Tag: rego-park-news

Rego Park’s At Home store to close after company files for bankruptcy

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Jun. 17, 2025 By Czarinna Andres The At Home home-décor store at Rego Center in Rego Park will soon shut its doors following the company’s decision to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The Texas-based retailer announced on June 16 that it has filed for bankruptcy protection to restructure nearly $2 billion in debt. As…

Council Member Robert Holden praises Mayor Adams for reopening ICE Office on Rikers Island

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Feb. 17, 2025 By Colum Motherway Council Member Robert Holden has praised Mayor Eric Adams for reopening the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office at the Rikers Island jail complex.  Holden, who represents the District 30 neighborhoods of Ridgewood, Maspeth, Middle Village, Glendale, Elmhurst, and Rego Park, has consistently pushed for this action to be taken. “This is a…

Massive two-alarm fire in Queens rips through row of restaurants: FDNY

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A massive fire in Queens ripped through a row of storefronts on Saturday morning, the FDNY reported. Fire Department sources said the two-alarm blaze ignited just before 11 a.m. on Nov. 30 inside 62-16 Woodhaven Blvd. in Rego Park, which is listed as the Taste of Samarkand Uzbek restaurant, and was closed at the…