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 »
Oct. 29, 2018 By Laura Hanrahan More than a hundred people, including city officials and area residents, gathered on Saturday to unveil a new mural commemorating three pedestrians killed in recent years near the Myrtle-Wyckoff intersection on the border of Ridgewood and Bushwick. The mural, which runs along the back of Duane Reade on Palmetto… Read more »
Oct. 26, 2018 By Laura Hanrahan New York City Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza has apologized after a city official was accused of silencing parents critical of a school desegregation plan at a Queens District 24 school board meeting. District 24 Community Education Council (CEC) President Lucy Accardo detailed the account, which took place at a… Read more »
Oct. 26, 2018 By Laura Hanrahan The 104th Precinct could soon be getting a new home, as Council Member Robert Holden announced yesterday that he is actively looking for a place in the district to build a new, state-of-the-art precinct. Holden’s office said the time has come to build out a new precinct, given the… Read more »