March 22, 2021 By Allie Griffin Council Member Costa Constantinides is backing Tiffany Cabán to replace him in the City Council when he leaves office at the end of the year. Constantinides announced his endorsement of the progressive public defender at a press briefing outside the entrance to the Rikers Island bridge in Astoria Monday…. Read more »
March 22, 2021 By Allie Griffin A car was stolen from a Long Island City auto body shop earlier this month and police are searching for the suspect. A 44-year-old man who was looking to get his vehicle repaired had parked his 2017 Toyota Camry outside A&P Auto Body and Repair Inc., located at 22-01… Read more »
March 21, 2021 By Christian Murray The race to be the next mayor of New York City is heating up and last week we talked to one of the candidates–Maya Wiley. Wiley will be competing in the Democratic primary on June 22 against Eric Adams, Scott Stringer, Andrew Yang, Shaun Donovan, Kathryn Garcia, Ray McGuire… Read more »
March 22, 2021 By Christina Santucci The LaGuardia AirTrain is one step closer to becoming a reality – with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) publishing its final environmental impact statement last week detailing the $2-billion project. The AirTrain – first proposed by Governor Andrew Cuomo in 2015 – aims to link the airport with the… Read more »
March 22, 2021 By Allie Griffin New Yorkers as young as 50 years old will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine beginning tomorrow morning, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Monday. Cuomo lowered the current vaccine-eligibility age — which is 60 in New York State — by ten years. He first lowered it from 65 years old… Read more »
March 22, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Police are looking for a suspect who swiped an expensive e-bike in Astoria earlier this month – just minutes after the owner parked it outside a mosque. The bike’s owner had left his e-bike outside Masjid Dar Al-Dawah Mosque, located at 35-13 23rd Ave., on March 11 at around… Read more »
March 22, 2021 By Christina Santucci A new comfort food eatery – called Krave It – is coming to Astoria next month. The restaurant is slated to open in mid-April at 36-18 30th Ave. – in the former home of Queens Comfort. The Astoria location will be the borough’s second Krave It. Founder Vishee Mandahar… Read more »
March 19, 2021 By Allie Griffin Council Member Costa Constantinides has endorsed Donovan Richards–the incumbent–in the Queens Borough President race. Constantinides, who unsuccessfully competed for the borough president spot last year, said Richards has performed well since he took office last year–following his victory in the special election. “Since taking office in December, he has… Read more »
March 19, 2021 By Michael Dorgan More than 150 people gathered for a candlelight vigil in Sunnyside Thursday to mourn the Asian Americans killed in bias attacks over the past year — including the victims of the Atlanta-area shooting Tuesday night. The event took place at Bliss Plaza, located at 46th Street and Queens Boulevard,… Read more »
March 19, 2021 Op-Ed By Felicia Kalan In 2019, Astoria was ranked “Top 10 coolest neighborhoods in the world” by Time Out magazine, mostly due to the character of our neighborhood reflected in our small businesses. Two years later, sadly many of those same businesses have been forced to close as one third of our… Read more »