Jan. 28, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A historic Jewish funeral home in Rego Park is likely to be demolished to make way for a housing complex. The owners of Parkside Memorial Chapels, located at 98-60 Queens Blvd., plan to develop the site and build affordable housing dedicated for seniors, according to Council Member Karen Koslowitz…. Read more »
Jan. 26, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A local candidate for city council has taken issue with a large banner hanging in front of a house in Kew Gardens that claims Joe Biden’s inauguration marked the beginning of socialism. Aleda Gagarin, who is running as a progressive to represent District 29, came across the banner at… Read more »
Jan. 25, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A citywide initiative kicks off Monday to help struggling restaurants generate some much-needed cash in the midst of ongoing coronavirus lockdowns. The initiative, called Restaurant Week To Go, features 45 restaurants in Queens as part of the 570 eateries that are participating. The event runs from Jan. 25 through… Read more »
Jan. 20, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Queens Democratic lawmakers say that the country has a much brighter future now that Joe Biden has been inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States. Biden was sworn into office just before noon Wednesday, shortly after Kamala Harris was sworn in as Vice President– the first woman… Read more »
Jan. 20, 2021 By Michael Dorgan The number of residents being admitted to Queens hospitals with COVID-19 has steadily increased over the past three months and new data sheds a light on the toll the influx of patients is having on the borough’s hospitals. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services began releasing hospital… Read more »
Jan. 19, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A Catholic high school in College Point will permanently close at the end of the 2021 school year due to financial difficulties that have worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic. St. Agnes Academic High School, an all-girls private Roman Catholic school that opened in 1908, made the announcement earlier this… Read more »
Jan. 18, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A public forum discussing the current state of the news media in Queens – and its outlook for the future – will take place on Jan. 19 from 2 p.m. The forum, which is being organized by the Queens Chamber of Commerce via Zoom, will feature some of the… Read more »
Jan. 18, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A GoFundMe page set up to support Donovan’s Irish Pub in Woodside was launched Thursday and more than $30,000 has already been raised. The bar, located at 57-24 Roosevelt Ave., has been a neighborhood staple for more than 50 years but its owners are struggling to stay afloat and… Read more »
Jan. 15, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A Queens member of the Gambino organized crime family has pleaded guilty to setting a businessman’s car on fire after he stopped paying making extortion payments to the mafia. Peter Tuccio helped torch the businessman’s late-model Mercedes-Benz in 2015, in an effort to extort money from the victim’s pizzeria,… Read more »
Jan. 15, 2021 By Michael Dorgan An apartment complex planned for Woodhaven Boulevard in Rego Park got the green light from Community Board 6 Wednesday. The approval comes in response to a developer’s application to rezone a large parcel on the corner of Woodhaven Blvd. and 68th Road in order to construct an 8-story, 92-unit… Read more »