Aug. 30, 2022 By Christian Murray

Plaxall, a prominent Long Island City real estate company that got its start in western Queens as a plastics manufacturer 70 years ago, has closed its factory on 46th Avenue.

Aug. 29, 2022 By Christian Murray

A 22-year-old East Elmhurst man pleaded guilty Friday in Brooklyn federal court for attempting to plot a terrorist attack in Queens on behalf of ISIS.

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Aug. 29, 2022 By Michael Dorgan

Aug. 24, 2022 By Michael Dorgan

Kristen Gonzalez, a political novice and progressive candidate, has emphatically won the Democratic primary race to represent Senate District 59.

Aug. 16, 2022 By Michael Dorgan

It’s been a long time coming but a new beer hall/entertainment venue will finally open in Long Island City Thursday.

Aug. 15, 2022 Op-Ed By Kristen Gonzalez, Candidate for State Senate District 59

If you walk into a courtroom and watch arraignments in any New York City borough, you will see person after person brought before the judge suffering from mental illness, experiencing homelessness, or both. It is estimated, for example, that over half of the people held at Rikers suffer from a diagnosable mental illness.

Aug. 15, 2022 By Christian Murray

Astoria resident and left-wing candidate Nomiki Konst has dropped out of the race to represent Senate District 59 and has endorsed a fellow progressive.

Aug. 11, 2022 By Michael Dorgan

Three people, including a toddler, were injured in Ridgewood Wednesday after a driver fleeing police struck them with his SUV.

Aug. 11, 2022 By Michael Dorgan

A new store that specializes in Korean side dishes known as “banchan” has opened in Long Island City after much delay.

This article was originally published by The CITY on Aug. 10, 2022 By Jose Martinez and Rachel Holliday Smith

The years-long effort to toll vehicles in the most congested parts of Manhattan as a way to bankroll billions of dollars in mass-transit improvements and reduce traffic is no longer stuck in neutral.

A Manhattan judge ruled Friday to throw out the New York City education department’s budget and allow the City Council and Mayor Eric Adams to reconsider how to fund schools this year.

Judge Lyle Frank ruled in favor of two teachers and two parents who filed a lawsuit in Manhattan Supreme Court last month, claiming that the city violated state law when it approved the education department’s budget for this fiscal year.