Astoria mourns child killed by driver
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“I’m happy that they came out to support,” said Tsering Wangdu, whose 7-year-old daughter was recently fatally struck by a driver in Astoria. “In the park, we are like a family.”
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Illegal weed busts increase as legal market continues to bud
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“Without question, in order for legal cannabis shops to be successful, illegal cannabis shops have to be shut down.”
Read MoreUber and Lyft drivers strike outside LaGuardia for higher wages
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A large cohort of Uber and Lyft drivers held a strike outside LaGuardia Airport on Sunday where no pickups were made as the drivers protested for higher wages amid inflation.
Read MoreMount Sinai Queens brings in cash to build new ICU
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Mount Sinai Queens took a step toward revamping its intensive care unit from eight to nearly two dozen beds after getting a major cash infusion from Queens Borough President Donovan Richards and the Queens delegation of the City Council.
Read MoreOfficials call for changes to Astoria intersection where girl was killed
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In the wake of the death of 7-year-old Naadhun Dolma, three Queens city councilmembers sent a joint letter to the Department of Transportation calling for increased safety measures at the Astoria intersection where she was fatally struck by a driver.
Read MoreAdvocates sue city over redistricting lines in Queens
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A lawsuit filed in New York City Supreme Court on Friday may have the potential to throw a wrench into this year’s City Council elections.
Read MoreSliwa helps launch Queens GOP club in progressive bastion
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Guardian Angels founder and former mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa is backing a new Republican club in Astoria aiming to challenge progressive politicians in Western Queens.
Read MoreFull Senate must vote on judicial nominees, judge rules
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The State Senate Judiciary Committee's initial rejection of chief judge nominee Hector LaSalle was unconstitutional and all future Court of Appeals nominees must receive a full Senate floor vote, a Suffolk County judge ruled on Tuesday.
Read MoreGrasso secures endorsement from former NYPD commish Bill Bratton
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George Grasso, a candidate for Queens district attorney and former administrative judge in Queens Supreme Court, Criminal Term, is touting the endorsement of former NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton, who he worked alongside in the department.
Read MoreParks, bars and jobs: Mets owner shares results of first six visioning sessions
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New York Mets owner Steve Cohen has shared the results of his first six visioning sessions, which were held to solicit feedback about what to build on the 50 acres of parking lot space surrounding Citi Field.
Read More‘Queens get the De Niro’: Astoria film studio backed by famed actor nears completion
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An Astoria movie studio backed by actor Robert De Niro is almost complete. “We're going to attract all of the film industry,” the mayor said after the final beam of the studio’s structure was installed. “To hell with California.”
Read MoreQueens resident faces eviction after allegedly denying landlord’s advances
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Advocates rallied in front of the Queens Civil Court building in support of a South Jamaica resident who is facing eviction from her home of 13 years after allegedly declining her landlord’s sexual advances.
Read MoreSenate rejects gov’s chief judge pick
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The State Senate rejected Governor Kathy Hochul’s nominee for chief judge of the Court of Appeals in a surprise vote on Wednesday, putting an end to a constitutional standoff between the Democratic governor and Democratic majority in the legislature and marking the first time in New York State history a chief judge nominee has been rejected.
Read MoreCity to open asylum seeker housing in Long Island City hotel
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The Wingate by Wyndham Hotel in Long Island City will open up 144 rooms to asylum seekers and become the city’s seventh “Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Center” and the first in Queens.
Read MoreTech snafu delays vote on controversial DOC plan to digitize detainee mail
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In an ironic twist, the Board of Correction’s plan to vote on a controversial proposal from the Department of Correction to use technology to digitize detainees’ mail was thwarted by faulty technology on Tuesday.
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