Sept. 28, 2021 By Christian Murray City officials held a ribbon cutting event at a children’s playground in Astoria Park last week to mark the completion of a $30 million revamp of the 60-acre park. The officials held the event at Charybdis Playground, where the city has just completed a $12.5 million overhaul of the… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on Sept. 26, 2021, 7:07 PM EDT BY JOSEFA VELASQUEZ Weeks after record rainfall from Hurricane Ida remnants wrecked basement apartments and claimed 13 lives locally, Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Bill de Blasio are expected to announce financial aid Monday for undocumented New Yorkers locked out of… Read more »
Sept. 25, 2021 By Christian Murray A 31-year-old man is dead and another man wounded after they were both shot in front of the Astoria Houses NYCHA complex Friday night. Anthony Edwards, a resident of Astoria Houses, was shot in the face in front of the public housing development at around 11:10 p.m. He was… Read more »
Sept. 24, 2021 By Christian Murray A subway train smashed into a Citi Bike that had been thrown onto the tracks at the Steinway Street station in Astoria Sunday night, police said. A man, who was part of a group of four men and one woman, allegedly threw the bike from street level onto the… Read more »
Sept. 23, 2021 By Christian Murray A developer’s application to upzone a section of 31st Street in Astoria—in order to construct three large residential buildings—was rejected by Community Board 1 Tuesday night. MDM Development, an Astoria-based real estate company, has filed an application with the city to upzone the east side of 31st Street between… Read more »
Sept. 20, 2021 By Christian Murray Queens Borough President Donovan Richards is hosting a series of town hall meetings throughout the borough with the first one scheduled to take place in Astoria on Wednesday. The meeting this Wednesday is targeted for residents who live in western Queens, where issues pertaining to Astoria, Long Island City,… Read more »
Sept. 17, 2021 By Christian Murray Police are looking for two men wanted for a stabbing that took place outside an Astoria bodega during the early hours Monday. The suspects allegedly got into a dispute with the victim, a 35-year-old man, outside 24-01 Deli & Grocery, located at 24-01 31 St., at around 3:30 a.m…. Read more »
Sept. 17, 2021 Op-Ed By Edwin DeJesus, candidate for the 22nd District ASTORIA, NY I am a healthy 24-year-old man who commutes to work on a bicycle, and I love it. I think it’s a great alternative mode of transportation. However, I understand that there is a huge community of people who cannot or prefer… Read more »
Sept. 17, 2021 By Christian Murray Mayor Bill de Blasio sent out a strong message Thursday to the owners of illegal dirt bikes and off-road vehicles who are tempted to operate one of them in New York City: “Don’t even think about it,” he said. “Because the NYPD will find it and will crush it.”… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on Sept. 16, 2021, 8:50 PM EDT BY CHRISTINE CHUNG, JOSEFA VELASQUEZ AND ALLISON DIKANOVIC Two weeks after the remnants of Hurricane Ida tore through the city, killing 13 people, basements across the city are still drying out as many New Yorkers struggle to recover from the punishing storm. With millions… Read more »