Innovation QNS Town Hall Meeting

Developers of the massive Innovation QNS project in Astoria have scheduled a Town Hall meeting on April 20th to discuss plans for the mixed-use district. The Town Hall meeting will include two 90- minute sessions, the first starting at 4 p.m. and the second at 7 p.m. Representatives of the Innovation QNS devel­opment team will be on hand, including executives […]

Sunnyside Rite Aid Closing

Queens Assemblymember Cathy Nolan last week expressed surprise and concern over the planned closure of a Rite Aid Pharmacy at 46-12 Greenpoint Avenue in Sunnyside. Employees at the store, which has served decades of Sunnyside residents for more than 35 years, were advised on April 6th that the store is closing on April 25th. “It’s unforgiveable that we were told […]

Convicted Of Murdering Son Of His Landlord, Faces 25 Years

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on April 7 that Hopeton Pren­dergast, 66, has been convicted at trial of murder and other crimes. The defendant – who was a tenant being evicted from a shared residence on 220th Street in Queens Vil­lage – fatally stabbed to death the 23-year-old son of the property owner in September 2019. District Attorney Katz […]