Nov. 22, 2022 By Christian Murray The City Council voted to approve Innovation QNS today, clearing the final hurdle for the developers in their quest to rezone a 5-block section of Astoria in order to build a 3,190-unit project. The vote came as no surprise, coming just a day after the council’s Land Use Committee… Read more »
Nov. 21, 2022 By Christian Murray It didn’t come easy. After lengthy negotiations, the developers of the massive Innovation QNS project have been given the blessing of Councilmember Julie Won to go ahead with their massive 5-block, $2 billion project slated for Astoria. Won said that she has struck an agreement with the developers who… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on Nov. 21, 2022 By Greg B. Smith, Rachel Holliday Smith, Claudia Irizarry Aponte and Suhail Bhat After a fast-moving fire in a luxury Manhattan tower called Rivercourt injured dozens of tenants and triggered a daring high-rise rescue, fire officials made clear that the cause was an increasingly common… Read more »
Nov. 18, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A large fire tore through a mixed-use building in Elmhurst early Friday – leaving two firefighters with serious injuries. The FDNY responded to a blaze just after 4 a.m. at a two-story building, located at 83-12 Broadway, fire officials said. The building consists of two commercial spaces on the… Read more »
Nov. 18, 2022 By Czarinna Andres A well-known Brazilian restaurant is opening in Elmhurst next week, across from the Queens Center Mall. Fogo de Chão, which currently has 68 locations globally, is opening its Queens restaurant on Friday Nov. 25—its second in New York City. Its other New York City restaurant is in midtown Manhattan…. Read more »
Nov. 18, 2022 By Christian Murray A 70-year-old man died Thursday three days after he was struck by a vehicle on Northern Boulevard, police said. Genci Frasheri, a Whitestone resident, was hit by a motorist at around 2:54 p.m. on Monday while crossing 158th Street at Northern Boulevard. Police say Frasheri was struck by a… Read more »
Nov. 17, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The police have charged a Queens father with murder after he allegedly beat his 3-year-old son to death inside a homeless shelter in Elmhurst Sunday. Shaquan Butler, 26, has been arrested and charged with murder for allegedly killing the toddler inside the Boulevard Family Residence — a family homeless… Read more »
Nov. 17, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A high-profile Asian grocery chain with roots in Woodside will be opening a sprawling new location on the border of Sunnyside and Long Island City next week. H-Mart, a New Jersey-based supermarket that specializes in Asian food items and fresh produce, will open at 34-51 48th St. at 10… Read more »
Nov. 17, 2022 By Christian Murray A city council subcommittee voted in support of the massive Innovation QNS development Thursday, with the project slated to go before the full city council next week for a vote that will determine its fate. The City Council Subcommittee on Zoning and Finance voted 7-0 in support of the… Read more »
Nov. 16, 2022 By Christian Murray A Queens man was convicted of second-degree murder Tuesday for a fatal stabbing that took place outside a baby’s christening party in Corona in 2019. Antonio Martinez, 50, was convicted after a jury heard that he plunged a knife through a man’s chest outside a christening party in the… Read more »