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Dec. 7, 2021 By Michael Dorgan
Dozens of Santas are going to be lining the streets of Sunnyside this Saturday as they participate in the neighborhood’s annual Santathon.
The popular crawl makes a return this year after being canceled in 2020 due to the pandemic.
Nine local bars are participating in the Dec. 11 crawl where pints will be discounted with the purchase of a wristband. The crawl begins at 3 p.m. and continues “until late.”
Dec. 7, 2021 By Christian Murray
The fate of the two remaining parcels that are part of the massive Hunters Point South affordable housing development are about to be up for debate.
Dec. 7, 2021 By Allie Griffin
Queens Republicans are pushing back against a City Council bill that would provide legal noncitizens with the right vote in city elections.
Dec. 7, 2021 By Michael Dorgan
A popular Italian restaurant chain that has locations across the globe is opening a venue inside a new development in the Queens Plaza section of Long Island City.
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Dec. 6, 2021 By Allie Griffin
Council Member Robert Holden is looking to form a bloc of like-minded moderate colleagues in the City Council to provide a counter to members on the “far left”.
Dec. 6, 2021 By Christian Murray
Two Queens elected leaders are urging the NYC Schools Chancellor not to end geographic priority in the high school admissions process.
Dec. 6, 2021 By Allie Griffin
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday a major expansion of the city’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
Dec. 6, 2021 By Christian Murray
Police are looking for two people who pushed a 75-year-old man to the ground—in broad daylight—inside Queensbridge Park last month and robbed him of his wallet.
Dec. 3, 2021 By Michael Dorgan
Elected officials and developers cut the ribbon on a two-tower residential development on the Long Island City waterfront Thursday.
Dec. 3, 2021 By Allie Griffin
Two cases of the COVID-19 variant known as Omicron have been detected in Queens, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Thursday.
Dec. 3, 2021 By Max Parrot
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Department of Transportation Commissioner Hank Gutman released a draft proposal for a “streets master plan” Wednesday that is aimed at guiding bus, bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure over the next five years.
Dec. 2, 2021 By Christian Murray
A Brooklyn man who robbed several convenience stores at gunpoint in November 2018 has been sentenced to 43 years in prison.
Dec. 2, 2021 By Michael Dorgan
A festival celebrating a popular Italian bread is scheduled to kick off near the Long Island City waterfront next week.
Dec. 2, 2021 By Allie Griffin
Tiffany Cabán was sworn into the City Council yesterday and announced Thursday that she has already signed on as a co-sponsor of 20 bills.
Dec. 1, 2021 By Allie Griffin
A 61-year-old Asian American woman was brutally assaulted in North Corona last week in what local leaders are saying was a racist attack.
Nov. 30, 2021 By Allie Griffin
Tiffany Cabán will be sworn into the City Council Wednesday to fill the vacant Astoria seat.
Nov. 29, 2021 By Allie Griffin
A 60-year-old woman who fatally struck a 37-year-old delivery worker in Astoria with her car this spring will not face charges, according to the Queens District Attorney’s Office.
Nov. 29, 2021 By Allie Griffin
A beloved Greek-Cypriot restaurant closed its doors Sunday after serving customers in Astoria for more than three decades.
Nov. 29, 2021 By Michael Dorgan
Police are looking for two men wanted for carrying out up to a dozen bank robberies throughout western Queens over the past month.
Nov. 29, 2021 By Allie Griffin
NRG, the Houston-based energy company, is refusing to back down on its plans to overhaul its 50-year-old peaker plant in Astoria.
Nov. 29, 2021 By Christian Murray
The building that housed Sunnyside Center Cinemas on Queens Boulevard will soon be bulldozed to make way for an eight-story, 99 unit apartment complex.
Nov 29, 2021 By Michael Dorgan
A local community-based non-profit is making an urgent appeal for donations so it can take advantage of a $10,000 challenge matching grant and help local residents in need.
Nov. 29, 2021 By Christian Murray
Police released a photo Saturday of a teenager who allegedly grabbed a woman’s crotch while she was walking with her 3-year-old son in Astoria Park last month.
Nov. 24, 2021 By Michael Dorgan
Astoria residents will get a chance to win the latest Apple Watch if they take part in a “shopping crawl” at local stores in the neighborhood this holiday weekend.
Nov. 24, 2021 By Allie Griffin
New York City is on track to allow noncitizens the right to vote in local elections.
Nov. 24, 2021 By Allie Griffin
The owner of “Queens’ oldest gay bar” has purchased the Jackson Heights building that the bar is housed in.
Nov. 24, 2021 By Michael Dorgan
A Ridgewood man has been sentenced to 19 months in prison for making online threats to kill Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Sen. Chuck Schumer and other leading Democrats.
Nov. 23, 2021 By Michael Dorgan
The operators of a Queens-based arts non-profit have purchased two premises in Long Island City.
Nov. 22, 2021 Ta’Leah Van Sistine
A portion of the Astoria Energy Complex — which had once generated power via fossil fuels — will be transformed into an emissions-free converter station through a project that was announced by Gov. Kathy Hochul in September.
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