Feb. 5, 2022 By Christian Murray A high-profile Astoria resident who announced in December that he was running to represent the 37th Assembly District in Albany is no longer running for office. Huge Ma, who founded the TurboVax website last year that helped connect New Yorkers to COVID-19 vaccine sites, announced Friday that he is… Read more »
Feb. 3, 2022 By Christian Murray The electoral landscape of Long Island City and Astoria is about to undergo significant change with the adoption of new district maps. The new maps, which were drawn by the Democratically-controlled state Senate and Assembly, were released earlier this week—with Astoria’s State Sen. Michael Gianaris chairing the legislative task… Read more »
Feb. 2, 2022 By Christian Murray Stop & Shop supermarket will be closing its 48th Street location in Long Island City later this year, the company has confirmed. A representative for Stop & Shop said the company decided not to renew its lease at its 34-51 48th Street store and will close in coming months—although… Read more »
Feb. 2, 2022 By Christian Murray Citi Bike stations will start being installed in Sunnyside and Woodside in early May, according to the DOT. The DOT released a draft plan yesterday and said that 71 stations will be installed in the Sunnyside and Woodside district, with the majority being stations located on the roadway. Each… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on Feb. 1, 2022 at 6:44 p.m. By Josefa Velasquez and Clifford Michel New York City is slated to get more representation in the state Legislature under a redistricting proposal unveiled late Monday night, shifting two out of 63 State Senate seats to the five boroughs and… Read more »
Feb. 1, 2022 By Christian Murray The Sunnyside Business Improvement District has appointed a new executive director who has a long history in event planning and government communications. Dirk McCall, who has lived in the Astoria since 1993, took over the position last month, and is looking to help Sunnyside businesses thrive through local events… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on Jan. 31, 2022 By Clifford Michel and Claudia Irizarry Aponte Democrats in the New York State Legislature released new congressional lines that protect some of the city’s sitting representatives from primary challenges and puts its lone-Republican congressmember’s hold on her district in jeopardy. Incumbent Democrats, like… Read more »
Jan. 27, 2022 By Christian Murray The Long Island City condo market in 2021 was its strongest on record—with sales volume reaching nearly $1 billion, about three times the previous record set in 2019, according to a new report. There were 885 units sold in 2021, with a dollar value of $995 million. The number… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on Jan. 27, 2022 By Clifford Michel and Farah Javed After years of championing an “independent” commission to control the crucial redrawing of congressional and legislative districts, Democratic state leaders are taking over the process. A wide coalition of advocates is demanding public hearings before Albany acts…. Read more »
Jan. 26, 2022 By Christian Murray Several Queens precincts will be getting plainclothes teams as part of Mayor Eric Adams’ crackdown on illegal guns. Adams announced Monday during a press conference at City Hall that he would be placing plainclothes units in 30 precincts across New York City. The 30 precincts, he said, are where… Read more »