March 30, 2022 By Czarinna Andres A Queens-based cookie chain opened a location in Bayside last week. Chip City, which was founded in Astoria, cut the ribbon Friday on a store at the Bay Terrace Shopping mall located at 23-96 Bell Blvd. in Bayside. The cookie chain is best known for its “ooey gooey,” thick… Read more »
March 29, 2022 By Christian Murray New York’s hometown airline is adding thousands of new jobs. JetBlue, which is headquartered in Long Island City, announced yesterday that it is recruiting 5,000 additional employees this year in anticipation of a big increase in summer-time demand. The positions will primarily be based at its John F. Kennedy… Read more »
March 28, 2022 By Christian Murray Several elected officials representing districts in eastern Queens held a press conference Monday to condemn a shooting that took place Friday just two blocks from Benjamin N. Cardozo High School in Oakland Gardens. The officials gathered near the corner of Springfield Boulevard and Horace Harding Expressway where a 16-year-old… Read more »
March 28, 2022 By Christian Murray A rally held outside a Bayside house Friday calling on Airbnb to stop listing a property with problematic occupants has proved successful– with the company notifying elected officials that it has canceled all bookings. Bayside residents and elected officials held a rally outside a house at 208-16 38th Ave…. Read more »
March 24, 2022 By Christian Murray Council Member Shekar Krishnan, the chair of the Parks and Recreation Committee, unveiled a five-point plan last week that aims to increase the city’s investment in parks, upgrade playgrounds and add trees across the city. Krishnan, who represents Jackson Heights and Elmhurst, held a press conference at the Unisphere… Read more »
March 21, 2022 By Christian Murray A Long Island City-based organization that helps people who have been incarcerated get back on their feet has received a $10 million award care of philanthropist MacKenzie Scott—of Amazon fame. The Fortune Society, a non-profit organization based at 29-76 Northern Blvd., was given the funds by Scott in recognition… Read more »
March 21, 2022 By Christian Murray A 15-year-old boy was shot inside a Jackson Heights playground Saturday afternoon. The teenager was shot in the back and torso at Playground Ninety, located near Northern Boulevard and 89th Street, at around 3:30 p.m., police said. The shooting stemmed from an argument that the victim had with the… Read more »
March 18, 2022 By Christian Murray U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has told the Queens Post that she has secured $1 million in federal funding that will go toward the upgrade of the Forest Hills Long Island Rail Road station. The funds, which were included as part of the historic bipartisan omnibus appropriations agreement, will go… Read more »
March 17, 2022 By Christian Murray Several MoneyGram agents—including agents in Flushing—have allegedly processed millions of dollars worth of transactions between New York and China in violation of anti money laundering laws, according to authorities. MoneyGram, a Dallas-based financial services company, has now found itself in the crosshairs of New York State regulators for allegedly… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on March 16, 2022 at 10:05 p.m. By Greg David, THE CITY To the Citizens Budget Commission, the controversial property tax break called 421-a for developers of new rental buildings, including affordable apartments, is essential to increase the city’s too-small housing supply. “Allowing 421-a to lapse would… Read more »