Dec. 20, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A non-profit organization that operates a composting facility near the Queensbridge Houses NYCHA complex has been granted a six-month extension on its lease by the Parks Dept. Big Reuse was required to leave the site, located under the Queensboro Bridge at the corner of Vernon Boulevard and Queens Plaza… Read more »
Dec. 21, 2020 By Christian Murray A gas station and auto repair shop on 21st Street are going to be demolished to make way for a mixed-use building. Demolition plans were filed with the Dept. of Buildings last week to bulldoze a one-story building at 30-75 21st St. that is located on the corner of… Read more »
Dec. 21, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Police are searching for two suspects who allegedly stole more than $10,000 worth of goods from a smoke shop in Astoria last month. The suspects broke through the front window of Cloud Beast, located at 22-05 35th St., on Nov. 26 at around 3:30 a.m. and began rummaging through… Read more »
Dec. 21, 2020 By Allie Griffin A man broke into an Astoria apartment building last month and snatched several packages from the lobby that were worth hundreds of dollars. The man allegedly used a screwdriver to disable the front door lock of a building near 36th Avenue and 31st Street at 4 a.m. on Nov…. Read more »
Dec. 18, 2020 By Allie Griffin Governor Andrew Cuomo believes New York will be able to avoid a second COVID-related shutdown, he announced today. “I believe we can avoid a shutdown and I believe we will avoid a shutdown — I’ll go that far,” Cuomo said during a press briefing Friday. He said that a… Read more »
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat, a nonprofit news organization covering public education. Sign up for their newsletters here: ckbe.at/newsletters Dec 18, 2020, Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat New York The coronavirus pandemic will force major changes in the ways students are admitted to New York City’s competitive middle and high schools this year, the education department announced… Read more »
Dec. 18, 2020 By Allie Griffin The names of three well known Queens men who recently passed away will be appearing on street corners in Astoria and Long Island City next year. The streets are among 92 citywide — including several in Queens — approved by the City Council Thursday to be co-named. One of… Read more »
Dec. 18, 2020 By Christian Murray Several candidates are running next year for the 22nd District Council seat currently held by Costa Constantinides. In our latest Podcast, we talk to Tiffany Cabán about why she is vying for the seat and her platform. She talks about the need to defund and disband the NYPD, and… Read more »
Dec. 18, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Police are searching for a group of four men who assaulted a man and a woman in Astoria in October–leaving them both unconscious. The group allegedly attacked the victims on the corner of Astoria Boulevard and 41st Street on Oct. 30 at around 11:30 p.m. after getting into an… Read more »
Dec. 17, 2020 By Allie Griffin A coalition of community-based groups from across the city held a rally at City Hall Wednesday demanding that the de Blasio administration block all rezonings that would bring luxury apartment buildings. The organizations called on Mayor Bill de Blasio to end all future rezonings that permit luxury rental and… Read more »