Jan. 27, 2020 By Allie Griffin The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) launched a new ad campaign today to combat an uptick in hate crimes on the New York City transit system. The “Hate Has No Place in Our Transportation System” public awareness campaign will promote kindness, respect and solidarity across digital screens in subways, buses… Read more »
Jan. 24, 2020 By Allie Griffin Soccer star David Villa is gifting one lucky fan a pair of signed boots to promote Queensboro FC, the new pro soccer team that will begin playing in Queens in 2021. Villa, a member of the Spanish national team that won the 2010 FIFA World Cup, will personally give… Read more »
Jan. 21, 2020 By Allie Griffin Twelve apartments in a newly constructed Astoria building are up for grabs through the city’s affordable housing lottery — but only for those who make at least $65,000. The twelve units, a mix of studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments, at 31-19 37th St. cost upwards of $1,900 a month…. Read more »
Jan. 14, 2020 By Allie Griffin Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez weighed in on the contentious $2 billion plan to build an AirTrain from Willets Point to LaGuardia Airport on Friday. Ocasio-Cortez questioned why several alternative options for transportation to LaGuardia were eliminated from further consideration in a Jan. 10 letter to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)…. Read more »
Jan. 13, 2020 By Allie Griffin Two babies died Friday after they were found unconscious at an East Elmhurst homeless shelter. Police officers, responding to a 911 call, found the babies, a twin boy and girl around 2 months old, unconscious and unresponsive inside the lobby of The Landing family shelter, located at 94-00 Ditmars… Read more »
Jan. 9, 2019 By Allie Griffin Two women allegedly robbed an elderly woman inside an apartment building elevator in Astoria yesterday. The suspects went inside a building near 31st Drive and 21st Street at around 5:30 p.m. and then followed an 89-year-old woman onto an elevator, police said. Inside the elevator, the women took the… Read more »
Jan. 3, 2020 By Allie Griffin Council Member Costa Constantinides is calling on the NYPD to halt issuing summonses and confiscating illegal e-bikes and e-scooters from delivery workers. Constantinides, who is also running for Queens Borough president, penned a letter to Police Commissioner Dermot Shea asking him to stop his officers from confiscating the bikes… Read more »
Dec. 30, 2019 By Allie Griffin An Astoria bodega was robbed at gunpoint Friday and police are looking for the suspect. The suspect entered Noor Deli Grocery, located at 38-02 31st St., on Dec. 27 at 6:44 p.m. and approached a 58-year-old male employee who was standing at the register. The male suspect displayed a… Read more »
Dec. 27, 2019 By Kristen Torres The city’s annual MulchFest is back for another year, giving residents a chance to get rid of their Christmas trees in an eco-friendly way. Residents can bring their Christmas trees to city parks and gardens to be turned into mulch during the annual MulchFest. This year’s event will take… Read more »
Dec. 23 By Kristen Torres More New York City residents will be eligible for half-priced MetroCards under an expansion of the city’s Fair Fares program, officials announced Friday. Fair Fares offers half-priced MetroCards to low-income residents. The program was launched by Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council Speaker Corey Johnson early this year. “We’re… Read more »