Sept. 7, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A modern fitness studio is set to open at a high-rise office building in Long Island City. Performance Lab, which will offer seven different types of fitness classes, will open on Oct. 1 inside The JACX – a 26-story two-tower development located at 28-17 42nd Rd. by Queens Plaza… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on Sept. 3, 2021, 6:10 PM EDT BY Katie Honan A stormwater risk map issued by the city in May showed serious possible flooding at homes where 10 people drowned in their basement apartments when record-breaking rainfall pummeled the city Wednesday night. The interactive map, released in… Read more »
Sept. 3, 2021 By Allie Griffin The city will mandate evacuations of basement apartments ahead of future storms after nearly a dozen people drowned in such homes Wednesday. The city will send teams door-to-door to help evacuate New Yorkers living in basements in order to prevent loss of life in future storms, Mayor Bill de… Read more »
Sept. 3, 2021 By Allie Griffin The death toll of Hurricane Ida rose to 13 citywide — including 11 fatalities in Queens — after more bodies were discovered Thursday. The NYPD confirmed the deaths of three more people in a flooded basement apartment in East Flushing just before noon Thursday. Their deaths brought the number… Read more »
Sept. 2, 2021 By Allie Griffin The eighth victim of Tropical Storm Ida in Queens was found in a scorched vehicle on the Grand Central Parkway Thursday morning. Police responded to a 911 call of a vehicle collision on the parkway near the Brooklyn Queens Expressway entrance in Astoria at 10:45 a.m. Arriving officers found… Read more »
Sept. 2, 2021 By Allie Griffin The remnants of Hurricane Ida pummeled Queens with record-shattering rainfall Wednesday night, resulting in the death of eight residents and flood damage to countless homes and businesses across the borough. The storm turned roadways into rivers, created gushing waterfalls in the subway system and filled apartment buildings and businesses… Read more »
Sept. 1, 2021 By Allie Griffin Rental prices in Queens have shot back up to near pre-pandemic levels, according to a new report. The average amount paid to rent a studio, one-bedroom or two-bedroom apartment in the borough was close to what was charged in February 2020 — the last full month prior to the… Read more »
Sept. 2, 2021 By Allie Griffin At least eight people in Queens died Wednesday night after the remnants of Hurricane Ida brought New York City to halt with record-breaking rainfall and flooding. Seven people — who ranged in age from two- to 86-years-old — died as floods overcame their basement-level homes in Queens Wednesday, according… Read more »
Sept. 1, 2021 By Allie Griffin The city knocked one out of the park by placing a COVID-19 vaccine site at Citi Field. City health care staff have administered more than 200,000 vaccinations at the baseball stadium since it first opened — making it the most popular city-run vaccine site in the five boroughs, Mayor… Read more »
Sept. 1, 2021 By Allie Griffin The owner of a sports complex in Astoria — who once dreamed of expanding his property by constructing an indoor soccer field and ice rink — has sold his 38th Street building to a self-storage company. The Astoria Sports Complex, a building located at 34-38 38th St. that houses a… Read more »