April 26, 2021 By Christina Santucci A Queens mother of six-week-old twins was arraigned Saturday on charges of brutally murdering her babies in the Woodside Houses, authorities said. Danezja Kilpatrick, 23, was charged with two counts of first and second degree murder, criminal possession of a weapon and two counts of endangering the welfare of… Read more »
April 22, 2021 By Ryan Songalia A new bill that aims to protect workers from contracting airborne illnesses in the workplace—such as COVID-19—passed both the New York State Senate and Assembly this week. Businesses, under the legislation called NY Hero Act, will be required to meet minimum safety standards to reduce the risk to workers… Read more »
April 22, 2021 By Christian Murray A set of six-week old twins were found dead inside an apartment in Woodside Thursday afternoon, police said. Officers made the discovery after being called to an apartment at NYCHA Woodside Houses, located at 31-76 51st St., at around 3:10 p.m. The police found one of the babies inside… Read more »
April 22, 2021 By Christian Murray Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will be hosting an Earth Day celebration at Astoria Park this Saturday just days after reintroducing her signature Green New Deal legislation. The congresswoman will be attending the event where she will be discussing her legislation as well as her opposition to a power plant proposed… Read more »
April 22, 2021 By Christian Murray Several candidates are running to represent the 22nd Council District—a position that was recently occupied by Costa Constantinides. In our latest Podcast, we talk to Catherina Gioino who is vying for the seat. Gioino, a life-long Astoria resident and a freelance reporter, will be competing in the Democratic primary… Read more »
April 22, 2021 By Christina Santucci A movie-performance mashup of The Blues Brothers is slated to debut on the Halletts Point peninsula in Astoria later this spring, and viewers can either watch from their cars—or choose to be seated at picnic tables. The shows – which will begin Thursday, May 27 at 7 p.m. and… Read more »
April 21, 2021 By Ryan Songalia Elected officials across Queens praised the verdicts in the Derek Chauvin case Tuesday, but said true justice remains a work in progress. Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer, was found guilty on all three charges related to the May 2020 killing of unarmed Black man George Floyd, including second-degree… Read more »
April 21, 2021 By Ryan Songalia Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiled a new plan Tuesday that will add more cops in high crime areas as a means to combat gun violence. The announcement comes at a time when the number of shootings continues to spike across the city and New Yorkers have been calling for… Read more »
April 21, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A 19-year-old Woodside Houses resident faces 25 years to life in prison for the stray bullet killing of a 37-year-old mother-of-two last month. Dajuan Williams was arraigned in Queens Supreme Court Tuesday for allegedly killing Gudelia Vallinas while she was walking near the corner of 48th Street and Broadway… Read more »
April 21, 2021 By Ryan Songalia The Floating Hospital is about to receive more than $4 million in funding to boost its COVID-19 vaccination efforts. The funding, which comes as part of the $1.9 trillion federal relief package, is being earmarked to help the non-profit healthcare provider expand COVID-19 vaccination and testing efforts in underserved… Read more »