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 »
May 14, 2019 By Christian Murray City Planning’s predictions as to the outcome of neighborhood rezonings will be put under the microscope if a number of bills sponsored by Council Member Francisco Moya become law. The bills would require city agencies to review past neighborhood rezonings to see how accurate City Planning’s projections were with… Read more »
May 13, 2019 By Shane O’Brien The New York Hall of Science (NYSCI) in Corona is about to launch a series of events to mark the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, the first space mission to land astronauts on the moon. July marks 50 years since Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin took man’s first steps… Read more »
May 13, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law Sunday a bill that will bring about a major expansion of the city’s speed camera network in school zones across the five boroughs. The legislation, passed by the State Senate and Assembly in March, is an extension of a previously passed 2013 bill… Read more »
May 13, 2019 By Meghan Sackman A car crashed into a pedestrian crossing Northern Boulevard on Friday night and the victim remains in critical condition. The victim, a 50-year-old man, was hit while crossing Northern Boulevard at 87th Street at around 10:10 p.m. on Friday, police say. The pedestrian was in the middle of the block,… Read more »
May 13, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan A Brooklyn man has been placed under arrest after trying to lure two young girls into his car and fondling himself in front of them in two separate incidents in Corona and Flushing, the Queens District Attorney announced on Friday. On April 4, just before 3 p.m., Eddie Rodriguez,… Read more »