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Domino Square Opens with a Blast

Oct 17, 2024 | brooklyndowntownstar.com | Oona Milliken

Annabelle UnderwoodThousands of people gathered on Tuesday evening, Oct. 1 to celebrate the opening of Domino Square, the newest addition to Domino Park in Williamsburg. The event was free to attend and featured a live DJ, food from Roberta’s Pizza, empanadas from Melanio, ice cream from Oddfellows, and drinks from Other Half Brewery. There was also a selection of activities for children from A Rosie Day.
Blessing of the Animals

Oct 17, 2024 | brooklyndowntownstar.com | Oona Milliken

St. John’s Lutheran Church & Ascension EpiscopalAnnabelle UnderwoodAlthough Greenpoint’s Pastor Katrina Foster says blessing of your pet can’t guarantee a change in behavior, parishioners and neighbors couldn’t resist bringing all sorts of animals to St. Johns Lutheran Church on Kent Street Sunday for a blessing. Foster recently made news here when the 157-year-old historic church went through some renovation.
CB 8 doesn’t want to hear about City of Yes

Jul 3, 2024 | qchron.com | Oona Milliken

While discussing the City of Yes for Housing Opportunity plan last Wednesday, June 26, Community Board 8 demonstrated all the characteristics of a passionate New York City community board meeting: finger-pointing, heated discussions and a defensive city official. The board unanimously voted ‘no’ on the proposal. The tone at the meeting was overwhelmingly anti-City of Yes.
Board 3 opposes citywide rezoning

Jun 27, 2024 | qchron.com | Oona Milliken

Amongst the bustle of Travers Park in Jackson Heights, Community Board 3 struck down the City of Yes for Housing Opportunity proposal 23-11 last Thursday, after intense deliberations on both sides of the issue. Frank Taylor, the chairman of the board, set the tone of the meeting by speaking out against the proposal immediately following a presentation by the city’s planning department. “I believe over 80 percent of community boards have voted ‘no’ on this already,” Taylor said.
CB 2 OKs City of Yes housing rezone plan

Jun 13, 2024 | qchron.com | Oona Milliken

Community Board 2 passed the City of Yes Housing Opportunity Plan during its regular meeting June 6. The residential component of Mayor Adam’s City of Yes proposal is designed to update the city’s “outdated” zoning restrictions and increase housing construction, according to the administration.
Sidewalk parking at issue in Sunnyside

Jun 13, 2024 | qchron.com | Oona Milliken

The crowd erupted in applause after Beatriz Ruiz, a resident of Sunnyside, spoke at Community Board 2’s monthly meeting on June 6 to address a parking issue in her neighborhood. In particular, Ruiz said Quality Auto Services, a repair and body shop that moved into the neighborhood after a florist left the location, is to blame for taking neighbors’ parking spots, parking on the sidewalk and keeping cars parked in one spot for weeks on end.
'This Guy's an Asshole': Former Workers Allege Owner of Ed's Lobster Bar Abruptly Shut Down the Restaurant and Disappeared With Their Wages While He Pursues DJ Career - Hell Gate

Jun 5, 2024 | hellgatenyc.com | Oona Milliken

Abed Campos, an unhoused New Yorker who lives across from Ed’s Lobster Bar in SoHo, has been posted up near the intersection of Grant and Lafayette for about a decade. Campos has seen restaurants on that block come and go, but he'd gotten used to the rhythms of Ed's, which had been at that corner since 2021, after it moved from its original Lafayette Street storefront.
Parents and pols protest pot shop

May 9, 2024 | qchron.com | Oona Milliken

Haze Land, an illegal smoke shop located at 37-07 82 St. in Jackson Heights, drew a crowd of people on Wednesday, May 1. However, instead of buying cannabis, lawmakers, local parents and educators were there to protest illegal smoke shops in their neighborhood. Haze Land, which is located down the street from Renaissance Charter School, was shut down by the Sheriff’s Office on April 20 but reopened the next day to the dismay of community members.
Douglaston delivers high drama in postwar classic

May 9, 2024 | qchron.com | Oona Milliken

Audible gasps could be heard from the audience during the Douglaston Community Theatre debut performance of “All My Sons” by Arthur Miller as they reacted to the twists and turns of the drama. The play is showing at Zion Church Parish Hall, at 243-20 Church St. in Douglaston, for two more weeks, with a final show on Sunday, May 19.
Parents and pols protest illegal smoke shop in Jackson Heights

May 3, 2024 | qchron.com | Oona Milliken

Haze Land, an illegal smoke shop located at 37-07 82 St. in Jackson Heights, drew a crowd of people on Wednesday, May 1. However, instead of buying cannabis, lawmakers, local parents and educators were there to protest illegal smoke shops in their neighborhood. Haze Land, which is located down the street from Renaissance Charter School, was shut down by the Sheriff’s Office on April 20 but reopened the next day to the dismay of community members.