July 13, 2021 By Christian Murray An innovative plan to transform the Ravenswood Generating Station into a renewable energy hub has the backing of NYCHA leaders as well as more than 1,000 residents from western Queens NYCHA developments. The bold plan, supported by NAACP-NYCHA branch leaders, would see green energy from upstate New York transferred… Read more »
July 13, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A series of photographs honoring Irish nationalists who died 40 years ago while on a hunger strike in Northern Ireland have gone up at two subway stations in western Queens. The images were put up at stops in Astoria and Sunnyside to pay tribute to 10 men who died… Read more »
July 13, 2021 By Allie Griffin The city is reopening more facilities this month where New Yorkers can get a city-issued ID in an effort to help undocumented residents access financial assistance via a $2.1 billion state fund created for them. The city is reopening five more IDNYC enrollment centers that have been shuttered due to… Read more »
July 13, 2021 By Allie Griffin A local nonprofit and a cultural center are joining forces to host an online film premiere tonight as part of a fundraiser for food distribution. Queens Together, a nonprofit representing restaurants and food businesses throughout the borough, and the Museum of the Moving Image are screening the premiere of… Read more »
July 13, 2021 By Christian Murray The New York City Council recently approved a developer’s rezoning plan to build an 11-story, 104-unit apartment complex near the 30th Avenue train station in Astoria. The approval now means that MEDREP Associates, a Long Island City based company, can move forward with its plans to build its 11-story… Read more »
July 13, 2021 By Michael Dorgan The state has completed a $2 million project to repair a section of shoreline at Gantry Plaza State Park that was damaged nearly nine years ago by Superstorm Sandy. The work also included an additional $17,000 spent on patching up a gaping hole on the boardwalk at Pier 3… Read more »
July 12, 2021 By Allie Griffin New York City Restaurant Week returns next Monday with deals from more than two dozen Queens eateries. Restaurants across the five boroughs — including 31 in Queens — will be offering discounts on their menu items from July 19 through August 22 as part of an extended Restaurant Week…. Read more »
July 12, 2021 By Christian Murray U.S. Senator Charles Schumer joined forces with several local officials outside a power plant in Astoria Friday to announce his opposition to the overhaul of a current facility—and to urge the public to oppose it too. NRG Energy, a large Houston-based company, was subject to heavy criticism during a… Read more »
July 12, 2021 By Christian Murray The Astoria rental market has stabilized in recent months but is down by more than 10 percent from pre-pandemic levels, according to a new report released by the real estate firm M.N.S. The average rent for a studio apartment in the neighborhood in June was $1,760, virtually unchanged from… Read more »
July 9, 2021 By Ryan Songalia A drop-off site in Queens where residents can dispose of harmful household products re-opens this Saturday after being closed during the pandemic. Batteries, motor oil and transmission fluid and items containing mercury are among the substances that residents can drop off in College Point at the northwest corner of… Read more »