Seven-Story Rental Building on 38th Avenue The owner of a parcel at 29-05 38th Avenue in Dutch Kills has filed permits to develop a seven-story, mixed-use building at the site, according to information posted on the YIMBY (Yes, In My Back Yard) website. The proposed 75-foot-tall development would feature 39,417-square-feet of development space, with 31,446-square-feet of residential space for 47 […]
Suspects Wanted in Astoria Knife Attack
Police are searching for two men wanted in connection with the stabbing of a 35-yar-old man outside an Astoria deli on September 6th. Cops said the victim was standing with friends outside the deli at 24-01 31st Street in Astoria at about 3:30 a.m. when the two suspects approached the group. A heated argument quickly turned violent when one off […]
Historic Jackson Heights Weekend Garden Tour
Thirty years ago, JHBG first launched its Historic Jackson Heights Weekend highlighting our unique garden community. And over the decades people have come from far and wide (and, of course, close to home) to attend the exhibit of original photographs and ephemera, a slide presentation, the garden tour and the walking tour. Attendance has grown to a total of over […]
First Central Savings Bank’s Michael Serao Receives Award From APEC
First Central Savings Bank is connecting community banking to the natural world. The Alley Pond Environmental Center hosted their 2021 Welcome Autumn Concert where First Central Savings Bank’s Michael Serao was recognized as the Corporate Friend of the Environment. The award recognizes the bank’s dedication to community banking and responsibility for education of the natural world. “Many years went into […]
Honoring The Heroes Of Elmhurst
The 11th annual Queens World Film Festival joins with blk. International. LLC, FilmFesivalFlix.com and others to present proceeds from the sales of Hero Tickets and enough bottles of the blk. functional beverage for all of the ʻHeroes of Elmhurstʼ at NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst Monday September 20 at the Broadway entrance of the hospital. This year, Queens World bestowed the […]
Queens College Named A Princeton Review ‘Best College’ For 30th Consecutive Year
The number of schools in the Princeton Review’s “Best Colleges” roundup changes every year, but Queens College has remained a constant in every edition since the guide was first published in 1992—and this year marks the 30th time that the school has been named one of the country’s best institutions for undergraduate education by The Princeton Review. The renowned education […]
Queens Botanical Garden’s Fundraiser Honors Lacerte
After 27 years as Executive Director at Queens Botanical Garden (QBG), Susan Lacerte announced her upcoming retirement at the end of September 2021. In a special message, she reflected, “On July 11, 1994, when I walked onto the grounds of Queens Botanical Garden as Executive Director, I did not imagine that I would be here for nearly three decades…I will […]
Pleads Guilty In $2.5M JFK Designer Cargo Heist
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz, with the Port Authority Chief Security Officer John Bilich, announced today that David Lacarriere, 34, has pleaded guilty to criminal possession of stolen property in the first degree for his involvement in the May 17, 2020 Kennedy Airport cargo heist of more than $4 million worth of designer goods. The defendant was caught holding $2.5 […]
