Sept. 1, 2022 By Christian Murray The owners of a Woodside property on Northern Boulevard have filed an application with the Dept. of City Planning to rezone the site in order to build a two-story auto showroom. The application, which was certified by the Dept. of City Planning in June, calls to rezone 58-02 Northern… Read more »
Sept. 1, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The owners of a trendy sandwich shop on 14th Street in Astoria are about to open a new location this month in the Ditmars-Steinway section of the neighborhood. Compton’s, which has built a reputation for its big-bite sandwiches and smash burgers, will open its new eatery at 28-02 23rd… Read more »
Aug. 30, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The Queens Museum, which is located at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, has entered the second and final phase of its nearly $70 million expansion. The museum announced Friday that it has selected LEVENBETTS as its architect, and that the Manhattan-based firm will oversee the design of the second phase, which… Read more »
Aug. 30, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The Museum of the Moving Image (MoMI) in Astoria is holding a film festival next month dedicated to the life and career of actor James Caan, who was raised in Sunnyside and died last month at the age of 82. The festival, aptly called The Caan Film Festival, will… Read more »
Aug. 30, 2022 By Christian Murray The police are looking for a man who allegedly punched a woman in the face and then robbed her in Jackson Heights earlier this month. The victim was allegedly approached by the suspect while walking past 80-04 Roosevelt Ave. at around 5:30 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 18., according to… Read more »
Aug. 30, 2022 By Christian Murray A 48-year-old Corona man died Monday night after crashing his electric scooter into a utility pole in Maspeth, police said. Jaime Aguilar, of 108th Street, was riding his 2022 Fly-E-bike Z6 southbound on Maurice Avenue at about 6:40 p.m. when he lost control of the scooter. According to police,… Read more »
Aug. 29, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A 15-year-old boy had his arm severed by a train Monday morning after he fell onto the tracks at the 74th Street/Roosevelt Avenue subway station in what may have been a case of subway surfing. The boy fell from a northbound R train at around 10:25 a.m. inside the… Read more »
Aug. 29, 2022 By Christian Murray A 22-year-old East Elmhurst man pleaded guilty Friday in Brooklyn federal court for attempting to plot a terrorist attack in Queens on behalf of ISIS. Awais Chudhary, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Pakistan, was arrested two years ago at his Butler Street house after the FBI alleged that… Read more »
Aug. 29, 2022 By Max Murray Elected officials and members of the World Series Champion 1969 “Amazin” Mets joined the family of legendary Mets outfielder Tommie Agee Friday to celebrate the opening of a new middle school in East Elmhurst. The brand new 646-seat school — located at 111-12 Astoria Boulevard — has been named… Read more »
Aug. 29, 2022 By Christian Murray A 35-year-old Elmhurst man is dead after losing control of his motorcycle Friday and crashing into a wall while driving on the Grand Central Parkway near LaGuardia Airport. Carlos Tabares, of Ireland Street, was riding west bound on the Grand Central Parkway at around 5 a.m. when he struck… Read more »