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Mayor announces labor agreements covering more than $1B in capital projects including infrastructure at Willets Point

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Nov. 21, 2024 By Bill Parry The city has secured two major labor agreements with the Building & Construction Trades Council that will cover more than $1 billion in capital projects, including infrastructure improvements in Willets Point, Mayor Eric Adams announced at City Hall on Thursday morning. The Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) enable the…

BP Richards announces $1 million in funding towards renovation of QCH Pomonok Community Center

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Nov. 21, 2024 By Athena Dawson Queens Borough President Donovan Richards has provided $1 million in funding for a renovation project at a community center in Flushing.  Richards held a press conference on Monday, Nov. 18, at Queens Community House’s Pomonok Community Center, located on NYCHA’s Pomonok campus grounds.  Richards announced that the Fiscal…

Op-Ed: War on trash has unintended casualty, business improvement districts

Trash at LIC Landing, Hunters Point South Park, photo taken on May 24, 2022 (Photo By Michael Dorgan, Queens Post)

Nov. 21, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Nov. 21, 2024 By Laura Rothrock and Wilma Alonso Long Island City and Fordham Road are two completely different neighborhoods. Fordham is the Bronx’s busiest commercial corridor, with more than 300 businesses, primarily retail. Long Island City is a multi-use waterfront community that includes residential, commercial, retail, and industrial… Read more »

NYCFC’s new stadium to be named Etihad Park

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New York City Football Club (NYCFC) announced on Thursday that their new stadium set to open in 2027 will be named Etihad Park — an agreement for the venue at Willets Point that will run through the next 20 years.  “This is a historic announcement for New York City FC, Etihad Airways, and New…

Sen. Addabbo urges multi-agency crackdown on illegal vendors in southeast Queens

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Nov. 20, 2024 By Athena Dawson Sen. Joseph Addabbo Jr. (D-15) is calling on city officials to crack down on illegal vendors in his district.   Addabbo penned a letter to the NYC Department of Sanitation (DSNY), the NYC Department of Transportation (DOT), the NYC Department of Health (NYCDOHMH), the NYC Department of Consumer and…

Meet Santa in his secret workshop: A VIP holiday experience comes to Long Island City

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Nov. 20, 2024 By sobrien Nov. 20, 2024 By Shane O’Brien A new Santa Claus experience is coming to Long Island City this winter, offering families an opportunity to book personalized VIP experiences with Santa over the holidays. Santa’s Secret Workshop, founded by actor Carl Hendrick Louis and located at 32-00 Skillman Ave., aims to… Read more »

Flushing sex trafficking ring exposed, manager and enforcer convicted of brutal crimes: Feds

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Nov. 19, 2024 By Bill Parry The manager and enforcer of a Flushing-based sex trafficking and prostitution ring were convicted on Tuesday by a federal jury in Brooklyn on felony charges, including assault in aid of racketeering and Hobbs Act robbery, following a month-long trial. The jury found Siyang Chen, 35, of Queens, guilty…