Jan. 15, 2024 By admin Jan. 15, 2024 By Isabel Song Beer and Czarinna Andres New York City Restaurant Week is back and better than ever with over 600 participating restaurants, including more than 30 in Queens. Beginning Jan. 16 and running through Feb. 4, NYC Restaurant Week bills itself as an opportunity to explore… Read more »
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City announces $12 million redesign of Steinway Street in Astoria to boost business, increase pedestrian safety
Nov. 22, 2023 By Bill Parry Once known as the commercial beating heart of Astoria, the slow decline of the Steinway Street business corridor began a half century ago with the opening of the Queens Center mall in Elmhurst. Shoppers migrated to the borough’s largest mall and Steinway Street storefront businesses bore the brunt of… Read more »
Queens BP Richards presents Elmhurst Hospital with $3M check to improve maternal, NICU services
Aug. 21, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Queens Borough President Donovan Richards presented representatives of Elmhurst Hospital with a $3 million check for capital funding on Monday, Aug. 21, to help centralize its maternal and neo-natal services unit (NICU). The presentation took place in front of the hospital — which is also known as NYC Health… Read more »
Residents can decide how to spend $1 million on western Queens capital projects during participatory budgeting voting period
March 31, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Western Queens residents have just a few days left to have their say on which capital projects in their district should be funded via a process known as participatory budgeting. Participatory budgeting is a process in which area residents can pitch ideas and vote on how to spend $1… Read more »