This article was originally published by The CITY on April 5, 2022 at 8:09 p.m. By Katie Honan, THE CITY The New York Mets’ billionaire owner has been pushing City Hall for development around his Queens ballpark, possibly including a casino as the state mulls expanding licenses, according to city and state lobbying records. Steve… Read more »
April 5, 2022 By Christian Murray The developers behind the massive Innovation QNS project in Astoria that involves the rezoning of five city blocks will be holding a town hall meeting later this month. The announcement of the meeting comes less than a month after Council Member Julie Won, who will ultimately determine whether the… Read more »
April 4, 2022 By Johnny Knollwood A legendary filmmaker whose studios are headquartered in Queens is scheduled to screen his latest film at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria on April 8. Lloyd Kaufman has been making movies for over 50 years. The New York City born and bred filmmaker originally studied Chinese… Read more »
April 4, 2022 By Christian Murray Queens Borough President Donovan Richards announced Monday his community board appointments for the 2022 year—with his selections influenced by his desire to make the boards younger and more diverse. Richards appointed 345 members across Queens’ 14 community boards out of a pool of more than 884 applicants. Each appointee… Read more »
April 3, 2022 By Christian Murray Police are looking for a man who walked onto a Long Island City parking lot last week and drove off with a stolen vehicle. The suspect allegedly entered a parking lot located at 41-10 Crescent St. at around 5:30 p.m. on March 29 and got inside a white 2017… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on April 1, 2022 at 6:47 p.m. By Rachel Holliday Smith, THE CITY When the “independent” commission failed to come up with legislative maps everybody could agree on earlier this year, Democrats who control the Capitol took matters into their own hands. Republicans cried foul and an… Read more »
April 1, 2022 By Christian Murray Several Queens legislators have signed on to a letter calling on Gov. Kathy Hochul to scrap her plans to advance the Buffalo Bills $600 million to pay for a new stadium. The letter comes just four days after the governor announced that she would include $600 million in her… Read more »
April 1, 2022 By Christian Murray A Long Island City arts organization is kicking off its spring series Saturday that will feature everything from gallery exhibits through to indoor and outdoor concerts. The Culture Lab LIC, located inside the Plaxall Gallery at 5-25 46th Ave., will start the month with two free exhibits that will… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on March. 31, 2022 at 7:43 p.m. By George Joseph and Josefa Velasquez, THE CITY Albany lawmakers departed the state Capitol Thursday for a long weekend without a deal on the state’s $216 billion spending plan — ensuring that the budget won’t be enacted by a midnight… Read more »
March 30, 2022 By Czarinna Andres A Queens-based cookie chain opened a location in Bayside last week. Chip City, which was founded in Astoria, cut the ribbon Friday on a store at the Bay Terrace Shopping mall located at 23-96 Bell Blvd. in Bayside. The cookie chain is best known for its “ooey gooey,” thick… Read more »