Dec. 21, 2020 By Allie Griffin Construction has begun on a $14.3 million project to rehabilitate the Astoria Boulevard Bridge, the NYS Department of Transportation announced today. Crews are upgrading the bridge — above the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway ramp — putting in place a new roadway deck, LED lighting and a new drainage system. The existing… Read more »
Dec. 21, 2020 By Allie Griffin Nursing home residents and staff across New York state began receiving the COVID-19 vaccination today. Other essential workers also began receiving the shot — including workers at federally-qualified health centers, EMTs, medical examiners and other congregate care workers, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced. The groups are among the first to… Read more »
Dec. 21, 2020 By Christian Murray Chip, the famed Astoria cookie bakery, is opening a shop in Sunnyside– half a block south of the 40th Street subway station. The Sunnyside location is scheduled to open at 45-05 40th St. Tuesday and will be the company’s sixth bakery since it was founded in Astoria in July… Read more »
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 »