July 1, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The FDNY has opened a new Emergency Medical Services (EMS) station in Astoria and local leaders held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the facility Tuesday. The facility, called EMS Station 49, will serve as a base for emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics to serve Astoria and the rest of… Read more »
June 30, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A second Starbucks in Astoria has voted to unionize, making it the second Starbucks in Queens to do so. Employees at the 22-28 31st St. store voted 7-4 in favor of unionizing. Workers made the announcement via Twitter Thursday morning. The store is located between Ditmars Boulevard and 23rd… Read more »
June 29, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A gritty section of the Hallets Cove peninsula along the Astoria waterfront has undergone a major overhaul and local leaders held a ribbon-cutting ceremony in front of the site Wednesday. The inlet, located off the East River on Vernon Boulevard near 30th Road, was once a major eyesore for… Read more »
June 29, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A woman was pulled out of the East River by a Good Samaritan Wednesday morning after she jumped into the water to save her dog. The woman was walking her dog at Hallett’s Cove Beach in Astoria at around 8:15 a.m. when the canine ran into the river to… Read more »
June 29, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Police are looking for four men wanted for robbing six businesses throughout central and western Queens over the past month. The alleged thieves hit three gas stations, two delis and a 7Eleven from May 31 through June 22 – and made off with around $14,300 in total cash, according… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on June 28, 2022 By Josefa Velasquez Gov. Kathy Hochul and Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado successfully fended off primary challenges to their right and left flank Tuesday, emerging by wide margins as the Democratic nominees heading into November’s election. Less than an hour after polls closed, the… Read more »
June 29, 2022 Op-Ed By Beri Diana Calderon courtesy of NYC Mayor’s Public Engagement Unit It’s no secret that rent prices are rising in NYC. But there is one secret you should know—some New Yorkers can freeze their rent. For more than twenty years, I’ve lived in my Washington Heights apartment. When I moved in,… Read more »
June 28, 2022 By Czarinna Andres The Astoria Park Pool opened for the season today along with 52 other outdoor New York City pools. The NYC Parks Dept. opened the outdoor pools today in accordance with city tradition. The pools typically open the day after public schools close. “Summer is here which means our pools… Read more »
June 28, 2022 By Christian Murray A New York City law that extended voting rights to as many as 800,000 non-citizen New Yorkers was struck down by a Staten Island supreme court judge Monday—and Queens officials’ reactions were mixed. The law, which was passed by the city council by a 33-14 margin in December, granted… Read more »
June 27, 2022 By Michael Dorgan An office worker in Long Island City got a big surprise earlier this month when he discovered that the windshield of his brand-new Tesla had been smashed by a raging vandal with a large wooden sign. The worker, 33, named Mike, had just finished work on June 13 at… Read more »