Dec. 17, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Protests against showing proof of vaccination to enter bars and restaurants took place on two separate nights this week at the Queens Center Mall resulting in a number of arrests – videos of which have gone viral online. Four protesters were cuffed by police Wednesday while six activists were… Read more »
Dec. 16, 2021 By Michael Dorgan An off-duty NYPD lieutenant was critically wounded — while a suspect was fatally shot — during an attempted robbery turned shootout on a Woodside street early Thursday. The cop was targeted by a group of at least three armed suspects wearing ski masks as he left La Boom nightclub,… Read more »
Dec. 15. 2021 By Michael Dorgan It’s been a long time coming but a popular California-style Mexican restaurant has finally opened in Astoria. Calexico opened last week at 32-07 30th Ave. and customers are at long last savoring the company’s much-lauded burritos, quesadillas and tacos. The restaurant was initially scheduled to open in early 2020… Read more »
Dec. 13, 2021 By Michael Dorgan The City Council passed legislation Thursday that makes it illegal to sell products designed to hide vehicle license plates. The bill, which was introduced by Council Member Robert Holden, bans merchants from selling products that obscure tags or make them unreadable to speed and toll cameras. Holden’s bill targets people… Read more »
Dec. 13, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A man was fatally shot inside his girlfriend’s East Elmhurst home Saturday morning. The victim, 27, was shot once in the chest by a male suspect just before 8 a.m. —inside a house at 23-23 98th St. — and was later pronounced dead at an area hospital, police said…. Read more »
Dec. 9, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A new restaurant that specializes in Neapolitan-style pizzas and Italian pasta dishes has opened on 31st Street in Astoria. Sotto La Luna, which means “under the moon” in Italian, opened today at a new food and beverage hall at 34-39 31st St. The restaurant has taken a 2,500 square… Read more »
Dec. 9, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A six-story mixed-use building consisting of 92 units will be going up on the corner of Broadway and 29th Street in Astoria. The development will go up at 25-33 Broadway where a number of vacant storefronts are located, according to documents filed with the DOB on Dec. 3. The… Read more »
Dec. 8, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Vincenzo Cerbone, the longtime co-owner of Manducatis Italian restaurant in Long Island City, died after a short illness last week. He was 91. Cerbone was a well-respected and popular owner who opened the old-style restaurant on the corner of 47th Avenue and Jackson Avenue in the 1970s. The Long… Read more »
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… Read more »
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. Serafina – which has restaurants in Puerto Rico, Brazil, Japan, India, Turkey, Israel, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates –… Read more »