Oct. 10, 2019 By Allie Griffin Police are searching for a man who allegedly groped a woman in Astoria last month. On Sept. 19, at 11 a.m., a 21-year-old woman was walking near 31st Avenue and 43rd Street when a man approached her from behind and grabbed her buttocks. He then fled in an unknown… Read more »
Oct. 9, 2019 By Allie Griffin New York City’s “sweetest 5K” returns to Astoria Park this Saturday to challenge those with running shoes and a sweet tooth to make use of each. On Oct. 12, participants will aim to complete a 5 kilometer run, while stopping to eat three cupcakes at checkpoints throughout the course…. Read more »
Oct. 8, 2019 By Allie Griffin The city issued more than $10 million in speed camera violations in Queens alone in the first six weeks after the program’s expansion this summer. During the first six weeks following the program’s July 11 expansion, the city mailed out more than 200,000 tickets to Queens drivers caught speeding… Read more »
Oct. 8, 2019. By Shane O’Brien The Department of Transportation will be installing a traffic light at a dangerous intersection in Woodside after decades of public pressure. The DOT and elected officials announced Monday that a long-sought traffic light will go up at the intersection of Hobart Street and 30th Avenue. Many residents have called… Read more »
Oct. 7, 2019 By Christian Murray Community Board 2 approved a series of zoning modifications to the 5Pointz towers Thursday but only after much debate–and a call for the project to include a 5,000 square foot library. The board took two votes on the contentious plan before agreeing to approve the zoning changes. The modifications—which… Read more »
Oct. 7, 2019. By Shane O’Brien A development team is seeking a zoning change in order to build an eight story apartment complex in Astoria and Community Board 1 will be holding a public hearing Thursday on the plans. Co-developers Mega Realty Holding LLC and Pancyprian Association have filed plans for an eight-story building consisting… Read more »
Oct. 7, 2019. By Shane O’Brien Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has come out against the Mayor’s borough-based jail plan joining the likes of Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer and the advocacy group No New Jails. Ocasio-Cortez took to Instagram Wednesday to call on the city council to vote against the proposal or to at least delay… Read more »
Oct. 4, 2019. By Shane O’Brien Police are looking for a man who stole a woman’s headphones while she walked in Woodside last month. The theft took place on Monday, Sept. 9 at around 8:40 a.m. on the corner of Newtown Road and 48th Street, according to the NYPD. The suspect approached the 29-year-old victim… Read more »
Oct. 2, 2019 By Allie Griffin Council Member Donovan Richards announced today that he is running to be the next Queens Borough President, joining an increasingly crowded field. Richards is the latest politician to announce his bid. Council Member Costa Constantinides, Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer and Assembly Member Alicia Hyndman are all in the… Read more »
Oct. 2, 2019. By Shane O’Brien More than 200 firehouses and EMS stations across New York City will be holding open houses this weekend as part of the FDNY’s fifth annual open house program. The firehouses will open their doors to the public from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 1 p.m. to 3… Read more »