Oct. 5, 2023 By Ethan Marshall According to the latest Multi-Family Foundation Plan Application Report conducted by the Real Estate Board of New York, the city is on pace to produce just 10,000 new units this year. This would be well short of the 50,000 unit target set by Mayor Eric Adams and housing experts…
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Oct. 5, 2023 By Iryna Shkurhan In an effort to support victims of anti-asian hate crimes, the Korean Community Services Center in Bayside plans to facilitate pet therapy sessions to promote their healing. The first Pet Therapy Day will be held on Saturday, Oct. 7, at KCS Community Center on 32nd Avenue in Bayside from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. It is one of their many initiatives to address a spike in anti-Asian hate crimes with support to the community. Approximately five puppies and three kittens from Best Friends Animal Society will be on site to create a safe space…
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Oct. 5, 2023 By Iryna Shkurhan The Bayside Business Association (BBA) unveiled a brand new awards program — “The BBA’s Best of Bayside” — to highlight and commemorate establishments across the neighborhood. Community members are now able to nominate their favorite businesses, including eateries, shops, nightlife spots and fitness enterprises from over a dozen categories….
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Oct. 4, 2023 By Ethan Marshall While felony assaults and grand larceny auto cases are on the rise, overall crime has decreased in Queens, according to 28-day crime stats released by the NYPD for police precincts in northern and southern Queens. The NYPD released crime stats for Sept. 3 to Oct. 1 in northern and…
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Oct. 4, 2023 By Iryna Shkurhan For The Good Feet Store’s first location in New York, the arch support specialists chose Little Neck to add to their hundreds of other locations across the world Since opening in July, visitors in search of relief from foot pain and related ailments have made the trip from Manhattan, Staten Island and New Jersey. Store employees say that their arch support technology has been able to dramatically improve the quality of life of people who adopt their arch support system. For some, foot pain gets in the way of spending time with loved ones,…
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Oct. 4, 2023 By Bill Parry Coming off a successful inaugural season in which five Queens start-up companies each received $20,000 in seed funding, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards announced Tuesday that his Queens Tech + Innovation Challenge (QTIC) is returning for a second straight year. The competition seeks to empower borough entrepreneurs with the…
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Oct. 4, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The Foo Fighters are scheduled to perform at Citi Field July 17 and July 19 in 2024 as part of their “Everything or Nothing at All” tour. These shows are part of the band’s upcoming stadium tour throughout the summer of 2024, celebrating the launch of their 11th studio album in 2023, “But Here We Are.” Citi Field will be the first stop of this tour. This will mark the band’s first series of shows at Citi Field since 2015, when lead singer and guitarist Dave Grohl was limited to sitting on stage after…
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Oct. 3, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Since announcing his campaign to oust embattled Rep. George Santos toward the end of July, Congressional candidate Michael Sapraicone announced he has raised $596,000, including around $546,000 in cash. He hopes to further build upon this momentum in the month of October, with plans to hold fundraisers. “I am extremely grateful for the overwhelming support being given to my campaign,” Sapraicone said. “I am being offered the type of encouragement that redoubles my commitment to serve the residents of New York’s 3rd Congressional district who want a Republican on Capitol Hill to represent them,…
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Oct. 3, 2023 By Ethan Marshall According to research from Visio Lending, New York was determined to be the state most interested in investing in property. This conclusion was drawn from the combination of 11 common search terms related to property and real estate to reveal the average monthly search volume in each state. The states were then ranked from “most interested” to “least interested,” based on searches per 100,000 of the state’s population. New York had 124 searches per 100,000 people, which was far and away more than second place Massachusetts’ 108. Over the past year, New York state…
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Oct. 2, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Following the results of Zumper’s most recent national rent report showing the median cost of rent for one-bedroom units in New York City surpassing $4,000, they decided to review what that amount of monthly rent can get people in other cities across the United States. A total of 10…
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