Nov. 12, 2018 By Laura Hanrahan A developer could soon be breathing new life into the long-abandoned Belmont Steaks restaurant property. The property owner, listed as A. Trinchese Myrtle LLC, filed plans with the Department of Buildings last week to build a three-story mixed-use building on the 79-11 Myrtle Avenue lot. The new development will… Read more »
Nov. 12, 2018 By Laura Hanrahan Police are searching for two men involved in an attempted burglary at a Middle Village home last month. The failed burglary took place at around 10:46 a.m. on Oct. 25, when the two men parked a gray Dodge Caravan in front of the target home near near 77th Place… Read more »
Nov. 9, 2018 By Laura Hanrahan Police are searching for two teens they say assaulted a man near the Forest Av subway station in Ridgewood last week. The attack, police say, happened outside 66-94 Forest Ave. at around 4:10 p.m. on Nov. 1. Two suspects, described as 16-year-olds, allegedly approached the 30-year-old victim in an… Read more »
Nov. 9, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A woman is dead after she was struck by an SUV in Maspeth, just south of Woodside, last week. Police say Tamika Johnson, 39, was crossing 56th Road just off 48th Street when a black SUV struck her just before 1:30 a.m. on Nov. 2. Johnson, according to police,… Read more »
Nov. 7, 2018 By Laura Hanrahan A nonprofit has plans to bring a six-story supportive and affordable housing development to Glendale. WellLife Network, which operates more than 350 supportive housing units throughout the city, presented their plans for a new 66-unit project at 80-97 Cypress Ave. during a Community Board 5 Zoning and Land Use… Read more »
Nov. 5, 2018 By Meghan Sackman An annual gathering focusing on women in podcasting is set to take place in Maspeth next week. WERK IT, a six-day festival now in its fourth year, will take place from Nov. 12th to Nov. 17 throughout the city, with Maspeth’s Knockdown Center to host a two day conference… Read more »
Nov. 2, 2018 By Christian Murray A Middle Village man who smuggled 200 containers of counterfeit goods from China into the United was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison today and ordered to pay $13,000 in restitution, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Su Ming Ling, 50, pleaded guilty in January to smuggling fake… Read more »
Nov. 2, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Military veterans will march down the streets of Middle Village this weekend as part of the ninth annual Queens Veterans Day Parade. The parade begins at midday on Nov. 4, where participants will march around 10 blocks from 80th Street and Metropolitan Avenue before reaching Christ the King High… Read more »
Nov. 2, 2018 By Laura Hanrahan Ridgewood’s Starr Playground is set to undergo a $2.5 million transformation. The park, just under an acre and located by Starr Street and Onderdonk Avenue, will go through a two-phase redevelopment, according to NYC Parks, which presented their long-awaited design plans at a Community Board 5 meeting on Tuesday… Read more »
Oct. 31, 2018 By Laura Hanrahan Express bus riders in Queens and Brooklyn that commute into Manhattan could save up to 2 hours every week on their trips if congestion pricing were enacted, according to a new analysis by the Riders Alliance, a grassroots group that advocates for public transit. The group analyzed 39 bus… Read more »