May 30, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Queens politicians cut the ribbon for an 8 story, 67-unit building in Corona Wednesday that provides low income seniors, including a number of formerly homeless seniors, with housing. The building, located at 54-17 101 St., contains 61 one-bedroom apartments and six studio apartments, of which 21 have been reserved for… Read more »
May 29, 2019 By Meghan Sackman The Federal Aviation Administration will be holding two public scoping meetings in East Elmhurst next week to get public input on the proposed LaGuardia AirTrain project, which is now entering the environmental review process. The meetings aim to get public comment on the project, which involves constructing a 1.5-mile elevated… Read more »
May 28, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Queens is likely to be the borough with the highest number of lead contaminated drinking fountains in its parks, according to the early stages of a study by the NYC Parks Department. The Parks Dept. has identified and turned off at least 20 of the 559 drinking fountains it has… Read more »
May 28, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan The Department of Transportation installed the first of hundreds of new speed cameras–specifically in school zones–on Friday. The new speed camera, which went up near P.S. 199 on the Upper West Side, was the first to be installed since the city got the go ahead from Albany that it… Read more »
May 28, 2019 By Meghan Sackman A man is wanted for allegedly sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl while she was asleep on the 7 train in Corona on Sunday, according to police. The suspect allegedly pressed his body against the victim while she was sleeping on a Queens-bound 7 train as it was approaching the Junction… Read more »
May 21, 2019 By Meghan Sackman The future of the controversial 82nd Street Target proposal will be decided on June 4, according to the NYC Board of Standards and Appeals. BSA Chair Margery Perlmutter made the announcement at the end of a four-hour hearing Tuesday, after a heated debate as to whether Target’s plan to occupy… Read more »
May 22, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorsed public defender Tiffany Cabán earlier today in the hotly contested race for Queens District Attorney. “New Yorkers deserve a seat at the table, and a champion who will fight to realign our priorities towards equal treatment under the law,” said Ocasio-Cortez, later adding, “We deserve… Read more »
May 16, 2019 By Meghan Sackman A local youth theater company is putting on a production of Godspell this weekend at P.S. 212 in Jackson Heights. Unity Stage, a Sunnyside-based non profit organization that facilitates performance art for children, is producing its first middle school production with this play. The performance, to take place at P.S…. Read more »
May 15, 2019 By Shane O’Brien Queens Borough president Melinda Katz has announced that she will be hosting a town hall meeting on gun violence later this month, which will be co-hosted by New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and representatives of various community-based organizations. The meeting, scheduled to take place at Queen Borough… Read more »
May 15, 2019 By Shane O’Brien The World’s Fare is returning to Queens for the second successive year this weekend, with over 10,000 visitors expected to grace the Citi Field venue over the course of the two days. The event, which taps into the spirt of the World’s Fair festival of 1964, aims to celebrate… Read more »