Feb. 11, 2020 By Ryan Brady At a tense Monday night meeting, Community Board 7 voted 30-8 to approve a development team’s plan to rezone a large section of land by Flushing Creek. Dozens of protesters showed up to criticize the land-use application filed by FWRA, a consortium of real estate firms behind the project…. Read more »
Feb. 7, 2020 By Allie Griffin Two Queens Council Members have accused the NYPD Police Commissioner of creating a “false narrative” by attributing an uptick in crime to the new bail reform laws. Council Members Donovan Richards and Rory Lancman penned a letter to Commissioner Dermot Shea yesterday asking him to publicly withdraw his comments,… Read more »
Feb. 6, 2020 By Ryan Brady Community Board 7 will vote Monday, Feb. 10, on a major Flushing Creek waterfront special district and rezoning proposal that has generated opposition from area residents. The land-use application from a landowner consortium called FWRA LLC seeks to turn 29 acres of mostly inactive property into the Special Flushing… Read more »
Feb. 6, 2020 By Allie Griffin Crime across the city and in the borough of Queens jumped significantly in the first month of 2020 — which top NYPD brass attributes to bail reform. Major crimes spiked 20 percent in the first 26 days of the year in Patrol Borough Queens North — which includes Long… Read more »
Feb. 5, 2020 By Allie Griffin Queens residents interested in serving on their local community board now have six more weeks to apply. Acting Borough President Sharon Lee announced yesterday that the original Jan. 31 deadline for applications has been extended to March 13. “The extension is to ensure that the pool of applicants is… Read more »
Feb. 5, 2020 By Allie Griffin A 32-year-old man was assaulted and robbed in a Rego Park hotel room where he went to meet an acquaintance last week. On Wednesday, Jan. 29, the man entered a hotel room inside the Wyndham Gardens Hotel, located at 61-18 93rd St, around 6:45 p.m. Inside the room, two… Read more »
Feb. 4, 2020 By Allie Griffin The Queens Chamber of Commerce launched a new campaign to encourage businesses to relocate to the borough today. The centerpiece of the “Relocate to Queens” campaign is a new website to attract business owners with interactive data and maps on demographics, consumer and labor force statistics both boroughwide and… Read more »
Feb. 3, 2020 By Kristen Torres A new French-inspired, rotisserie-focused restaurant has officially opened its doors for business. La Rotisserie Du Coin, located at 107-10 71st Road in Forest Hills, began serving its traditional French dishes on Jan. 24. The restaurant will host an official grand opening celebration on Feb. 14. Owners Jimmy and Sonia… Read more »
Jan. 31, 2020 By Allie Griffin Members of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 75 undocumented immigrants across the five boroughs, Long Island and the Hudson Valley in the past week — including several living within Queens. The agency announced the number of arrests while decrying New York City’s position as a sanctuary city…. Read more »
Jan. 29, 2020 By Allie Griffin The New York City Council Queens Delegation will rally for a better Queens Bus Network Redesign Plan on the steps of Borough Hall in Kew Gardens Friday. The Council Members say the current draft plan cuts bus services and fails to incorporate community input. The plan to overhaul the… Read more »