February 1, By Michael Florio
Council Member Costa Constantinides is urging New York State to begin teaching students about climate change.
Constantinides introduced a resolution (Res. 375) in 2014, which asks the State to implement climate change in the Kindergarten through 12th grade curricula.…
January 28, By Michael Florio
On the heels of a Department of Transportation proposal to redesign several major roads around Astoria Park, Council Member Costa Constantinides has proposed a slow zone in roughly the same area.
Under the Councilman’s proposal,…
January 27, By Michael Florio
Bravo International Supermarket, located at 34-12 34th Ave., has begun transitioning into a C-Town, according to a store manager.
The supermarket has a tentative date of April 1 to make the change official, but the first signs of change have already occurred.…
January 27, By Jackie Strawbridge
Long-awaited upgrades to Astoria Park’s Charybdis Playground took a step toward fruition on Monday, when Council Member Costa Constantinides announced that he plans to fund a renovation project.
Charybdis Playground sits on the Astoria Park waterfront.…
January 26, By Jackie Strawbridge
Council Member Costa Constantinides has called on the Parks Department to transform the center of the Astoria Park running track into a regulation-size soccer field.
Constantinides announced the proposal at his State of the District speech Monday night,…
January 26, By Christian Murray
Frank Raffaele, the CEO and founder of the Long Island City-based coffee chain Coffeed, is a familiar face in the neighborhood, often serving drinks or clearing tables at his Hunters Point South Park café location,…
January 25, By Michael Florio
The owners of a popular Astoria food truck will be opening their highly-anticipated brick-and-mortar eatery this weekend.
King of Falafel & Shawarma, the popular food truck, will be opening a restaurant located at 30-15 Broadway this Saturday.…
January 25, By Michael Florio
Mayor Bill de Blasio visited western Queens Monday morning following statements that he was not satisfied with cleanup efforts here during Winter Storm Jonas.
During a press conference on Sunday, the Mayor said that the City did not do a good enough job clearing the streets in Queens.…
January 23, Staff Report
A woman was found dead along the shoreline at 21st Avenue and Shore Boulevard Friday afternoon, according to police.
The NYPD responded to a phone call at 12:45 pm, Jan. 22, that a woman had been found dead along the shoreline.…
January 23, Staff Report
The New York City Transit Authority and the MTA jointly announced that all above ground and elevated subway lines, including the N and Q line, will begin shutting down at 4:00 pm today, with limited underground trains running.…