Oct. 30, 2020 By Allie Griffin Queens food pantries are seeing food supplies dwindle at the same time that the number of families in need of food is increasing. Pantry organizers are calling on elected officials to act on the urgency of the situation as the city heads into its ninth month of the pandemic… Read more »
Oct. 30, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A Manhattan-based retailer that sells streetwear has opened a new location by MoMA PS1 in Long Island City and is offering customers much more than just designer apparel. Extra Butter, which sells high-end clothing and footwear, opened at 22-03 Jackson Avenue Wednesday and brings an unusual twist to the… Read more »
Oct. 30, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Police are searching for a man who stole thousands of dollars worth of cosmetics from an Astoria drug store earlier this month. The suspect entered Rite Aid, located at 32-87 Steinway St., on Oct. 10 at around 9:50 a.m. and allegedly swiped around $4,000 worth of cosmetics from the… Read more »
Oct. 30, 2020 By Michael Dorgan An award-winning Long Island City brewing company is about to get bigger after securing a new location in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York. Big aLICe Brewing Company, which was established at 8-08 43rd Rd. in 2013, has purchased a former brewery in Geneva and will expand… Read more »
Oct. 29, 2020 By Allie Griffin The New York City Police Department appointed its first female Chief of Patrol Thursday — Juanita Holmes, who has a long history of policing in Queens. Holmes, the highest-ranking African American woman in NYPD history, has more than 30 years of experience with the department, including several stints in… Read more »
Oct. 29. 2020 By Christian Murray If the gas line is down–the rent needs to come down with it, according to Astoria elected officials. State Sen. Mike Gianaris announced today that he is introducing legislation that provides rent relief for NYCHA tenants should they experience utility outages. The bill, which will be co-sponsored in the… Read more »
Oct. 29, 2020 By Christian Murray A ceremonial ribbon cutting was held at Queensbridge Park Wednesday to mark the completion of a new $6.25 million field house. The new facility replaces the old field house that was constructed in 1941 and had not been in use for nearly 30 years. The previous building was demolished… Read more »
Oct. 29, 2020 By Allie Griffin Police have cuffed a 56-year-old man who allegedly tagged more than 20 cars with “AOC” and “BLM” graffiti in Jackson Heights two nights in a row. Officers arrested Heriberto Torres, of 95th Street, for allegedly spray-painting 26 cars parked along 77th Street with the acronyms for U.S. Rep. Alexandria… Read more »
Oct. 28, 2020 By Allie Griffin Small business owners will soon be able to expand their storefront onto the sidewalk as part of a new Open Storefronts initiative the City will launch on Friday. Retail shops will be able to sell their wares on sidewalks in front of their storefronts from Oct. 30 through Dec…. Read more »
Oct. 28, 2020 By Michael Dorgan An Astoria resident and Sunnyside community leader has received a national award – and a $50,000 grant – for her work in helping needy residents through the COVID-19 shutdown. Jaime-Faye Bean, who is the director of Sunnyside Shines and co-founder of Queens Together, was named a recipient of the… Read more »