March 10, 2023 By Bill Parry A car service driver was robbed at knifepoint near the Queensbridge Houses in Long Island City last week, and police from the 108th Precinct are looking for four men who remain at large. In the early morning of Friday, March 3, the 41-year-old Lyt driver picked up two men… Read more »
Nieves, with his wife Betty, as Gianaris inducted him into the Senate Veteran Hall of Fame in June. (Courtesy of Gianris’ office) March 10, 2023 By Bill Parry With Vietnam veterans dying off at a rate of nearly 400 a day nationwide, and many of them dying alone, state Senator Michael Gianaris announced Friday, March… Read more »
March 9, 2023 By Michael Dorgan The city’s Dept. of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez has visited the intersection of Newtown Road and 45th Street where a 7-year-old girl was fatally struck last month and said that the agency will speed up the process of installing safety measures there. Rodriguez met with Council Members Julie… Read more »
March 8, 2023 By Michael Dorgan March is Women’s History Month and the Queens Post and QNS are highlighting organizations such as the Center for the Women of New York (CWNY), which advocates for women’s rights and equality. The CWNY currently has two locations, one at Queens Borough Hall in Kew Gardens, located at 120-55… Read more »
Mar. 8, 2023 By Julia Moro Forest Hills native Ray Romano will be releasing his comedy drama, “Somewhere in Queens,” April 21, 2023, after directing, writing and starring in the film. “Somewhere in Queens” follows a simple, blue-collar family, deeply rooted in their Italian American heritage — similar to many Queens natives. Leo Russo, played…
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March 7, 2023 By Bill Parry The new net-zero energy clubhouse for the Variety Boys and Girls Club of Queens in Astoria will include a Teen Academy funded by a $1.5 million contribution from Attentive Energy One, a joint venture between Rise Light & Power and TotalEnergies as part of its proposal to the New York… Read more »
March 7, 2023 By Michael Dorgan The NYC Parks Dept. will discuss its $19 million revamp of the Astoria Pool via a public online meeting Wednesday, March 8. The agency will present its plans at the meeting while residents will also get a chance to ask questions about the project which is already in construction. The… Read more »
March 7, 2023 By Michael Dorgan The city’s Dept. of Transportation (DOT) says it will install traffic calming measures at the Astoria intersection where a girl was fatally struck by an SUV last month — although it is unclear if these will include traffic lights at this time. The agency, in a letter to Queens… Read more »
March 6, 2023 By Kathleen Warnock On the first Sunday in March, the start of St. Patrick’s season, a poet and a rocker were the Grand Marshals of St. Pat’s for All, the inclusive parade through Sunnyside and Woodside, Queens. Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Muldoon and musician Caít O’Riordan grandly marshaled the gathering, begun in 2000, which… Read more »
March 3, 2023 By Bill Parry U.S. Senate Majority leader Charles Schumer joined elected officials from across Queens on March 3 for two major announcements at The Variety Boys & Girls Club in Astoria. Equinor Wind US and its partner bp in the US announced two major initiatives focused on western Queens: the $215 million… Read more »