March 22, 2023 By Bill Parry Through the New York Entertainment Workforce Diversity Grant Program, LaGuardia Community College is receiving a $205,000 grant to recruit, hire, promote, develop, and train a diverse and inclusive workforce for New York’s motion picture and television industry. With its campus in Long Island City, LaGuardia Community College is just a… Read more »
Tuesday, March 21 By Bill Parry New York’s hometown airline has a disgruntled faction among its hometown workforce. Over 100 JetBlue flight attendants and members of the Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 579 rallied outside the air carrier’s Long Island City corporate headquarters Monday. During an informational picket, flight attendants called on JetBlue to provide… Read more »
March 21, 2023 By Michael Dprgan Sunnyside Shines will kick off its annual Restaurant Week Wednesday with an all-time record of 46 eateries slated to participate in the event. Sunnyside Restaurant Week, now in its eleventh year, is scheduled to take place from March 22 through April 3, and food lovers will get a chance… Read more »
March 20, 2023 By Michael Dorgan An SUV exploded into flames and rocked Long Island City on Monday – though it was all part of a scene for the hit TV series, “Law and Order: Organized Crime” starring Christopher Meloni. The dramatic scene took place in front of CUNY School of Law on Crescent Street… Read more »
March 17, 2023 By Julia Moro During a press conference on Thursday, March 16, Gov. Kathy Hochul called for Assemblyman Juan Ardila to resign, days after two women accused him of sexual misconduct at a 2015 party. “I condemn all forms of sexual assault. It is intolerable and unacceptable what he did,” Hochul said Thursday… Read more »
March 16, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Police are looking for a group of teens who beat up a 15-year-old boy with a mop stick and then robbed his sneakers at an Astoria subway station on Sunday, March 12. The five suspects approached the victim while he was on an R train platform inside the Steinway… Read more »
March 15, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A disgraced former Catholic deacon from Maspeth has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for having sex with three teenage boys, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday. Rogelio Vega, 52, — who previously served as a deacon at Saint Sebastian Church in Woodside — was sentenced in Brooklyn Federal court… Read more »
March 15, 2023 By Michael Dorgan The police are investigating the death of a 61-year-old man who was found dead inside an apartment at the Ravenswood NYCHA complex in Astoria with blood coming out of his mouth on Tuesday, March 14. The man – identified as Nicandro Rodriguez by the New York Daily News —… Read more »
March 14, 2023 By Christian Murray Freshman Assemblyman Juan Ardila, who represents western Queens, faced political fallout Tuesday after being accused of sexual assault by two women—allegations that the lawmaker did not refute when asked for comment. Ardila, who first took office in January after winning a vacant 37th District assembly seat last year, allegedly… Read more »
March 14, 2023 By Tammy Scileppi They say that the universe is all about random events. An unlikely friendship between two Queens residents — a popular TikToker and a hardworking pizzeria owner — would lead to an interesting collaboration and a new TikTok video. The inspiring outcome will surprise you. Pizza-maker Dave Acocella met Kenny… Read more »