Feb. 18, 2022 By Allie Griffin State Sen. John Liu and local Asian American groups are calling for increased state funding to support Asian New Yorkers who have increasingly been the target of violent—and even deadly—hate crimes. Liu wants the state to allocate $64.5 million to support community-based organizations that provide services for Asian New… Read more »
Feb. 17, 2022 By Allie Griffin and Christian Murray Three Democrats — one progressive and two moderates — have launched campaigns for Cathy Nolan’s state assembly seat this week. Juan Ardila, a progressive, along with James Magee and Vlad Pavlyuk have announced that they are running for the 37th Assembly District covering Long Island City,… Read more »
Feb. 17, 2022 By Christian Murray Möge Tee, a global bubble tea chain, opened a Sunnyside location Monday. The new franchise location—the sixteenth in New York City and eighth in Queens—has opened at 45-18 Queens Boulevard. The company has more than 380 shops worldwide. The new location takes over the space once occupied by Kase… Read more »
Feb. 16, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Several police precinct buildings in western Queens and throughout the city are in poor condition and one local council member is calling for them to be renovated. Council Member Robert Holden, whose 30th Council District incorporates five precincts, wants the city’s outdated stationhouses upgraded and has called on Mayor… Read more »
Feb. 16, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Batting for success. A group of teenage baseball players have been hitting the weights and practicing their ball skills inside a popular Sunnyside gym during the cold winter months. The players, all boys aged between 12 and 14, are part of a local travel team called Method Athletic Performance… Read more »
Feb. 16, 2022 By Christian Murray Community leaders and environmental advocates held a press conference outside the Queensbridge Houses NYCHA complex Tuesday to call on the Public Service Commission to approve two renewable energy projects that would lead to a reduction of fossil fuel burning plants in Western Queens. The NYS Public Service Commission—which oversees… Read more »
Feb. 16, 2022 By Christian Murray When the state legislature voted to pass the new district maps earlier this month there was only one representative from Queens who voted against them—Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani. Mamdani, a Democratic Socialist who represents the 36th Assembly District in Astoria, was the only elected official in either the state… Read more »
Feb. 15, 2022 By Max Parrott After losing a nail-biter of a race against incumbent Borough President Donovan Richards last summer, former Queens Councilmember Elizabeth Crowley appears to be reentering the Queens political world once again — this time for state Senate. Crowley has officially filed to run for the newly created state Senate District… Read more »
Feb. 15, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A Long Island City resident was sentenced to nearly two decades in prison Tuesday for fatally shooting a 29-year-old man in the courtyard of the Ravenswood Houses NYCHA complex in Astoria nearly four years ago. Shahid Burton, 21, was sentenced to 17 years in prison after pleading guilty in… Read more »
**Warning: Graphic content, viewer discretion is advised** Feb. 15, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Disturbing dashcam footage has been posted online showing a pedestrian being struck by a car in Glendale Saturday — and then being run over by an SUV while lying motionless on the ground. The horrifying video, which was uploaded to Twitter Monday,… Read more »