March 13, 2018 By Tara Law Features and short films made by Queens and international filmmakers will grace the silver screen alongside movies from around the world at the 8th annual Queens World Film Festival in Astoria this month. The festival will take place from March 15 to 25 at Kaufman Astoria Studios (34-12 36th… Read more »
March 12, 2018 By Tara Law One man was stabbed to death and another was slashed in Corona early Sunday. The men were discovered by police responding to a 911 call about an assault near 35-20 103rd St. around 4:22 a.m. The police found Luis Apolonio, 29, lying on the sidewalk with multiple stab wounds…. Read more »
March 9, 2018 By Tara Law A man police believe has robbed gas stations across Queens at gunpoint struck again early Thursday in Corona. The man went up to a gas station attendant, a 49-year-old man, at a Gulf gas station at 94-03 Corona Ave. around 1:55 a.m. and asked what antifreeze costs, police said. Cops… Read more »
March 8, 2018 By Tara Law Police are searching for two teenagers who robbed a 14-year-old boy at knifepoint in Queens Center Mall. The two teens approached the victim in the Modell’s Sporting Goods store inside the mall, located at 90-15 Queens Blvd, at around 3:40 p.m on Feb. 28., police say. They pulled out… Read more »
March 8, 2018 By Tara Law A lottery ticket bought in Jackson Heights this week is now worth a million dollars. The New York Lottery announced on March 7 that one of two second-prize winners bought their ticket at Enjoy Convenience Store at 76-15 37th Ave. The odds of winning a million dollars in the… Read more »
March 8, 2018 By Tara Law International food lovers from across the tri-state area will converge near Citi Field next month for the first “World’s Fare,” a food festival inspired by the 1964 and 1939 events. The World’s Fare will be held at the ball field’s parking lot at 123-01 Roosevelt Avenue on April 28… Read more »
March 6, 2018 By Tara Law Cars and delivery trucks will soon be prohibited from parking along Roosevelt Avenue between Broadway and 90th Street during rush hour, and businesses fear that the restrictions will cut into their bottom lines and make it difficult to receive deliveries. The pilot program will start on March 19 and… Read more »
March 6, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Queens Boulevard is set to undergo a major beautification project that will see a flourishing linear park along the median, changes to some slip lanes, and a Q60 bus line running through the median instead of the curb. The proposal, part of the city’s $101 million Great Streets project,… Read more »
March 5, 2018 By Tara Law Plans have been filed with the Dept. of Buildings for a 10-story apartment building to go up on Queens Boulevard in Elmhurst. The building, to be located at 70-65 Queens Blvd., would contain 71 apartment units, as well as commercial space on the first floor and a community facility… Read more »
March 2, 2018 By Tara Law Thai dessert shop and grocery store Sugar Club in Elmhurst has closed after being in business nearly 30 years. Sugar Club, located at 81-18 Broadway, closed on Feb. 15 as the owner faced rising costs and dwindling demand. The owner plans to launch an online shop in April and has his… Read more »