Aug. 26, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The police are looking for a man who dropped an illegal firearm on a Long Island City street early Monday while the cops were in pursuit. The suspect was initially riding a scooter on the sidewalk in front of a commercial building at 40-35 21st St. around 1:30 a.m…. Read more »
Aug. 25, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A new establishment consisting of three different Asian-inspired drink and dessert vendors has opened in the Queens Plaza section of Long Island City. The new establishment, called House of Sweet, opened Saturday on the ground floor of 42-15 Crescent St., an 11-story apartment building near the Queensboro Plaza subway… Read more »
Aug. 24, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Kristen Gonzalez, a political novice and progressive candidate, has emphatically won the Democratic primary race to represent Senate District 59. Gonzalez, a Long Island City resident who is backed by the Democratic Socialists of America, trounced the field by securing just over 58 percent of votes in Tuesday’s election,… Read more »
Aug. 23, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The Durst Organization announced today that half of the market rate residencies at its luxury 71-story skyscraper in Long Island City are now leased. The building, called Sven, is situated in the Queens Plaza section of Long Island City and half of its 670 market-rate residences are now in… Read more »
Aug. 22, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The NYPD is investigating two officers from the 108th Precinct to see whether they played any part in a horrific crash in Long Island City Friday that left two ATV riders dead, according to a report in the New York Daily News The police probe is examining whether a… Read more »
Aug. 19, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Robert De Niro is currently developing a massive studio complex in Astoria—although he is coming under fire for hiring non-union construction workers to help build it. Around 100 protesters rallied outside the Tribeca Film Center in Lower Manhattan Wednesday to demand the legendary actor only employ unionized workers to… Read more »
Aug. 19, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Two men are dead after the ATV bike they were riding collided with a semi-trailer truck in Long Island City early Friday. The victims, who police say were in their 30s, plowed into the side of the truck at Queens Plaza South and Jackson Avenue at around 1:50 a.m…. Read more »
Aug. 17, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Police are searching for two men who robbed customers at gunpoint outside an Astoria coffee shop Tuesday. The armed robbery took place outside Under Pressure Espresso Bar, located at 30-92 31st St., at around 3:20 p.m., according to police and a worker at the store. The suspects, who were… Read more »
Aug. 16, 2022 By Michael Dorgan It’s been a long time coming but a new beer hall/entertainment venue will finally open in Long Island City Thursday. The new establishment, called Gamehaus LIC/NY, will open at 5-14 51st Ave. and will function as a live entertainment venue, beer hall and restaurant. The 7,500 square foot space, which… Read more »
Aug. 15, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The police are looking for a man who stole a backpack—that contained a handgun—from a customer who accidentally left the bag at a pizzeria in Astoria last week. The suspect swiped the bag from inside Krave It Pizza & Sandwich Joint, located at 36-18 30 Ave., on Thursday after… Read more »