Queens Chronicle

12/26/2024

Northern Queens: The Year in Review Part 1

Like every year, 2024 started with great hopes. Not the least because it was a presidential election year. Major projects on the horizon included a proposed soccer stadium, which had

12/26/2024

Central Queens saw both change and consistency in the news during the first half of 2024. Here are the highlights:

Central Queens was thrown some curve balls this year.Some sagas continued throughout the first half of the year. The state had set controversial congestion tolls for cars entering much of

12/26/2024

Fatal wreck

A 65-year-old Nassau County man was killed in the early morning hours of Dec. 18 when a roadside collision on the Long Island Expressway caused him to be struck by

12/26/2024

The first half of the year in South Queens reflected the dynamic and ever-changing nature of the borough, with moments of celebration, heartbreak and collective action. https://loom.ly/HKiVZBE

The first half of the year in South Queens reflected the dynamic and ever-changing nature of the borough, with moments of celebration, heartbreak and collective action. Residents came together to

12/20/2024

Donovan Richards last week recommended to approve Steve Cohen's Metropolitan Park plan, with some stipulations.

Queens Borough President Donovan Richards on Monday recommended to approve Mets owner Steve Cohen’s Metropolitan Park proposal with conditions.The $8 billion plan would transform the 50 acres of asphalt around

12/20/2024

Citi Bike on its way

Forest Hills and Rego Park are the next Queens neighborhoods set to see Citi Bike service roll in sometime in or after fall 2025.Mayor Adams announced the plan on Dec.

12/20/2024

Ingrid Lewis-Martin, the former longtime chief adviser to Mayor Adams, was indicted yesterday on state bribery charges. https://loom.ly/6EyL_Wk

Ingrid Lewis-Martin, the longtime chief advisor to Mayor Adams, was charged in a four-count indictment on Thursday in Manhattan on state bribery and conspiracy charges. She abruptly resigned last Sunday.

12/20/2024

Jamaica Hospital's emergency department expansion project is underway. The director of construction for the project anticipates a fall 2027 completion. https://loom.ly/y0YkcbI

Jamaica Hospital Medical Center’s Emergency Department expansion project, which costs $150 million, is on track for fall 2027 completion, according to Hans Kuenstler, the MediSys Health Network’s director of construction.The

12/20/2024

Open for business
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12/20/2024

More than 1,000 postcards were sent to Speaker Adrienne Adams' district office earlier this week. Housing advocates and tenants wrote to the elected official asking for her to bring the Community Land Act to a vote. https://loom.ly/HvfaU1Y

Community groups advocating for affordable homes amid the housing crisis delivered more than 1,000 postcards, festively wrapped, to the district office of City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams (D-Jamaica) in Jamaica

12/20/2024

Community Board 5 wrapped up the year at its meeting last Wednesday, discussing past and future endeavors.

“I think we had a good end of the year in Board 5 in certain ways,” Community Board 5 District Manager Gary Giordano said at its last meeting of 2024,

12/20/2024

A pair of siblings had a memorable day in Manhattan recently thanks to some generous folks in Howard Beach. https://loom.ly/0AgVtqo

A pair of siblings had a memorable day in Manhattan recently thanks to some generous folks in Howard Beach.Esam Ahmed, left, and his sister, Raida, in February suffered the loss

12/19/2024

Charged e-bike hearing

A City Council hearing on how best to rein in reckless operators of e-bikes and other two-wheeled devices sparked numerous terse, sometimes heated exchanges between some Queens members and Transportation

12/19/2024

Assemblyman Ed Braunstein is among the three lawmakers collecting toys for Queens Chronicle's 28 annual drive. The Goldfish Swim School at Atlas Park in Glendale is also collecting toys. https://loom.ly/g-Zqsds

Let’s make magic happen by donating to the Queens Chronicle’s 28th annual Holiday Toy Drive. The Chronicle, acting on behalf of the North Pole, is calling on all of Santa’s

12/19/2024

Community Board 6 last Wednesday conditionally approved a 17-story building on Queens Boulevard.

Community Board 6 last Wednesday voted 23-6 in favor of a rezoning that would enable a 17-story development by QBM Properties LLC at 102-51 Queens Blvd. in Forest Hills.The 175-foot

12/19/2024

Gambling sentence

A Whitestone man and Genovese crime family member who once threatened to “break” a debtor’s “face” and “put him under the f--king bridge” was sentenced to 30 months in prison

12/19/2024

School-age gamers, get ready: the 2025 Battle of the Boroughs Minecraft Build Challenge, an e-sports competition for students in grades K to 12, has officially kicked off. https://loom.ly/MEm94xY

School-age gamers, get ready: the 2025 Battle of the Boroughs Minecraft Build Challenge, an e-sports competition for students in grades K to 12, has officially kicked off.Hosted by the Department

12/19/2024

MTA increase

Congestion pricing won’t be the only cost increase socking New York City travelers in 2025.Bus and subway fares could be headed toward $3 in 2025 after the board of the