Feb. 23, 2023 By Ethan Marshall J. Crew Factory will be opening up a location at the Bay Terrace Shopping Center either toward the end of spring or at the beginning of summer, according to Cord Meyer Development Company. The lease was signed to take up 5,741 square feet of space. “Despite global shifts in…
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Feb. 23, 2023 By Aliya Schneider A city task force is trying to learn more about overnight truck parking, and it wants to hear from you by Friday. In New York City, commercial vehicles aren’t allowed to be parked on residential streets between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. The consequence can be a $65 ticket,…
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Feb. 22, 2023 By Bill Parry A Bayside man was arrested Feb. 21 and booked at the 107th Precinct in Fresh Meadows in connection with a fatal collision in Jamaica Hills last month. Yan Yeoh, 63, of 218th Street, was charged with failure to yield to a pedestrian and failure to use due care resulting…
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Feb. 21, 2023 By Bill Parry
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz added two more endorsements to her growing list of labor organizations backing her re-election campaign a day after former NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton threw his support behind her challenger, retired Judge George Grasso.
Feb. 21, 2023 By Danielle Louie The Queens real estate investment sales market recorded 659 transactions, totaling over $4.4 billion dollars in 2022, according to a report from Ariel Property Advisors. “Investment activity in Queens was fueled by the first half of 2022 which was the best half-year ever, both in transaction and dollar volume,” said…
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Feb. 21, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The Tuesday Morning Music Club will be holding a free classical music concert at the Community Church of Douglaston Feb. 28, when multiple artists will be on hand to entertain those in attendance. Among those scheduled to perform at the 11 a.m. concert are Paul Morin and piano duo…
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Feb. 20, 2023 By Bill Parry Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz continues to add endorsements from the city’s organized labor unions. On Feb. 15, Katz announced her reelection campaign was endorsed by the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU), Local 338 RUFCW, RWDSU Local 1102, and UFCW Local 1500, which represent over 100,000 members….
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Feb. 17, 2023 By Paul Frangipane Sushi by Boū hosted a preview of its newly-opened location in Bayside on Thursday night, serving a 12-course menu of delectable sushi in an intimate environment. As guests walked through Greek restaurant Baraki on Bell Boulevard on Feb. 16, they encountered a sliding door in the back of the…
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Feb. 17, 2023 By Bill Parry Terminal 1 at JFK International Airport remains closed for a second straight day after a Thursday morning electrical fire in a storage area knocked out power to the massive facility, causing chaos to thousands of travelers. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey continues working with the…
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Feb. 15, 2023 By Bill Parry
The Queens Borough Board voted overwhelmingly to approve the package of budget priorities Monday, Feb. 13, although several community board chairs expressed concern over issues caused by the city’s migrant crisis.