July 12, By Jason Cohen
A playground located under the Triborough Bridge has been revamped and now features ping pong tables, volleyball courts, exercise equipment and painted exercise games.
The renovations at Triborough Bridge Playground A, located on Hoyt Avenue North between 21street and Astoria Park,…
July 11, By Jason Cohen
Mayor Bill de Blasio will continue his ongoing series of town halls across the city next week in Queens.
On Wednesday July 19, he will hold a town hall at P.S. 70, located at 30-44-43rd St.,…
July 10, By Jason Cohen
Democratic Mayoral candidate Sal Albanese thought his car vanished Saturday after he attended a campaign stop in Long Island City/Astoria.
The longshot candidate initially thought his car had been stolen– but it had actually been towed by the NYPD nearby.…
July 8, Staff Report
Vandals have defaced the mural of the late rapper Prodigy that went up on a wall by Queensbridge Houses on Thursday.
Artists Jeff Henriquez and Eli Lazare painted the portrait as a tribute to Prodigy, …
July 7, By Jason Cohen
Artists unveiled a mural yesterday of the late rapper Prodigy that has gone up on a wall located across from Queensbridge Houses.
Prodigy, born Albert Johnson and raised in Queensbridge Houses, died June 20,…
July 6, Staff Report
A 5K run/walk is set to take place along the Astoria waterfront this September as part of the 100-year celebration of the Hellgate Bridge.
The event, scheduled for Saturday, September 9, is for both runners and walkers—and more 500 participants are expected.…
July 5, By Nathaly Pesantez
A market featuring Queens-made fashion, jewelry, crafts, and food will take place in Astoria this weekend.
The Queens Craft Brigade, which consists of a group of local artisans, will debut their first market Sunday,…
July 5, Staff Report
A 35-year-old man was seriously injured after being shot twice near the East River just minutes before Macy’s fireworks show kicked off last night.
According to a NYPD spokesman, the victim got into a dispute with the suspect at around 8:50 p.m.…
June 30, By Jason Cohen
Assemblywoman Aravella Simotas (D-Astoria) is working to raise awareness of two mental health disorders that she says are frequently misunderstood and often go untreated – Borderline Personality Disorder and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Simotas introduced two resolutions that memorialize the month of May as Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month and June as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Month.…
June 29, By Jason Cohen
The City has suspended the Queens contractor who was in charge of an Astoria work site where a construction collapse last week left three workers seriously injured.
The Department of Buildings announced yesterday that it has suspended the registration of general contractor Ideal Builders and Construction and its construction superintendent,…