Jan. 5, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A GoFundMe page has been launched for a Woodside man who was struck by a subway train last month and left with horrific injuries. The fund was established for David Cassidy, 33, who lost both of his legs from below the knees in a devastating accident at the 50th… Read more »
Jan. 5, 2022 By Allie Griffin Southeast Queens Council Member Adrienne Adams was officially sworn in as New York City’s first Black council speaker Wednesday. City council members voted almost unanimously to elect Adams to lead the legislative body. No other member was nominated during the City Council’s first meeting of the year. Adams, who… Read more »
Jan. 5, 2022 By Christian Murray The City Council unanimously approved a developer’s plan last month to rezone a section of 31st Street in Astoria—making way for three large buildings that will collectively bring 278 units along the strip. The city council voted 47 for and zero against the rezoning plan—the final step in the… Read more »
Jan. 4, 2022 By Allie Griffin Council Member Julie Won officially took office representing District 26 Monday and is now offering constituent services remotely. Won said she and her staff will be working remotely for the time being due to the current surge of COVID cases. Once it’s safe, her team will move into her… Read more »
Jan. 4, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A near century-old building in Long Island City is being repurposed into a state-of-the-art facility that will specialize in life sciences. The seven-story building, which is nearly 210,000 square feet, is located in the Court Square section of Long Island City at 43-10 23rd St. The site will be… Read more »
Jan. 4, 2022 By Christian Murray Huge Ma, who founded the TurboVax website last year that helped connect New Yorkers to COVID-19 vaccine sites, announced last month that he is running for Assembly. Ma, 32, a Democrat who was raised in Astoria, is running for the Assembly District 37 seat, which has been occupied by… Read more »
Jan. 3, 2022 By Allie Griffin Applications to serve on one of Queens’ 14 community boards are now open, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards announced Monday. Residents interested in becoming community board members must submit their applications online by Feb. 16. This is the second year that the borough president’s office has offered the application… Read more »
Jan. 3, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A man is dead after he leaped over a subway turnstile in Forest Hills early Sunday morning and snapped his neck upon landing. Christopher De La Cruz, 28, went headfirst into the ground inside the Forest Hills-71st Avenue train station after attempting to jump a turnstile to evade the… Read more »
Jan. 3, 2022 By Allie Griffin A woman was fatally stabbed on New Year’s Day in Astoria in what police said was the first homicide in New York City this year. The unidentified woman, who is believed to be in her 40s, was found lying unconscious on the sidewalk near the busy intersection of 23rd… Read more »
Dec. 30, 2021 By Christian Murray Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer, who has represented the 26th Council District since 2010, ends his time in office Friday. We had an extensive discussion with Van Bramer in a podcast just prior to Christmas. Van Bramer discusses his achievements, such as the 10,000 school seats that have been… Read more »