Nov. 18, 2019 By Michael Dorgan Astoria Council member Costa Constantinides has called on New York City to boycott agricultural companies responsible for accelerating climate change. Constantinides, who is Chair of the Committee on Environmental Protection, sponsored a groundbreaking resolution Thursday which, if passed, would call on City agencies and the private sector to cut ties… Read more »
Nov. 14, 2019 By Allie Griffin A new affordable housing lottery has opened in East Elmhurst with rents starting at $2,185 a month. Through the lottery, three apartments up for grabs in a newly constructed building at 104-22 Astoria Blvd. One one-bedroom unit is available for $2,185 a month and two two-bedroom units are available… Read more »
Nov. 12, 2019 By Allie Griffin Queens is getting its own professional soccer team and it will be led by David Villa, a member of the Spanish national team that won the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Villa along with Jonathan Krane, a New York City-based asset manager, have secured a United Soccer League franchise to… Read more »
Nov. 12, 2019 By Christian Murray Astoria’s Sandwich King Charlie Gordon, who established Sal, Kris & Charlie’s Deli in Astoria, died Friday. He was 60. Gordon bought the 33-12 23rd Ave. deli in 1987 and named it after Sal, who already worked at the deli, his wife Kris and himself, according to an article published… Read more »
Nov. 8, 2019 By Allie Griffin Six out of 10 people who recently commuted to LaGuardia Airport (LGA) said they would have used the AirTrain LGA to get there if it had already been built, according to a survey. The online survey of 409 recent commuters to LaGuardia Airport found that there was even greater… Read more »
Nov. 6, 2019 By Allie Griffin Melinda Katz sailed to victory in the Queens District Attorney race last night, easily beating the Republican candidate Joe Murray. Katz, who has been the Queens Borough President since 2014, garnered nearly 75 percent of the votes — 138,000 to Murray’s 45,000, according to the unofficial results released by… Read more »
Nov. 5, 2019 By Allie Griffin Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez apologized Monday to a former Brooklyn Assemblyman, who had filed a First Amendment lawsuit against her for blocking him on Twitter. The Congresswoman said she reconsidered her decision to block Dov Hikind from her Twitter account. Her apology and subsequent unblocking were part of a settlement… Read more »
Nov. 2, 2019 By Shane O’Brien A Long Island City man who shot an Astoria resident in the back and pistol whipped him to death was convicted of murder on Friday, according to the Queens District Attorney’s Office. Javyn McNish, 21, was found guilty of murder for the Dec. 2, 2017 killing of Jerell Lewis,… Read more »
Nov. 3, 2019 By Allie Griffin The fare for the JFK AirTrain has been hiked for the first time in its history with single ride tickets now costing $7.75. The AirTrain, which first opened to riders in December 2003, had been $5 since its inception until the price was raised Nov. 1. The Port Authority… Read more »
By Josefa Velasquez, Christine Chung and Rachel Holliday Smith, THE CITY This story was originally published on 10/31/19 by THE CITY The Working Families Party stepped in to shore up Tiffany Cabán’s campaign for Queens district attorney earlier this year when she was just an unknown public defender, helping bring her within a stunning 55… Read more »