Sept. 23, 2021 By Allie Griffin The city is opening a new shelter for homeless New Yorkers in an East Elmhurst building that was originally planned to become a hotel. The city is converting a building, located at 112-16 Astoria Blvd., into a shelter for 140 adult families experiencing homelessness, the Department of Social Services… Read more »
Sept. 23, 2021 By Christian Murray A developer’s application to upzone a section of 31st Street in Astoria—in order to construct three large residential buildings—was rejected by Community Board 1 Tuesday night. MDM Development, an Astoria-based real estate company, has filed an application with the city to upzone the east side of 31st Street between… Read more »
Sept. 23, 2021 By Allie Griffin The city has allocated $26.4 million for the Queens Museum to complete its expansion project which includes a children’s museum space, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday. The investment enables the Queens Museum to create a dedicated children’s museum space, secure artwork storage and additional classrooms — all features… Read more »
Sept. 22, 2021 By Allie Griffin Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other New York Congress members are calling on both the governor and mayor to immediately shut down the Rikers Island jail complex. Ocasio-Cortez and Reps. Jamaal Bowman, Jerry Nadler and Nydia Velázquez penned a letter to Governor Kathy Hochul and Mayor Bill de Blasio Tuesday… Read more »
Sept. 22, 2021 By Michael Dorgan An event that aims to help immigrant workers access state and federal financial aid is being held in Elmhurst this weekend. The event, called the Immigrant Resource Fair, will take place on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. James Episcopal Church, located at 84-07 Broadway. Attendees… Read more »
Sept. 21, 2021 By Allie Griffin Weill Cornell Medicine opened a new medical practice in Long Island City in a partnership with New York-Presbyterian Monday. The practice, located on the ground floor of The JACX at 28-25 Jackson Ave., aims to provide Queens residents with greater access to physicians within the Manhattan-based institution. The facility… Read more »
Sept. 21, 2021 By Allie Griffin Democratic mayoral nominee Eric Adams wants to convert 25,000 outer-borough hotel rooms into permanent affordable housing. Adams outlined a plan — during a press conference in Sunset Park Monday — for the city to acquire economically distressed hotels in the outer boroughs and convert them into supportive housing. The… Read more »
Sept. 21, 2021 By Michael Dorgan More than 1,000 runners soaked up the warm weather Saturday morning and participated in the sixth annual LIC Waterfront 5K. The event drew participants young and old, with the oldest runners being in their 80s. The children’s dash, held immediately after the 5K, drew more than 150 children, including… Read more »
Sept. 21, 2021 By Allie Griffin The city will require weekly COVID-19 testing of students and staff at public schools beginning next week, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday. The Department of Education will increase testing from biweekly to weekly at all public schools beginning Sept. 27. As such, 10 percent of unvaccinated students will… Read more »
Sept. 20, 2021 By Michael Dorgan The ever-popular Sunnyside Shorts International Film Festival is returning to the neighborhood this weekend. The one-day film festival will take place Saturday at the Sunnyside Reformed Church, located at 48-03 Skillman Ave., where 23 films will be screened throughout the afternoon and evening. The festival, now in its 16th… Read more »