May 26, 2022 By Christian Murray Tempers flared and opinions were mixed Wednesday night when Community Board 1 held a public hearing where the merits of a rezoning application that would bring 2,800 apartments to a five-block area in Astoria were debated. The hearing was held at the Museum of the Moving Image (MoMI) and… Read more »
May 25, 2022 Op-Ed We are tenants, immigrants, activists, homeowners, formerly houseless, artists, parents, small business owners, community organizers, and more. And we say: Astoria is Not for Sale. For too long, real estate has dominated the land use conversations and development of our communities, especially in working class neighborhoods being gentrified. Now, Astoria is… Read more »
This article was originally published by Chalkbeat New York on May 24, 2022, BY Christina Veiga The sites of new gifted classrooms were announced Tuesday, part of an expansion pushed by Mayor Eric Adams and Chancellor David Banks. Officials are adding more than 1,000 seats, most of them as new programs that start in third… Read more »
May 25, 2022 By Christian Murray Disgruntled parents will be holding a “listening session” Thursday to discuss the four candidates vying to be the next Superintendent for District 30 schools in western Queens. The meeting this Thursday has been organized by the District 30 Community Education Council in the wake of the Department of Education’s… Read more »
May 24, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The outdoor café on the waterfront at Hunters Point South Park has gone dark and will remain mostly shuttered for the start of the summer as it undergoes renovations. The café, called LIC Landing, closed Friday as the operators were required to vacate the premises since their license with… Read more »
May 23, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A new month-long initiative that aims to showcase the best of arts and culture in Queens will kick off in two weeks’ time. The initiative, called Queens Rising, will launch with its first event on June 4 at Flushing Meadows Corona Park. The festivities will run from 5 p.m. to… Read more »
May 23, 2022 By Christian Murray The first step in the public review process for the massive Innovation QNS project in Astoria will take place Wednesday with a public hearing. Queens Community Board 1 is hosting the hearing, where the developers will present their plan that involves rezoning five city blocks. The public will then… Read more »
May 20, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Elizabeth Lusskin, the longtime president of the Long Island City Partnership, is stepping down from the organization on May 24 to take on a new role at a state agency. Lusskin has led the LIC Partnership since October 2013 and is leaving the organization to become the executive vice… Read more »
May 20, 2022 By Christian Murray The city’s speed cameras are likely to be in operation 24/7 starting July 1—now that an agreement has been struck between state lawmakers and the mayor’s office. Mayor Eric Adams issued a statement Thursday saying that state legislators plan to introduce legislation that will permit speed cameras to be… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on May 19, 2022 The clock is ticking on the final days of a likely-to-expire tax break real estate developers rely on to build new apartments — and the rush is on to get foundations in the ground before June 15, when 421-a will end unless the… Read more »