Astoria business owners and green cab drivers at odds over parking spaces, PIX 11 Reports

Oct. 2, 2024 By sobrien

Oct. 2, 2024 By Shane O’Brien

Oct. 2, 2024 QNS News Team

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has resumed its distribution of millions of at-home COVID-19 test kits across the nation as part of a federal effort to enhance access to testing as cases continue to be monitored.

Oct. 2, 2024 By Bill Parry

The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Unit has joined the search for a vandal who allegedly tore down a Pride flag at a popular Astoria sports bar and was caught on camera pulling out a knife and slicing it to pieces as he and a friend walked up 23rd Avenue.

Oct. 2, 2024 By Shane O’Brien and Ramy Mahmoud

New York City FC (NYCFC) held its third annual Consulate Cup on Saturday, Sept. 28, pitting New York-based diplomats from around the world against each other in a charity soccer tournament in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park.

Oct. 2, 2024 By Bill Parry

Members of the NYPD’s warrant squad arrested a Yonkers man and delivered him to the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights on Sept. 23, where he was booked in connection to an armed robbery of an out-of-town gambler who was in the borough for a high-stakes poker game in Flushing, according to a law enforcement source familiar with the investigation.

Oct. 2, 2024 By sobrien

Oct. 2, 2024 by Shane O’Brien

Oct. 2, 2024 By Tom Grech, Councilmember Sandra Ung and Assemblymember Sam Berger

Businesses are feeling the impact. From Astoria to Flushing, sidewalks and streets that once allowed shoppers to stroll safely have become obstacle courses where two-wheelers zip past at alarming speeds, weaving between pedestrians and cars with little regard for the rules of the road. When customers are concerned for their safety, they are less likely to visit, which hurts both business owners and the wider local economy. Haphazardly parked two-wheelers frequently block sidewalks and parking spaces in our commercial corridors, making it more difficult for customers to access our local businesses. This is especially true for seniors and individuals with mobility issues, who now have the added challenge of navigating around e-vehicles to shop at their favorite stores or eat at their favorite restaurants.

Oct. 2, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan

A Flushing city council member is calling on Congress to extend a vital program that reimburses stolen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, tackling a widespread issue impacting residents both locally and across the country.

Oct.1, 2024 By Bill Parry

Police from the 108th Precinct in Long Island City are searching for two armed robbers who targeted a 27-year-old man in a shooting incident near the Hunters Point South waterfront two blocks west of the station house on the night of Sunday, Sept. 29.

Oct. 1, 2024 By Czarinna Andres and Paul Frangipane

A significant construction milestone was celebrated at John F. Kennedy International Airport Tuesday as Gov. Kathy Hochul and hundreds of union construction workers gathered for the topping-out ceremony of the new $4.2 billion Terminal 6.