Feb. 1, 2019 Staff Report Assemblymember Aravella Simotas announced yesterday that she is introducing legislation to correct a shortcoming in the record sealing law enacted last year as part of New York’s Raise the Age reforms. While the law currently allows individuals to apply to have a felony conviction sealed if a judge granted them… Read more »
Jan. 31, 2019 By Nathaly Pesantez The Astoria Boulevard station will be closing in March until the end of the year in a major nine-month overhaul that includes road closures below and service changes along the line. Representatives from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority presented plans for the 102-year-old station in a meeting last night hosted… Read more »
Jan. 31, 2019 By Meghan Sackman A handful of elementary and middle schools in Astoria and Long Island City will have solar panels installed in a green initiative announced yesterday by Council Member Costa Constantinides. Six schools will see the panels installed over the next two years in an effort that aims to teach students… Read more »
Jan. 30, 2019 By Meghan Sackman The 114th Precinct has confiscated 11 e-bikes in the past week as part of a sting to get the illegal vehicles off the streets. The e-bikes were taken while riders were making food deliveries, with some of the bikes owned by the restaurants and others their employees. The 114th… Read more »
Feb. 4, 2019 Staff Report Police have apprehended a suspect who escaped from their custody during an arrest at the Queensbridge Houses last week. NYPD Crime Stoppers announced via Twitter this morning that Mohamed Saleh, 32, has been caught after fleeing from police while in handcuffs during a large drug bust on Jan. 29. Saleh… Read more »
Jan. 30, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Nomiki Konst, one of several candidates in the running for Public Advocate, took to Astoria yesterday to release her environmental platform in an event that also saw her campaign endorsed by Council Member Costa Constantinides. Konst, a former investigative reporter and activist, pledged in her Jan. 29 conference outside… Read more »
Jan. 29, 2019 By Nathaly Pesantez N and W straphangers were impacted this morning by what the Metropolitan Transportation Authority described as “severely disrupted” service along the lines due to a signal problem in Long Island City. Problems along the line began in the midst of the morning rush hour, with New York City Transit… Read more »
Jan. 28, 2019 By Christian Murray The 39th Avenue subway station in Astoria reopened today after nearly seven months of renovation work. The reopening was announced by the MTA via twitter at about 2 p.m. today and comes just four days after the reopening of the nearby Broadway station. Straphangers and local organizations, such as the… Read more »
Jan. 28, 2019 By Meghan Sackman The Queens District Attorney race is steadily picking up steam, with another candidate officially launching her run for the position just days ago. Tiffany Cabán, a career public defender and Astoria resident, officially announced her bid on Jan. 25 to secure the Democratic nomination for Queens District Attorney, taking… Read more »
Jan. 25, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Police are searching for a man who attempted to rob Astoria’s Sterling National Bank on Christmas Eve. Police say the man entered the 37-16 30th Ave. location at 12:40 p.m. on Dec. 24, and passed a note to the bank teller demanding money. The would-be robber, however, fled after… Read more »