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 »
Oct. 2 2019 By Shane O’Brien The MTA plans to spend $325 million to install safety netting under all elevated subway tracks to improve safety for pedestrians and motorists traveling below. The netting will cover the entirety of the elevated subway tracks in New York, although the MTA was unable to provide a timeline for… 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. 30, 2019 By Allie Griffin The fast fashion chain Forever21 filed for bankruptcy protection Sunday and announced it would close a number of stores in the U.S. and other countries. The company announced that it will shut up to 178 stores in the U.S. and up to 350 overall, according to the New York… 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 Shane O’Brien Police are looking for two men who broke into a Flushing apartment and stole $15,000 worth of property on Monday. The burglary occurred in an apartment in the vicinity of 150th Street and 33rd Avenue at 1:45 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 23, according to the police. The two men… 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 »
Sept. 23, 2019 By Allie Griffin State Assemblywoman Nily Rozic (D-Flushing) and State Senator Brad Hoylman (D-Manhattan) have introduced legislation to rename Donald J. Trump State Park. The legislation would direct the commissioner of the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) to rename the park, which is located in Westchester… Read more »