July 23, 2019, Jackie Strawbridge The MTA will install netting under elevated train tracks in four locations throughout Queens and Manhattan, including under the N/W between Queensboro Plaza and 39th Avenue, following several incidents of debris falling from train tracks onto roads below. The new nets are part of a pilot program to test “whether… Read more »
July 22, 2019, Jackie Strawbridge Astorians will get the opportunity tonight to comment on Con Edison’s plan to increase electricity and gas rates starting in 2020. Council Member Costa Constantinides will host a public comment session regarding the rate hike at P.S. 122 (21-21 Ditmars Blvd.) at 7 p.m. this evening. The rate hike in… Read more »
July 19, 2019, Staff Report Astoria residents looking for relief from this weekend’s heat wave can visit local Queens Public Library locations during special Sunday opening hours. The Queens Public Library will open 11 branches around the borough that are normally closed on Sunday, to serve as City-designated cooling centers—including the Astoria branches at 14-01 Astoria… Read more »
July 18, Shane O’Brien Astoria’s annual summer movie series kicks off next week, bringing everything from classic musicals to Marvel superheroes to the waterfront. Starting July 22, a total of five movies will be screened on the Astoria Park Great Lawn each Monday until August 19. Each screening will start at 8:15 p.m. and run… Read more »
July 17, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Local officials and community leaders gathered yesterday morning to officially unveil the recently completed dog run and other renovations at Triborough Bridge Playground C on Hoyt Avenue. The $1 million project brought a renovated basketball court and a new bone-shaped dog run to the 82-year-old Astoria playground, located on… Read more »
July 17, 2019 Staff Report Public defender Tiffany Cabán out-raised Queens Borough President Melinda Katz by more than $171,270 as their contentious Queens District Attorney primary race headed towards a recount, financial documents show. According to Board of Elections financial reports, Cabán raised more than $207,400 in the most recent filing period from July 1… Read more »
July 16, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan As the manual recount in the Queens District Attorney Democratic Primary got underway yesterday, the first ballot objection quickly surfaced, causing yet another rift in the already contentious race. As Board of Elections staffers began the process of tallying by hand more than 93,000 individual ballots, attorney for Melinda… Read more »
July 16, Staff Report Police are searching for a man who struck an Astoria grocery owner in the face with a power drill after an argument with one of the employees. At 5:20 p.m. on June 22, the man entered 41st Grocery Store at 30-03 41 Street—where he is a regular and is known as… Read more »
July 15, 2019 By Christian Murray An irate man punched a waitress in the face –knocking out two of her teeth– after being told that the Astoria restaurant where she worked had closed, according to police. The suspect tried to enter Oven Grill Chill Lounge, located at 42-12 Broadway, at around 4: 15 a.m. on… Read more »
July 15, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan The manual recounting of more than 93,000 ballots in the Queens District Attorney Democratic Primary officially began today, following the conclusion of a days-long ballot sorting process late last week by Board of Elections staffers. The recount operation, which kicked off on July 9, was automatically triggered by Melinda… Read more »