Sept. 27, 2021 By Allie Griffin Congress Member Carolyn Maloney is calling on state officials to shut down a smokestack at a Long Island City power plant that is the biggest polluting plant in New York. Maloney joined residents of the Queensbridge Houses Saturday to renew their call for the New York State Energy Research… Read more »
Sept. 27, 2021 By Allie Griffin A Forest Hills concert featuring hip hop artists Nas and DJ Cassidy last week raised enough money to help a local charity feed nearly 2.5 million New Yorkers for a day. All proceeds from the ‘Concert to Feed NYC’ on Sept. 23 at Forest Hills Stadium were donated to… Read more »
Sept. 27, 2021 By Allie Griffin A block in Astoria was named after the late real estate developer George Kaufman, who restored Astoria Studios in the 1980s — and, in turn, helped revive New York City’s production industry. A section of 35th Avenue, between 35th and 36th Streets, was co-named “George S. Kaufman Way” at… Read more »
Sept. 24, 2021 By Allie Griffin Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer has secured more than $5.1 million to cover the costs of badly-needed roof repairs at MoMA PS1. The capital funding will allow the Long Island City art institution to make the repairs that the building has needed for nearly a decade. “MoMA PS1’s growth… Read more »
Sept. 23, 2021 By Allie Griffin The city is opening a new shelter for homeless New Yorkers in an East Elmhurst building that was originally planned to become a hotel. The city is converting a building, located at 112-16 Astoria Blvd., into a shelter for 140 adult families experiencing homelessness, the Department of Social Services… Read more »
Sept. 23, 2021 By Allie Griffin The city has allocated $26.4 million for the Queens Museum to complete its expansion project which includes a children’s museum space, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday. The investment enables the Queens Museum to create a dedicated children’s museum space, secure artwork storage and additional classrooms — all features… Read more »
Sept. 22, 2021 By Allie Griffin Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other New York Congress members are calling on both the governor and mayor to immediately shut down the Rikers Island jail complex. Ocasio-Cortez and Reps. Jamaal Bowman, Jerry Nadler and Nydia Velázquez penned a letter to Governor Kathy Hochul and Mayor Bill de Blasio Tuesday… Read more »
Sept. 21, 2021 By Allie Griffin Weill Cornell Medicine opened a new medical practice in Long Island City in a partnership with New York-Presbyterian Monday. The practice, located on the ground floor of The JACX at 28-25 Jackson Ave., aims to provide Queens residents with greater access to physicians within the Manhattan-based institution. The facility… Read more »
Sept. 21, 2021 By Allie Griffin Democratic mayoral nominee Eric Adams wants to convert 25,000 outer-borough hotel rooms into permanent affordable housing. Adams outlined a plan — during a press conference in Sunset Park Monday — for the city to acquire economically distressed hotels in the outer boroughs and convert them into supportive housing. The… Read more »
Sept. 21, 2021 By Allie Griffin The city will require weekly COVID-19 testing of students and staff at public schools beginning next week, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday. The Department of Education will increase testing from biweekly to weekly at all public schools beginning Sept. 27. As such, 10 percent of unvaccinated students will… Read more »