Oct. 4, 2021 By Allie Griffin Police officers found the body of a man floating in the East River off Astoria Park Saturday. Officers were called to the waterfront just after 3 p.m. when a 911-caller spotted the body floating in the water near Ditmars Boulevard and Shore Boulevard by the Hell Gate Bridge, according… Read more »
Oct. 1, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Two Olympians from Queens who won gold medals at the Tokyo Summer Games were honored at a ceremony in Kew Gardens Friday. Track and field athlete Dalilah Muhammad and basketball player Tina Charles were both presented with the “Key to Queens” by Queens Borough President Donovan Richards in recognition… Read more »
Sept. 30, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A 47-year-old woman was punched in the head while waiting for a train at a Long Island City subway station Tuesday. The victim was waiting for an E train inside the Queens Plaza subway station just before 6 p.m. when an unidentified man approached her and slugged her several… Read more »
Sept. 29, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A restaurant that specializes in sushi rolls has opened in a new high-rise office building in Long Island City. Temakase, which has locations in Manhattan and Florida, opened Wednesday inside The JACX, a 26-story two-tower building located at 28-07 Jackson Ave. The company has moved into a space inside… Read more »
Sept. 29, 2021 By Christian Murray Sunnyside Gardens Park will host its annual Oktoberfest this weekend, complete with biergarten, authentic German food, the festival’s ever-popular pumpkin patch and an arts and crafts fair. The event is set to take place on Saturday, Oct. 2 between noon and 5 p.m. at the park, located at 48-21… Read more »
Sept. 29, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A number of community-based organizations are coming together to host a block party in Woodside Saturday to celebrate Filipino American culture and history. The event will take place along 70th Street—between Roosevelt Avenue and 38th Avenue—with the gathering scheduled to kick off at 11 a.m. The event’s location is… Read more »
Sept. 29, 2021 By Allie Griffin Former Council Member Costa Constantinides was sworn into the city’s Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors Tuesday. Constantinides, who is now the CEO of Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens, was nominated to represent Queens by Queens Borough President Donovan Richards. The NYCEDC’s role—as a quasi-private, city-affiliated corporation–is… Read more »
Sept. 29, 2021 By Christian Murray The Vatican announced today that it has appointed a new bishop to lead the Diocese of Brooklyn, a post that oversees Catholic churches and schools in the boroughs of Queens and Brooklyn. Bishop Robert Brennan, who is currently serving as the Bishop of Columbus, Ohio, will be taking over… Read more »
Sept. 29, 2021 By Michael Dorgan The annual Taste of Sunnyside is just days away and a full list of participating restaurants/bars has now been finalized. The event, which aims to showcase the diverse restaurant mix of the neighborhood, will take place this Sunday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. with more than 30 local… Read more »
Sept. 28, 2021 By Christian Murray City officials held a ribbon cutting event at a children’s playground in Astoria Park last week to mark the completion of a $30 million revamp of the 60-acre park. The officials held the event at Charybdis Playground, where the city has just completed a $12.5 million overhaul of the… Read more »