Oct. 21, 2019 By Allie Griffin Two men robbed a College Point deli at knifepoint and took off will several hundreds in cash last week. The two men displayed a knife and demanded money from employees inside 5 Star Gourmet Deli, located at 25-75 College Point Blvd., on Oct. 14 at 12:48 a.m, according to… Read more »
Oct. 17, 2019 By Allie Griffin Two popular international restaurants are coming to Flushing next year. Ju Qi, a restaurant specializing in authentic Beijing cuisine, and Meet Fresh, a Taiwan-based dessert bar, will each open locations at Tangram, a mega development that is going up at 133-36 37th Ave. Ju Qi has signed a 10-year… Read more »
Oct. 10, 2019 by Allie Griffin An alleged Queens prostitute was criminally charged today in connection to a fatal overdose of a 60-year-old College Point man, her alleged second victim. Angelina Barini, 41, has been indicted in Brooklyn federal court on charges of distributing and possessing fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine that caused the fatal overdose of the… Read more »
Oct. 9, 2019 By Allie Griffin Local Queens artists have the chance to create an artwork to be displayed in Flushing Meadows Corona Park next summer. NYC Parks and the Alliance for Flushing Meadows Corona Park have issued a call for art proposals from Queens-based artists for a site-specific artwork to live in the borough’s… Read more »
Oct. 2, 2019 By Allie Griffin Queens College kicked off the academic year with more students and more programs. The freshman class grew by 17 percent over last year, with 2,200 first-time students. The college also admitted 2,000 incoming transfer students for a total student body of more than 20,000. “Queens College has always set… Read more »
Oct. 2, 2019 By Allie Griffin Eastern Queens residents will now be able to place their unwanted electronics directly on their curbs for collection by the Department of Sanitation (DSNY). Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia announced the expansion of DSNY’s curbside electronics collection program today in Flushing. The expansion includes Queens Community Boards 7, 8, 10,… Read more »
Sept. 30, 2019 By Allie Griffin The highly contentious College Point homeless shelter on 20th Avenue will open this week, but instead of its original plan to house 200 single men the shelter will now be home to 200 single women. Local elected officials, who announced the change Monday, viewed it as a positive step,… Read more »
Sept. 26, 2019 By Allie Griffin Total Wine & More, one of the nation’s largest family-owned liquor retailers, has lost its court battle to open a location in Westchester County, renewing hope among mom & pop liquor stores in Queens that a proposed Flushing/ College Point location may not be permitted to open. An Albany… Read more »
Sept. 26, 2019 By Allie Griffin Mayor Bill de Blasio is rethinking his approach to the diversity issue in the city’s specialized high schools, admitting his controversial plan to ditch the use of a single admissions test is not the best option. At a roundtable discussion for ethnic and community broadcast media at City Hall… Read more »
Sept. 26, 2019 By Allie Griffin Orangetheory Fitness is opening up a Flushing location within the nearly completed Tangram, a 1.2-million-square foot mixed-use development, next year. The popular Florida-based franchise will take over 3,200 square feet at the Tangram Tower, located at 37-12 Prince St. The fitness center is slated to open in summer 2020… Read more »