Aug. 26, 2019 By Shane O’Brien Police are looking for a man who allegedly burglarized 23 stores in western Queens over the course of five weeks in July and August. According to the police, the burglaries took place between July 16 and Aug. 23 within the confines of four precincts in western Queens. The stores… Read more »
Aug. 25, 2019 By Shane O’Brien Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer has announced that he has allocated $3.7 million toward a major revamp of Rainey Park–a waterfront park located on the border of Astoria and Long Island City. The allocation comes on top of a $3 million allocation Van Bramer secured from the city’s 2016… Read more »
Aug. 23, 2019 By Shane O’Brien Council Member Costa Constantinides has criticized the Democratic National Committee’s decision not to hold a single-issue debate on the climate crisis. DNC officials voted down a resolution on Thursday that would have called for an official presidential debate based solely on the issue of climate change. The DNC committee… Read more »
Aug. 21, 2019 By Allie Griffin The city has lowered the requirements necessary to enter its affordable housing lotteries, lessening barriers that discourage undocumented immigrants from applying. Starting later today, applicants will no longer need a Social Security number or tax ID number for each adult member of the household to be considered for the… Read more »
Aug. 20, 2019, By Ryanne Salzano Some low-income New Yorkers can get a free month of Citi Bike rides, as part of an initiative partnered with Citi Bike and the New York, Brooklyn, and the Queens Public Library. The offer comes as a celebration of the first anniversary of the Reduced Fare Bike Share from… Read more »
Aug. 20, 2019 By Allie Griffin New York City, New York State, Connecticut and Vermont have filed a joint lawsuit against President Trump’s new public charge rule, which makes it easier for the federal government to deny green cards and visas to immigrants who use or have used certain public assistance programs. New York Attorney… Read more »
Aug. 19, 2019 By Shane O’Brien Developers have broken ground on a six-story, 143-unit building on the site of the former Western Beef supermarket on Steinway Street. JMH Development and the Mettle Property Group recently began construction on the 36-20 Steinway St. site that is located at the northwest corner of Northern Boulevard and Steinway… Read more »
Aug. 19, 2019 By Christian Murray Chipotle Mexican Grill will be opening its first Astoria restaurant next week, the company has confirmed. The fast-casual restaurant chain, which specializes in burritos and tacos, will open at 31-73 Steinway St. on Wednesday Aug. 28, in the space that was previously occupied by Payless Shoes. A spokesperson for… Read more »
Aug. 19, 2019 By Allie Griffin The police are looking for a man who allegedly flashed his genitals to a woman onboard the subway. On Friday, Aug. 9 at about 1:40 a.m., a 23-year-old woman was riding a Manhattan-bound E train when a man sat down across from her and exposed his penis, according to… Read more »
Aug. 16, 2019 By Shane O’Brien An East Elmhurst animal hoarder has been convicted of second-degree assault after she pushed a probation officer down a flight of stairs during an unannounced visit to her house last year. Elizabeth Grant, 51, of 25-44 82nd St., pushed the probation officer in the back as the female officer… Read more »