Aug. 4, 2022 By Michael Dorgan An affordable housing lottery has opened for 23 units in a new building in Woodside – with rent starting at just under $1,200 per month. The apartments are located in a newly constructed nine-story building on the corner of Queens Boulevard and 51st Street. The mixed-use building, located at… Read more »
Aug. 3, 2022 By Christian Murray The NYC Districting Commission is calling on residents to testify as to the proposed new council districts it released last month. The commission, which unveiled the preliminary maps for all 51 council districts on July 15, is holding hearings on the draft maps in each borough this month. The… Read more »
Aug. 8, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A Woodside-based production company is hosting a series of free outdoor Shakespeare plays throughout Queens over the next two weeks. The Hip to Hip Theater Company will host the shows — called Free Shakespeare in the Parks — at public parks in Sunnyside, Long Island City, Astoria, Bayside, Flushing… Read more »
Aug. 3, 2022 By Max Murray Police are looking for a man who allegedly groped a woman on a moving MTA bus last month while it was traveling in the East Elmhurst/Jackson Heights area. The suspect allegedly approached a 25-year-old female passenger from behind—while they were both standing—and made sexual contact with her at around… Read more »
Aug. 3, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A community-led group is hosting guided food crawls through Woodside and Jackson Heights next week. The restaurant crawls, which will see participants visit a diverse mix of local eateries to savor takeout food, will take place on Aug. 13. There will be two tours, with the first beginning at… Read more »
Aug. 2, 2022 By Czarinna Andres Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams were at the Woodside Houses NYCHA complex this morning to announce plans to improve the heating and cooling systems for residents in NYCHA housing developments across the city. The plan calls for the installation of what’s called an “electric heat pump” in… Read more »
Aug. 2, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A Woodside man who has been blind for most of his life is inspiring members at a local boxing gym to up their game. Justin Rivera, 30, has been training at Supreme Team Boxing, located at 34-09 Queens Blvd., since late 2019 and has learned how to box regardless… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on Aug. 1, 2022 By Katie Honan and Hiram Alejandro Durán, The City A group of Queens street peddlers have organized one of the city’s first local vendor associations, centered around a bustling but chaotic plaza — as some nearby businesses say the influx of mobile merchants… Read more »
Aug. 1, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A family-owned food cart that offers Venezuelan fare was stolen from its operating spot in Jackson Heights on early Saturday. The red-colored cart, called Chamo Landia, was taken at around 12:30 a.m. from the corner of 83rd Street and Northern Boulevard by a suspect, or suspects, using a flatbed… Read more »
Aug. 1, 2022 By Czarinna Andres Councilmember Julie Won who ran for office last year on a platform of bridging the digital divide was at the Woodside Houses NYCHA complex Saturday signing residents up for free Wifi. The council member was helping residents sign up to a federal program called the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP),… Read more »