Aug. 3, 2022 By Christian Murray The NYC Districting Commission is calling on residents to testify as to the proposed new council districts it released last month. The commission, which unveiled the preliminary maps for all 51 council districts on July 15, is holding hearings on the draft maps in each borough this month. The… Read more »
Aug. 8, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A Woodside-based production company is hosting a series of free outdoor Shakespeare plays throughout Queens over the next two weeks. The Hip to Hip Theater Company will host the shows — called Free Shakespeare in the Parks — at public parks in Sunnyside, Long Island City, Astoria, Bayside, Flushing… Read more »
Aug. 3, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A community-led group is hosting guided food crawls through Woodside and Jackson Heights next week. The restaurant crawls, which will see participants visit a diverse mix of local eateries to savor takeout food, will take place on Aug. 13. There will be two tours, with the first beginning at… Read more »
Aug. 3, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The police are looking for a group of suspects who assaulted two women inside a movie theater in College Point last month. The suspects – two men and two women – got into a dispute with the victims while watching a film at the College Point Multiplex Cinema, located… Read more »
Aug. 2, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A Woodside man who has been blind for most of his life is inspiring members at a local boxing gym to up their game. Justin Rivera, 30, has been training at Supreme Team Boxing, located at 34-09 Queens Blvd., since late 2019 and has learned how to box regardless… Read more »
Aug. 2, 2022 By Czarinna Andres A 74-year-old woman is in critical condition after being struck by a driver in the crosswalk at an intersection in Bay Terrace Monday. The woman was hit while crossing 26th Avenue at Corporal Kennedy Street at around 12:56 p.m. when a driver in a 2021 GMC SUV traveling along… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on Aug. 1, 2022 By Katie Honan and Hiram Alejandro Durán, The City A group of Queens street peddlers have organized one of the city’s first local vendor associations, centered around a bustling but chaotic plaza — as some nearby businesses say the influx of mobile merchants… Read more »
Aug. 1, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A family-owned food cart that offers Venezuelan fare was stolen from its operating spot in Jackson Heights on early Saturday. The red-colored cart, called Chamo Landia, was taken at around 12:30 a.m. from the corner of 83rd Street and Northern Boulevard by a suspect, or suspects, using a flatbed… Read more »
Aug. 1, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A man is in critical condition—and is unlikely to survive—after he fell off a moving passenger van in Forest Hills Sunday and hit his head on the pavement, according to police. The victim, 32, was hanging off the outside of a gray-colored Ford passenger van that was traveling eastbound… Read more »
July 31, 2022 By Czarinna Andres The city’s speed cameras will be in operation 24/7 starting Aug. 1. The 2,000-plus cameras that have been placed across the five boroughs will be snapping photos 24/7 beginning Monday. The City will be issuing $50 tickets to drivers who are pictured going more than 10 miles per hour… Read more »