Oct. 30, 2019. By Shane O’Brien The MTA will carry out a “blitz inspection” of the elevated subway tracks after yet another piece of debris fell from the tracks in Queens and smashed through the window of a car parked below. The most recent incident of falling subway debris occurred on Tuesday, Oct. 29 under… Read more »
Oct. 30, 2019. By Shane O’Brien Police are looking for a man who stole over $20,000 worth of equipment during four burglaries that occurred at construction sites in Astoria and Dutch Kills over two weeks in September and October. The four burglaries occurred between Sept. 30 and Oct. 12, according to the NYPD. The first… Read more »
Oct. 29, 2019. By Shane O’Brien A portion of 37th Street has been co-named Chester Carlson Way in honor of the co-founder of Xerox who pioneered modern photocopying in Astoria more than 80 years ago. The co-naming ceremony was held on Friday, Oct. 25 on the corner of 37th Street and Broadway, where the new… Read more »
Oct. 29, 2019 By Allie Griffin The corner of 31st Avenue and 41st Street in Astoria was officially co-named “Staff Sergeant Rocco Moretto Way” earlier this month in honor of the late World War II veteran who led the neighborhood’s local Veterans of Foreign Wars Post. The longtime Astoria resident died last August at 94… Read more »
Oct. 24, 2019 By Allie Griffin The number of Queens dwelling units for sale jumped to an all-time high during the third quarter of 2019, while house prices remained stagnant, according to a new report. There were 4,842 homes–including co-ops and condos– for sale in Queens during the third quarter, up 11.2 percent from the… Read more »
Oct. 24, 2019. By Shane O’Brien The new soccer field and running track at Astoria Park opened this morning–more than six months ahead of schedule, the Parks Department has announced. The track and field revamp was completed after almost a year of construction. The initial timeframe to finish the project was slated to be 18… Read more »
Oct. 22, 2019. By Shane O’Brien Council Member Costa Constantinides announced a plan Tuesday to make all public spaces in Queens accessible to the elderly, people with disabilities and parents with strollers as part of his campaign to be Queens Borough President. Constantinides, who announced last month that he is running for borough president, would… Read more »
Oct. 22, 2019. By Shane O’Brien A rusty bolt reportedly fell from the elevated 7 train tracks in Long Island City on Tuesday morning and smashed the roof of a car passing below, according to a report in Gothamist. The bolt crashed through the roof of Kew Gardens resident Frank Garcia’s car as he passed… Read more »
Oct. 22, 2019 By Allie Griffin Straphangers can turn a nightmare into cash by finding the dirtiest, most disgusting, trash-filled subway car and submitting a photo of it to the city’s transit workers labor union competition. The straphanger who finds the nastiest subway of all will be $500 richer, thanks to the “Trash Trains” competition… Read more »
Oct. 22, 2019. By Shane O’Brien Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer has released a campaign video as the race for Queens Borough President begins to heat up. Van Bramer posted a video to his Facebook and Twitter accounts Tuesday which chronicled his struggles growing up gay. He likened U.S. President Donald Trump and the “Queens… Read more »