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Astoria energy storage project and Variety Boys & Girls Club win statewide community partnership award

Variety Boys and Girls Club CEO Costa Constantinides (center) and representatives from the East River Energy Storage Project accept the inaugural Robust Community Partnership Award. Photo courtesy of Variety Boys and Girls Club.

May 22, 2025 By Shane O’Brien A collaboration between the Variety Boys and Girls Club of Queens (VBGCQ) and the team developing the gigantic East River Energy Storage Project has received a statewide community partnership award acknowledging exceptional efforts to gain support from the local community. The New York Battery and Energy Storage Technology Consortium… Read more »