The Long Island City Partnership is attempting to expand further into LIC. Its expansion has raised questions about the role a public-private partnership should have in providing services typically provided by local government.
Read MoreQueens’ first-ever legal weed shop opened in Jamaica this week.
Read MoreIn the same week that Queens Councilmember Sandra Ung called for an increase in enforcement of street vendors in her busy Flushing district, Mayor Eric Adams decided to change the city agency responsible for that enforcement.
Read MoreAn Astoria movie studio backed by actor Robert De Niro is almost complete. “We're going to attract all of the film industry,” the mayor said after the final beam of the studio’s structure was installed. “To hell with California.”
Read MoreThe largest rezoning in the history of Queens – dubbed Innovation QNS – was given the thumbs up on Tuesday by the City Council, clearing the final major hurdle in the half decade battle for the project’s approval.
Read MoreThe city is suing Starbucks over its alleged wrongful firing of a Queens barista who led a successful union effort at his Astoria branch.
Read MoreThe Department of Consumer and Worker Protection stepped in earlier this week to enforce regulations against unlicensed street vending in Flushing.
Read MoreGovernor Kathy Hochul joined a number of Queens elected officials and local leaders in Downtown Jamaica to celebrate the impending opening of Greater Nexus, an $11 million co-working space for local entrepreneurs.
Read MoreThere’s no such thing as a free lunch.
Read MoreMembers of the newly formed Corona Plaza Vendors Association developed a map of their placements and established community agreements to take charge of the space they frequent.
Read MoreIf a new piece of legislation from a Queens lawmaker passes, every New Yorker could one day own a small chunk of the Buffalo Bills should the team decide to leave the state for greener pastures.
Read MoreGovernor Kathy Hochul and the Cannabis Control Board issued the most concrete guidance on New York’s marijuana industry to date.
Developers of a massive redevelopment project in Astoria gearing up for the city’s rezoning process hit a potentially project-killing snag Wednesday.
Read MorePermanent al fresco dining is now one step closer to becoming a reality in Queens and the rest of the city after the City Council approved a bill amending the city’s zoning laws Thursday.
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