July 20, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A global fried chicken chain based out of the Philippines will open in Downtown Jamaica Thursday. The restaurant will be the company’s second in Queens following on from its popular Woodside location. Jollibee, which has more than 1,300 restaurants worldwide, will open July 21 at 160-08 Jamaica Ave.— inside… Read more »
July 20, 2022 By Christian Murray The NYC Housing Preservation & Development launched a lottery Tuesday for 14 income-restricted units in a 12-story luxury building on Jackson Avenue in Long Island City. The development, called The Green House, is located at 10-25 Jackson Ave. —between 50th and 51st Avenues—and consists of 46 units. The building… Read more »
July 20, 2022 By Christian Murray A growing Sunnyside dance company is opening a 3,000 square foot studio on Queens Boulevard. Dance Matters NYC, which was established by Sunnyside resident Mariana Sanchez in 2016, is opening a dance studio on the 2nd floor at 37-10 Queens Blvd. The facility will consist of three dance studios,… Read more »
July 19, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Police released images Sunday of a man dressed as a country musician wanted for groping a woman on a Corona street last month. The alleged pervert – who was wearing a cowboy hat and carrying a guitar — approached the 30-year-old woman from behind on the corner of Roosevelt… Read more »
July 19, 2022 By Czarinna Andres A well-known shoe retailer is closing at the Queens Place Mall, and it will be replaced by an international grocery store. DSW, which is currently a flagship store along with Target at the 88-01 Queens Blvd mall in Elmhurst, is slated to close next month, with the company’s lease… Read more »
July 18, 2022 By Michael Dorgan An ambitious plan proposed by councilmember Robert Holden that would see a section of the Long Island Expressway in Maspeth decked over is quickly gathering support among Queens legislators. U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer, Congresswoman Grace Meng, State Senator Joseph Addabbo and Assemblyman Brian Barnwell have now voiced their support… Read more »
July 18, 2022 By Czarinna Andres The council districts in western Queens will be undergoing significant change if the preliminary maps released by the NYC Districting Commissioner on Friday are to go into effect. The commission released the preliminary maps for all 51 council districts, which aim to reflect the population changes reported in the… Read more »
July 18, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A new restaurant that specializes in Japanese hand rolls has opened in Flushing. Kaizen, which offers sushi hand rolls known as “temaki,” opened late last month at 33-70 Farrington St. — a new 15-story-mixed-use development located between 33rd and 35th Avenue. The business has moved into a 1,900-square-foot space… Read more »
July 14, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Police are looking for three suspects who allegedly stole $112,000 worth of jewelry from a store inside the Queens Center Mall last week The suspects – two men and a woman — allegedly carried out the heist at Zales Jewelry at around 6:45 p.m. on July 6 while the… Read more »
July 13, 2022 By Czarinna Andres The police are looking for two men who attempted to rob a Jackson Heights food truck at gunpoint last week. The suspects entered the Rusticos Latin Food Truck, located at 82-17 Northern Blvd., at around 12:24 a.m. on Friday July 8, before pointing a firearm at the three workers… Read more »