March 23, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Two non-profits with a large presence in Flushing have come together to support more than 30 businesses that were destroyed by a large fire on Main Street last week. Asian Americans for Equality (AAFE) and the Renaissance Economic Development Corp. (REDC), two Manhattan-based organizations with offices in Flushing, have… Read more »
March 23, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Several Flushing civic groups that aim to stop the development of a homeless facility on College Point Boulevard have found an ally in Council Member Sandra Ung. The Flushing lawmaker is calling on the city to find ways in which the vacant site can be developed for affordable housing–… Read more »
March 23, 2022 By Allie Griffin The Department of Transportation plans to install more than 50 Citi Bike stations in Maspeth and Middle Village beginning this summer. The DOT released a draft plan map last month that provides the location of the bike stations that it anticipates installing throughout the two neighborhoods. The map —… Read more »
March 22, 2022 By Christian Murray Astoria and East Elmhurst residents will get to vote next month on how the city should spend $1 million in the district on capital projects. Council Member Tiffany Cabán has released a list of 14 items—each ranging in cost from $150,000 to $500,000—that will be put for a vote… Read more »
March 22, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Van Morrison, the Grammy Award-winning singer and musician, has announced he will perform a concert at Forest Hills Stadium later this year. Morrison, 76, will take to the stage on Sep. 10 at the 13,000-capacity venue as part of a U.S. tour, he announced Monday. The Forest Hills concert… Read more »
March 21, 2022 By Michael Dorgan It was one of the greatest upsets of all time in world soccer. In 2004, no-hopers Greece defied odds of 300-to-1 to win the European Championships for the first time in its history — and now residents in Astoria can relive the famous victory on the silver screen. A… Read more »
March 21, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The ever-popular Queens Night Market will return for its seventh year next month. The weekly food festival, which showcases the culinary diversity of Queens each Saturday, will return beginning April 16 at Flushing Meadows Corona Park with dozens of vendors confirmed to take part. The cost of entry for… Read more »
March 21, 2022 By Christian Murray A Long Island City-based organization that helps people who have been incarcerated get back on their feet has received a $10 million award care of philanthropist MacKenzie Scott—of Amazon fame. The Fortune Society, a non-profit organization based at 29-76 Northern Blvd., was given the funds by Scott in recognition… Read more »
Mar. 21, 2022 By Michael Dorgan An 88-year-old pedestrian is dead after being struck by a car close to his Flushing home earlier this month, police announced Sunday. Thomas Soong, of 35th Avenue, was hit by the driver of a 2018 Honda Fit while attempting to cross Northern Boulevard near 147th Street on March 11… Read more »
March 21, 2022 By Christian Murray A 15-year-old boy was shot inside a Jackson Heights playground Saturday afternoon. The teenager was shot in the back and torso at Playground Ninety, located near Northern Boulevard and 89th Street, at around 3:30 p.m., police said. The shooting stemmed from an argument that the victim had with the… Read more »