March 2, 2021 By Christina Santucci The roof of a Best Buy warehouse in Woodside partially collapsed Monday night. More than a dozen firefighters responded to the location, at 32-49 49th St., after the incident was reported around 7 p.m. No one was injured in the incident, fire officials said. The building — a storage… Read more »
March 2, 2021 By Christina Santucci Middle Village resident Brian Walter lost his 80-year-old father to COVID-19 in May, but his family was not able to properly mourn. “We had a funeral with no attendance, no wake, no services,” he said. So, Walter has sought to honor his dad, John, in another way. He has… Read more »
March 2, 2021 By Allie Griffin Police are investigating the death of a 40-year-old man whose body was found near Citi Field yesterday afternoon. Jywan Stovall, of Westchester, was found lying on the ground, partially submerged in a puddle, near Seaver Way at 5 p.m. Monday, police said. Stovall was found unconscious and unresponsive, but… Read more »
March 1, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A coalition of transport, community, business and other advocacy groups are calling on the city’s mayoral candidates to commit to converting street space–currently used by private vehicles–into space for the exclusive use of pedestrians, bicyclists and buses. The city-wide coalition, which includes a number of groups from Queens, say… Read more »
March 1, 2021 By Christina Santucci A Sunnyside restaurant owner is hoping to get enough online votes to become the world’s Favorite Chef. Vincenzo Garofalo from Senso Unico was ranked third as of Sunday in his group in the virtual competition, with the current round scheduled to end Thursday evening. Each week, the number of… Read more »
Feb. 28, 2021 By Ebony Young My history is rich, golden, and rooted in strong resilient people, and is a source of great pride. Each February, the strength, tenacity, and dogged perseverance that is the history of African American people is recognized as a time of honor and inspiration around the world. Yet this month… Read more »
Feb. 28, 2021 By Christian Murray Several candidates are running for the 22nd District council seat currently held by Costa Constantinides. In our latest Podcast, we talk to Leonardo Bullaro who is vying for the seat about his platform. Bullaro, an Astoria resident, is running as Democrat, one of five candidates who will be competing… Read more »
Feb. 26, 2021 By Allie Griffin Two men crashed an expensive sports car in Astoria this morning when fleeing officers who pulled them over in a traffic stop. Officers pulled over the pair in a yellow 2010 Lamborghini Gallardo for a minor traffic infraction just before 4 a.m. at the corner of 37th Avenue and… Read more »
Feb. 26, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Long-time Queens Assembly Member Catherine Nolan has announced that she is recovering from cancer surgery. Nolan, who has represented the 37th Assembly District since 1985, said that she has undergone surgery and is now recuperating at home. She did not reveal what type of cancer she has – nor the… Read more »
Feb. 26, 2021 By Christian Murray A Queens state senator introduced legislation Thursday that aims to protect commercial tenants from personal liability if they unable to pay their rent due to COVID-19. The bill, sponsored by State Sen. Mike Gianaris, aims to protect business owners who were forced to close due to the pandemic from… Read more »