Feb. 9, 2021 By Christina Santucci The Citi Field megasite is set to open Wednesday, but only 800 shots are expected to be dispensed at the stadium this week. Mayor Bill de Blasio had announced last month Citi Field would scale up to vaccinating between 5,000 and 7,000 people per day. But currently there are… Read more »
Feb. 9, 2021 By Christina Santucci An Astoria assemblyman is hosting a virtual trivia show tonight – and the daily double will be about a proposal to upgrade a western Queens power plant. NRG, one of the largest energy companies in the country, is planning to update its Astoria power plant, which the company says… Read more »
Feb. 8, 2021 By Christina Santucci An Astoria woman raised nearly $30,000 for her father’s medical care after a video she posted on TikTok went viral. Kat Downer, 28, launched a GoFundMe last month with a goal of raising $9,000 — but her emotional post about the plight of her sick father helped raise more… Read more »
Feb. 8, 2021 By Christina Santucci Queens community leaders, coaches and athletes are calling on city officials to allow high school sports to restart, citing the benefits to players’ mental health and college prospects. More than 100 people gathered in St. Albans Saturday to push the city’s Public School Athletic League (PSAL) to return to… Read more »
Feb. 7, 2021 By Christina Santucci Queens politicians say city and state officials are not playing fair with vaccine distribution. More than two-dozen elected officials representing the borough urged the governor and mayor Sunday to open Citi Field as a COVID-19 vaccination site immediately. They argue that Citi Field should be open as a vaccination… Read more »
Aug. 2, 2019 By Allie Griffin. Council Member Costa Constantinides has secured $90,000 for expanded immigration services for western Queens in the new City budget. The money will fund additional programs in citizen training, English language tutoring and career service offered by Astoria-based organizations. The increase in funding comes as President Donald Trump’s administration threatens to… Read more »
July 30, 2019 By Allie Griffin Students of all ages have the chance to get educated on marine environments now through Aug. 13 by visiting the “BioBus,” a state-of-the-art mobile science lab popping up in Astoria. On Mondays and Tuesdays, students have the chance to visit the bus and conduct research on the marine ecology… Read more »
July 30, 2019 By Max Murray Two units are up for grabs in another Astoria affordable housing lottery — with the monthly rents going for $1,200 and $1,450 respectively. The apartments are contained within a newly-constructed 3-story, six-unit building at 20-52 49th St., between 20th and 21st Avenues. The two units differ in pricing with… Read more »
July 29, 2019 By Allie Griffin The Board of Elections unanimously certified the election results in the contested Queens District Attorney Democratic Primary race today, naming Borough President Melinda Katz victorious over public defender Tiffany Cabán. Despite the board’s certification, the race is far from over, as Cabán’s campaign continues to contest more than 100… Read more »
July 27, 2019 By Christian Murray A 38-year-old Ravenswood resident who distributed cocaine and heroin in and around the NYCHA housing projects on 36th Avenue pleaded guilty to drug charges last week. Jamarl Gilmore, who ran a crew of drug dealers out of the Ravenswood NYCHA development, pleaded guilty Wednesday to second-degree criminal sale of… Read more »