Dec. 10, 2021 By Allie Griffin The City Council passed a bill Thursday aimed at protecting city trees across the five boroughs. The Council voted unanimously in favor of a bill sponsored by Flushing Council Member Peter Koo that requires the Parks Department to more regularly inspect trees and to publish its findings for the… Read more »
Dec. 13, 2021 By Allie Griffin The New York City Sanitation Department has installed more than a dozen specialty “smart bins” for food scraps throughout Astoria. The department placed 16 bins — which only open with a specific key card — around the neighborhood last week in order to redirect compostable waste from landfills. The… Read more »
Dec. 10, 2021 By Allie Griffin A woman died in a fire Thursday inside an apartment at the NYCHA Queensbridge Houses complex. The fire broke out inside a second-floor unit in Queensbridge North Houses, located at 40-11 12th St., at around 6:15 p.m., police said. Firefighters extinguished the flames and officers found a woman with… Read more »
Dec. 9, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A new restaurant that specializes in Neapolitan-style pizzas and Italian pasta dishes has opened on 31st Street in Astoria. Sotto La Luna, which means “under the moon” in Italian, opened today at a new food and beverage hall at 34-39 31st St. The restaurant has taken a 2,500 square… Read more »
Dec. 9, 2021 By Allie Griffin A comedian who was born and raised in Queens — and at one time owned a comedy club in Long Island City — is returning to the elementary school he attended as a kid to perform and film a comedy special. Comedian Steve Hofstetter will make a return to… Read more »
Dec. 9, 2021 By Allie Griffin Queens officials are calling on Governor Kathy Hochul to replenish and reopen the Excluded Workers Fund after the state closed applications in October upon running out of money. Officials such as State Sen. Jessica Ramos and Queens Borough President Donovan Richards are urging Hochul to inject $3 billion into… Read more »
Dec. 9, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A six-story mixed-use building consisting of 92 units will be going up on the corner of Broadway and 29th Street in Astoria. The development will go up at 25-33 Broadway where a number of vacant storefronts are located, according to documents filed with the DOB on Dec. 3. The… Read more »
Dec. 8, 2021 By Christian Murray Elected officials and school administrators held a ceremonial ground breaking Wednesday to celebrate the start of construction of a 3,066-seat high school on Northern Boulevard in Woodside. The massive school, which will be six stories and contain 94 regular classrooms, will be the largest ever constructed by the School… Read more »
Dec. 8, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Vincenzo Cerbone, the longtime co-owner of Manducatis Italian restaurant in Long Island City, died after a short illness last week. He was 91. Cerbone was a well-respected and popular owner who opened the old-style restaurant on the corner of 47th Avenue and Jackson Avenue in the 1970s. The Long… Read more »
Dec. 7, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Dozens of Santas are going to be lining the streets of Sunnyside this Saturday as they participate in the neighborhood’s annual Santathon. The popular crawl makes a return this year after being canceled in 2020 due to the pandemic. Nine local bars are participating in the Dec. 11 crawl… Read more »