By Michael Dorgan One person is dead after an explosion and subsequent fire ripped through the upper floors of an apartment building in Woodside Tuesday morning. The FDNY declared a three-alarm fire and dispatched more than 140 firefighters to tackle the inferno at 73-01 41st Ave. shortly after 10:25 a.m., officials said…. Read more »
Aug. 9, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Curbside composting will be making a return in the fall. The Dept. of Sanitation (DSNY) announced last week that it will begin its free service of collecting food scraps, food-soiled paper and other organic waste from outside homes and residential buildings in select areas sometime in October. Curbside composting… Read more »
Aug. 9, 2021 By Allie Griffin A Queens assembly member has introduced a bill prompted by the Gov. Andrew Cuomo scandal that would make it illegal for an employer to release the personnel files of an employee in retaliation for a workplace accusation. Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas introduced a bill that prohibits employers from disclosing… Read more »