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Glendale Kiwanis Club cancels all March meetings
The Kiwanis Club of Glendale voted to cancel all its meetings until the end of March, and possibly further. “These are definitely unique and troubling times ahead and we will act accordingly for everyone’s safety,” President Gary Milau wrote. The chapter’s board of directors met Sunday and voted on the cancellations. The club is going to … → Read More
Borough president candidate calls for postponement of March 24 special election
Councilman Donovan Richards called on Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday to postpone the special election for Queens borough president due to coronavirus concerns. After two appearances this week where Mayor de Blasio stated his commitment to keeping the special election on March 24, Richards said that voters should not have … → Read More
Mayor de Blasio discourages all Queens borough president candidates from in-person canvassing
A day after Mayor Bill de Blasio expressed his commitment to keeping the Queens Borough President election on March 24, hizzoner asked all the candidates for the fast-approaching election to suspend all door-knocking efforts at a press conference on Thursday afternoon. “Door-to-door canvassing should be stopped immediately,” de Blasio said. “Campaigns have many, many ways … → Read More
Coronavirus fears spread to Queens elections, threatening to jeopardize the petition process
With Senator Bernie Sanders and former Vice President Joe Biden both canceling big primary night campaign events on Tuesday, the presidential primary is not the only upcoming race to contend with coronavirus worries. Fears about exposure are infecting local elections in Queens as well. A group of 31 candidates, so far, for a variety of … → Read More
Public power coalition enlists support of prominent Queens legislators in Astoria
Approximately 100 New Yorkers gathered in Astoria on March 5 for a town hall focused on the campaign to replace New York’s privately owned utility with a public system, controlled by a democratically elected board. They were joined by several Queens legislators who officially announced their support of a trio of bills that would, in … → Read More
MTA to install over 100 security cameras in Forest Hills and Rego Park subway stations
The MTA announced a plan last week to install around 138 new security cameras between four subway stations in Forest Hills and Rego Park to help the NYPD monitor and deter crime in the area. The plan was sparked by an incident last March when a 21-year-old man was shot in the leg in the … → Read More
Far Rockaway Assembly candidates contend with a hectic election schedule at Rosedale forum
The race for the southeastern Queens assembly seat vacated by Michele Titus kicked off Monday, March 2, in Rosedale with a forum hosted by the BlaQue Resource Network before the April 28 special election. The event, organized by a recently formed black networking group, not only gave six candidates a chance introduce themselves, extoll their … → Read More
Ridgewood's Community Board 5 outlines its bus redesign priorities to MTA
Community Board 5 is stepping into the fray of the Queen Bus redesign. The board convened its Transportation and Public Transit Committee meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 25, with MTA officials, when the public was encouraged to come listen and provide feedback on the Queens Bus Redesign. While they had plenty of suggestions for the MTA … → Read More
Queens electeds, NYC-DSA to host Astoria town hall on replacing Con Ed with public power
The campaign to replace Con Edison with a public power utility has grown since Democratic Socialists of America and Councilman Costa Constantinides held a hearing in July about resisting the power provider’s rate hikes. Since then, Con Edison enacted rate hikes that will continue over the next three years, and the coalition has gathered community … → Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Department of Education selects new School District 28 superintendent
The Department of Education announced that Dr. Tammy Pate has taken over as community superintendent of District 28 in Queens effective Thursday, Feb. 27. Pate is coming to the school district stretching Forest Hills down to Jamaica from serving as deputy superintendent of District 10 in the Bronx, the fourth largest district in the city … → Read More
Seven-story residential apartments planned for Happy Days clothing site in Ridgewood
In January, the new owner of 17-11 Hancock St. — formerly Happy Days children’s clothing store — filed permits to build a seven-story residential building on the property. The property was sold along with adjoining plots at 56-40/56-42 Myrtle Ave., near the M and L subway lines, for $9.3 million in November. The proposed 70-foot-tall … → Read More
Acting Queens borough president examines Flushing waterfront rezoning at packed hearing
Flushing residents crammed into the borough president’s conference room at Borough Hall on Thursday, Feb. 20, to voice their opinions on the contentious Flushing Waterfront Rezoning proposal that would transform the 29-acre piece of land along Flushing Creek. In her lines of questioning, Acting Borough President Sharon Lee sought to hammer out the details of … → Read More
Ridgewood dive bar to bring together lineup of influential avant-garde guitarists
Over the course of the past 40 years, Loren Connors pioneered a form of impressionistic electric guitar pieces that have inspired generations of ambient and experimental musicians in the know. On March 15, Connors will bring his guitar improvisations to Ridgewood, joining a group of like minded musicians in a “Night of Fearless Guitarists” at … → Read More
MTA to hold Maspeth bus redesign workshop on March 9
After miscommunication and short tempers led to an abrupt end of the Feb. 12 bus redesign hearing in Middle Village, Councilman Robert Holden is trying again to give his bus commuters a voice, this time in Maspeth. Holden announced a Queens Bus Network Redesign workshop with Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials from 6:30 to 8 p.m., on … → Read More
DOE lengthens timeline of southeastern Queens diversity plan
The Department of Education announced Feb. 19 that it will extend the timeframe of the controversial plan to desegregate school District 28 in order to give parents more say in the process. The southeastern district, which stretches from Forest Hills down to Jamaica, first announced it would receive funding to study how to best diversify … → Read More
Jackson Heights immigrant advocates set their sights on climate change with new policy guide
Immigrant-led progressive advocacy group Make the Road New York (MRNY) and research and planning civic organization Regional Plan Association (RPA) released a compilation of climate-related policy recommendations on Wednesday, Feb. 19. The premise of two organizations’ collaborative report is to treat the effects of climate change as inextricably linked with other social issues facing the … → Read More
Crowd drills into Mayor de Blasio over public safety, education at Forest Hills town hall
When Mayor Bill de Blasio made his way down into Forest Hills for a town hall on Wednesday, he waded into a section of Queens that has been an epicenter of simmering discontentment for the last several months. The signs of protest were evident outside the where angry constituent rallied over the opening of the … → Read More
New year brings new businesses to Myrtle Avenue in Ridgewood
The new year has already been bustling for the Myrtle Avenue business improvement district, which saw three new and revamped businesses pop up over the past month. The new openings included two restaurants and a children’s party palace. Cantina 33 (55-33 Myrtle Ave.) Cantina 33, a purveyor of Peruvian fair, with a modern twist, recently … → Read More
DOT unveils concept for protected bike lanes in Astoria at public workshop
The Department of Transportation presented its blueprint for improving bike infrastructure in Astoria on Tuesday, Feb. 11, at a public workshop where it unveiled a tentative plan for a pair of protected bike lanes and solicited feedback from the area’s cyclists. The two proposed north-south protected lanes extend up Crescent Street and 31st Street. The … → Read More
Parks Department finishes Rosemary Playground construction ahead of schedule in Ridgewood
When the gates came up around Rosemary’s Playground earlier than scheduled, Ridgewood youth couldn’t resist the damp winter weather to try out the new playscape. On a rainy February day last week, children were already gathering at the playground, which is substantially complete months ahead of its expected schedule. Rosemary’s Playground received a $3.2 million … → Read More