February 3, By Michael Florio
Residents of Astoria, Jackson Heights and East Elmhurst can set aside some time in late March or early April to help decide how $1.5 million should be spent in their district.
Council Member Costa Constantinides has announced voting dates and locations for this year’s participatory budgeting process,…
February 3, By Michael Florio
The city will spend $33 million on sewer upgrades to reduce pollution in Bowery Bay and Flushing Bay.
The Department of Environmental Protection announced the sewage upgrade yesterday, which they say will prevent 225 million gallons of pollution from being discharged into Bowery Bay and Flushing Bay each year.…
February 3, By Christian Murray
Dollar Tree, a low-cost retailer that prices all its items for $1, has replaced Deals.
The change, however, which went into effect at its Astoria, Woodside and Sunnyside locations last week, does not represent a change of ownership.…
February 2, By Michael Florio
A new crepe shop recently opened its doors in Astoria.
Brother Crepe, located at 42-02 30th Ave., opened last week, according to a store employee.
“We have only been open a couple of days,” she said on Tuesday.…
February 2, By Michael Florio
Fans of Queens Comfort have a new reason to be excited.
The owners of the American comfort food restaurant on 30th Avenue will open a new location in the neighborhood, in the vicinity of Ditmars Boulevard and 31st Street.…
February 1, By Michael Florio
Council Member Costa Constantinides is urging New York State to begin teaching students about climate change.
Constantinides introduced a resolution (Res. 375) in 2014, which asks the State to implement climate change in the Kindergarten through 12th grade curricula.…
January 28, By Michael Florio
On the heels of a Department of Transportation proposal to redesign several major roads around Astoria Park, Council Member Costa Constantinides has proposed a slow zone in roughly the same area.
Under the Councilman’s proposal,…
January 27, By Michael Florio
Bravo International Supermarket, located at 34-12 34th Ave., has begun transitioning into a C-Town, according to a store manager.
The supermarket has a tentative date of April 1 to make the change official, but the first signs of change have already occurred.…
January 27, By Jackie Strawbridge
Long-awaited upgrades to Astoria Park’s Charybdis Playground took a step toward fruition on Monday, when Council Member Costa Constantinides announced that he plans to fund a renovation project.
Charybdis Playground sits on the Astoria Park waterfront.…
January 26, By Jackie Strawbridge
Council Member Costa Constantinides has called on the Parks Department to transform the center of the Astoria Park running track into a regulation-size soccer field.
Constantinides announced the proposal at his State of the District speech Monday night,…