April 25, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan An all new state-of-the-art learning annex will replace the beaten-up classroom trailers at Astoria’s P.S. 85. Council Member Costa Constantinides, educators and community leaders were joined by parents today at the 23-70 31st Street school to announce the plans for the new building. The annex will seat 476 students… Read more »
April 24, 2019 By Meghan Sackman A developer has filed plans with the Department of Buildings for an 8-story, 31-unit residential building on Broadway. The building, which would be built on the vacant 7,500 square foot lot located at 14-41 Broadway, would be 80 feet tall and encompass 24,206 square feet. The structure, currently located between… Read more »
April 24, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Police are searching for two men who allegedly committed seven robberies at gunpoint or with a knife in Astoria and Woodside in the past two months. Police named the suspects as Khyrel Ware, 21, and Luis Martinez, 19. The NYPD released photos of the pair based on prior arrests. The… Read more »
April 23, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Residents voted to revitalize the Astoria branch of the Queens Library, upgrade local schools and add more bus countdown clocks when they went to the polls last month to determine how $1 million of city capital should be spent in the district via a process called Participatory Budgeting. Participatory Budgeting… Read more »
April 19, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Kinship Coffee, a small batch, artisanal coffee shop run by an Astoria couple, opened its third Astoria location last week. The new cafe, located at 30-10 Broadway, is just a few steps away from the Broadway N/W subway station. The 450-square-foot locale focuses on highlighting the taste of carefully… Read more »
April 19, 2019 By Alexa Beyer The New York City Council passed the boldest climate legislation of any major U.S. city yesterday. The Climate Mobilization Act will dramatically reduce the city’s greenhouse gas emissions over the next decade by cracking down on big buildings. Many are describing the sweeping eight-bill package, initiated by Council Member… Read more »
April 18, 2019 By Meghan Sackman A developer has filed plans with the Department of Buildings for a 7-story, 99-unit, residential building on 4th Street, between 26th and 27th Avenue, in Astoria. The proposed building, to be located at 26-28 4th St, would be 77 feet tall and would have an area of 99,242 square feet…. Read more »
April 18, 2019 Staff Report The population of the Big Apple is shrinking and Queens County is no exception. New York City’s population shrank by nearly 40,000 residents in the past year, according to latest census data. With the City’s population totaling 8,398,748, it hasn’t grown since 2013. The population of Queens dropped by 18,000… Read more »
April 18, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Police are searching for a suspect who shot a 32-year-old man by Ravenswood Houses on Tuesday. Police say the shooting took place at around 6 p.m. in the vicinity of 35th Avenue and 21st Street. The suspect allegedly pulled out a gun and threatened the victim, before shooting him in… Read more »
April 17, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan After more than three decades of operation, Long Island City’s Noguchi Museum will soon undergo an extensive expansion. The 27,000 square foot gallery and sculpture garden, opened by Japanese-American artist Isamu Noguchi in 1985, will gain a new 6,000 square foot archival building to hold the artist’s extensive collection…. Read more »