March 12, 2020 By Christian Murray Modell’s Sporting Goods, a family-owned company that was founded in 1889, announced Wednesday that it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and that it would be closing all 115 of its stores. The company, which has nine stores in Queens, is one of many traditional retailers to go bust… Read more »
March 11, 2020 By Christian Murray New York Attorney General Letitia James ordered an Astoria supermarket to cease and desist charging customers excessive prices for disinfectant spray. James ordered two stores—one in Manhattan and the other the Astoria supermarket—to stop profiting from people’s fear of the Coronavirus. She said that investigators found that City Fresh… Read more »
March 10, 2020 By Christian Murray A 14-year-old autistic boy who went missing in Astoria on Friday has been found safe and well, according to police. Bryan Miranda, of 18th Street, went missing after leaving his home at around 7:45 a.m. March 6. Police sought help finding Miranda who suffers from depression, ADHD, and is… Read more »
March 10, 2020 By Christian Murray and Michael Dorgan New York City’s bold vision for Sunnyside Yard is decades away from becoming a reality—if at all. The Economic Development Corp. presented the Sunnyside Yard Master Plan at Community Board 2’s monthly meeting Thursday – the first time the completed plan had gone before the public… Read more »
March 9, 2020 By Allie Griffin With the number of coronavirus cases in New York increasing daily, Mayor Bill de Blasio advised New Yorkers to skip packed subway cars and to work from home if possible. New York City now has 16 confirmed cases, including two in Queens, the Mayor said this morning. Yesterday, the… Read more »
March 5, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A bill outlawing gender discrimination in disability insurance has been passed by the New York Senate. The legislation (S.3664B), which was sponsored by Senate Deputy Leader Michael Gianaris, prohibits insurers from using gender as a tool to determine risk when setting disability insurance policies. If signed into law, the… Read more »
March 5, 2020 By Michael Dorgan State Senator Michael Gianaris, Councilman Costa Constantinides and Assemblyman Ron Kim will speak at a town hall tonight in Astoria centered on transferring corporate utilities like Con Edison into public ownership. The event is being organized by NYC Democratic Socialists of America and will take place at HANAC George… Read more »
March 4, 2020 By Michael Dorgan The police released video footage today of an individual wanted for stealing a car near the Astoria Heights Playground in January. The suspect allegedly stole a 1999 Volvo sedan on Jan. 16 at around 8 p.m. across from 30-39 43rd St., after the owner left her keys in the… Read more »
March 3, 2020 By Christian Murray and Michael Dorgan City officials released the long-awaited Sunnyside Yard Master Plan today that calls for the construction of 12,000 affordable housing units, 60-acres of public space and a Sunnyside station that would be served by the Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North and potentially Amtrak. The plan, put together… Read more »
March 3, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A popular program that provides affordable hockey lessons and equipment to kids aged 5 through 8 is about to begin in Long Island City and registration is now open. The program, Learn to Play, is organized by the New York Islanders as part of a national initiative where the… Read more »