March 10, 2020 By Allie Griffin Astoria Council Member Costa Constantinides unveiled a plan today to improve Queens transportation, as part of his campaign for borough president. The candidate proposed adding protected bike lanes and busways, as well as giving borough presidents an appointee on the MTA board — an early campaign selling point —… Read more »
March 10, 2020 By Allie Griffin A man who was pretending to shop for a diamond engagement ring in Astoria earlier this year tricked a jewelry store employee by switching an $11,000 ring that was on display with a fake, according to police. The suspect switched the expensive ring after an employee at Zales Jewelry… Read more »
March 9, 2020 By Allie Griffin With the number of coronavirus cases in New York increasing daily, Mayor Bill de Blasio advised New Yorkers to skip packed subway cars and to work from home if possible. New York City now has 16 confirmed cases, including two in Queens, the Mayor said this morning. Yesterday, the… Read more »
March 5, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A bill outlawing gender discrimination in disability insurance has been passed by the New York Senate. The legislation (S.3664B), which was sponsored by Senate Deputy Leader Michael Gianaris, prohibits insurers from using gender as a tool to determine risk when setting disability insurance policies. If signed into law, the… Read more »
March 5, 2020 By Michael Dorgan State Senator Michael Gianaris, Councilman Costa Constantinides and Assemblyman Ron Kim will speak at a town hall tonight in Astoria centered on transferring corporate utilities like Con Edison into public ownership. The event is being organized by NYC Democratic Socialists of America and will take place at HANAC George… Read more »
March 4, 2020 By Allie Griffin A Manhattan-based comic book store is opening an outlet in Astoria this weekend. Midtown Comics, which first opened its doors in 1997, will open its first outer borough location at 32-11 41st St. on Saturday, March 7. The outlet store will only be open on Saturdays and Sundays. The shop… Read more »
March 4, 2020 By Michael Dorgan The police released video footage today of an individual wanted for stealing a car near the Astoria Heights Playground in January. The suspect allegedly stole a 1999 Volvo sedan on Jan. 16 at around 8 p.m. across from 30-39 43rd St., after the owner left her keys in the… Read more »
March 3, 2020 By Christian Murray and Michael Dorgan City officials released the long-awaited Sunnyside Yard Master Plan today that calls for the construction of 12,000 affordable housing units, 60-acres of public space and a Sunnyside station that would be served by the Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North and potentially Amtrak. The plan, put together… Read more »
March 3, 2020 By Allie Griffin An Astoria street is the noisiest block in the five boroughs, according to a new study that analyzed 311 data. Nearby the Astoria Houses, 8th Street, had the most noise complaints in all of New York City last year, according to a new PropertyClub study. Neighbors called the City’s… Read more »
March 3, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A popular program that provides affordable hockey lessons and equipment to kids aged 5 through 8 is about to begin in Long Island City and registration is now open. The program, Learn to Play, is organized by the New York Islanders as part of a national initiative where the… Read more »