Community Board 1 Chair Joe Risi steps down

Jan. 26, 2023 By Michael Dorgan, with additional reporting by Paul Frangipane

The plan to transform the Ravenswood Generating Station into a clean energy hub has taken a big step forward with its operators announcing that they have acquired an offshore wind site to deliver power to the plant.

Jan. 26, 2023 By Christian Murray

A large residential development planned for 31^st Street—near the 30th Avenue train station in Astoria—is not going to be built any time soon.

Jan. 26, 2023 By Michael Dorgan

Police are looking for a man who allegedly burglarized a smoke shop in Astoria last week.

Jan 25, 2022 By Michael Dorgan

The executive director of the Museum of the Moving Image (MoMI) in Astoria is stepping down after 12 years in the role.

Jan. 25, 2023 By Michael Dorgan

A family fun day will take place in Long Island City Saturday where parents will also get a chance to learn about upcoming children’s summer camps.

Jan. 24, 2023 By Michael Dorgan

Council Member Robert Holden, who represents the Queens neighborhoods of Ridgewood and Glendale, says that electric scooters and electric bikes are putting New Yorkers in danger and has introduced legislation that would ban them until they can be properly policed.

Jan. 24, 2023 By Michael Dorgan

The Queens/Astoria Post has obtained wild video footage of a crazed SUV driver mounting a sidewalk in Astoria Monday afternoon and then plowing into the side of a fruit and veg store—before knocking a 56-year-old woman to the pavement.

Jan. 24, 2023 By Christian Murray

The city council rejected a rezoning application last week where the owners of a Northern Boulevard site in Woodside planned to build an auto-dealership.

Jan. 23, 2022 By Michael Dorgan

Applications are now being accepted for a scholarship program that was set up to honor the life of a boy with Autism who tragically drowned nearly a decade ago.

Jan. 19, 2023 By Michael Dorgan

A man in an SUV was arrested in Long Island City Wednesday night after being chased by several police vehicles following an attempted armed robbery in Woodside.