Jan. 3, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Are you ready to play? A new interactive gaming center and arcade is set to open in Astoria next week, featuring a number of state-of-the-art 4 and 5D arcade games. Gaming City is scheduled to open its doors at 36-10 31st St. by Friday, Jan. 10, occupying a newly… Read more »
Jan. 3, 2025 By Czarinna Andres Jan. 3, 2025 By Neela Jain Blissville resident Thomas Mituzas plans his life around the rain. Mituzas has a special weather app on his phone that lets him know when rain is on its way. He and his neighbors also have a WhatsApp group that they use to alert… Read more »
Jan. 2, 2025 By Shane O’Brien A woman has died after being struck by an MTA bus at the intersection of 31st Street and Ditmars Boulevard in Astoria on Thursday, Jan. 2. The woman, who was approximately 50-60 years of age, was struck while crossing southbound on Ditmars Boulevard and 31st Street at approximately 8:06 a.m…. Read more »
Dec. 30, 2024 By cmotherway Dec. 30, 2024 By Colum Motherway Rise Light & Power, the owners and operators of the Ravenswood Generating Station in Long Island City, hosted their fourth annual toy giveaway on Thursday, Dec. 19, as part of their Renewable Ravenswood initiative to support the Queens community. Rise donated over 2,000 toys… Read more »
Dec. 27, 2024 By bparry
[caption id="attachment_86757" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Cops are looking for this suspect who allegedly pepper-sprayed a man he was arguing with in Woodside on Friday the 13th. NYPD[/caption]
Dec. 27, 2024 By Bill Parry
Dec. 27, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Dec. 27, 2024 By Czarinna Andres The week between Christmas and New Year’s offers the perfect opportunity for reflection, renewal, and planning for the year ahead. As 2025 approaches, this transitional period is an ideal time to set meaningful goals, embrace fresh opportunities, and strengthen connections within your community…. Read more »
Dec. 27, 2024 By sobrien Dec. 27, 2024 By Shane O’Brien The Hunters Point Parks Conservancy (HPPC) will kick off 2025 with a “First Day Hike” on New Year’s Day to showcase the ecology of Gantry Plaza State Park and Hunters Point South Park on the Long Island City waterfront. The free guided tour of… Read more »
Dec. 26, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Astoria is seeing a rise in overturned vehicle accidents, with two separate incidents reported this month. These bring the total number of such accidents in the neighborhood to at least six in the past year, highlighting potential roadway safety issues in the area. A 51-year-old man escaped unharmed after… Read more »
Dec. 23, 2024 By sobrien Dec. 23, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Displaced tenants, elected officials and community advocates gathered at a Sunnyside residential building destroyed by fire last December to mark the one-year anniversary of the five-alarm fire that left hundreds displaced from their homes. The five-alarm fire broke out at 43-09 47th Ave. at… Read more »
Dec. 20, 2024 By sobrien Dec. 20, 2024 By Shane O’Brien LaGuardia Community College is inviting internationally-trained nurses living in New York City to apply for the NYC Welcome Back Center, a tuition-free program that helps nurses transition into the US healthcare sector as Registered Nurses. The program, which is open to New York State… Read more »