This article was originally published by The CITY on May 17, 2022 By Rachel Holliday Smith New York City has more vacant apartments overall than it did five years ago even as units with monthly rents under $1,500 have dried up, according to a new report that also shows maintenance issues are surging across the… Read more »
May 17, 2022 By Christian Murray The new state senate districts in western Queens have undergone significant change with both Astoria and Long Island City residents slated to be in entirely new districts—while the maps across the borough are much more compact. A draft of the revised maps was released Monday that was put together… Read more »
May 17, 2022 By Christian Murray and Czarinna Andres The Department of Education has reversed course and will allow Dr. Philip Composto, the current superintendent of District 30, the opportunity to keep his job. The announcement comes less than a week after Composto was unceremoniously notified that he was no longer wanted for the position…. Read more »
May 16, 2022 By Christian Murray The new congressional maps were released Monday and while Queens is likely to remain blue, many voters—particularly in the western portion of the borough—are likely to find themselves in new districts with new leaders to choose from. A draft of the revised maps was released today that was put… Read more »
May 16, 2022 By Christian Murray Residents of Council District 22 voted to spend $500,000 on outdoor lighting at Astoria Houses and $275,000 on tech upgrades at local schools, along with two other projects, when they went to the polls last month to determine how $1 million of city capital should be spent in the… Read more »
May 16, 2022 By Christian Murray The Department of Education is conducting a search for its school superintendents across the city and Dr. Philip Composto, the current superintendent of District 30, learned last week that he was not worthy enough to be part of the final interview process to retain his job. The news that… Read more »
May 13, 2022 By Czarinna Andres Car aficionados will have several chances to see some classic cars in person this summer in northeast Queens. Real estate group Cord Meyer Development and Jackie DeLuca & the Queens Classic Car Club will kick off their first car show on Tuesday, May 24 at the Bay Terrace Shopping… Read more »
May 12, 2022 By Christian Murray (updated) The Department of Education has dumped Dr. Philip Composto, the longtime superintendent of school district 30, and elected officials and parents are up in arms. Several elected officials have penned a letter to Schools Chancellor David Banks and Mayor Eric Adams calling for Composto to be reinstated. An… Read more »
May 12, 2022 By Michael Dorgan An activist group that wants to keep a city-owned industrial building on Vernon Boulevard in public hands is holding a rally Saturday. The Western Queens Community Land Trust, a non-profit group that aims to promote deeply affordable housing and low-cost commercial space, is holding the event as it looks… Read more »
May 12, 2022 Op-Ed By Domenico Pinto, Founder of Ferrari Driving School For years, Astoria has been a magnet for immigrants and other working class people trying to make it in New York. That’s what made Steinway Street a place where neighbors shared meals, people came from all over to do their shopping and merchants… Read more »