June 21, 2022 By Christian Murray Community Board 2 voted earlier this month in support of the Department of Transportation’s plan to install three protected bicycle lanes in Long Island City. The vote, which was passed unanimously, has cleared the way for the DOT to install the protected bicycle lanes that will provide essential links… Read more »
June 20, 2022 By Christian Murray A group of activists and artists sent a message to the developers of the proposed Innovation QNS project Sunday night that their development is not wanted. The artists projected enormous messages on the side of one of the Kaufman Astoria buildings in Astoria that were highly critical of the… Read more »
June 20, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Who needs Pitbull? A series of free outdoor concerts that take place at Gantry Plaza State Park every summer will return to the waterfront next month. The series, called Live at the Gantries, will include six concerts over July and August, each taking place on a Tuesday at 7… Read more »
June 20, 2022 By Alexandra Adelina Nita More than 100 murals that have gone up on walls on select Astoria streets will be showcased this weekend when the 13th annual Welling Court Mural Project is officially launched. The murals have gone up on blank walls and canvases on Welling Court and adjacent streets and will… Read more »
June 18, 2022 Op-Ed By Johanna Carmona Candidate for Assembly District 37 The importance of the New York State government often goes overlooked in our big city. As someone who worked in Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan’s district office during my college years, before I went on to law school and became an attorney, I want to… Read more »
June 17, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The owners of the popular video game Angry Birds will open the company’s first-ever retail store later this year inside a Flushing mega-development. Rovio Entertainment Corporation, a Finnish company that created the game and turned it into a global phenomenon, will open an Angry Birds-themed retail store and café… Read more »
June 17, 2022 By Christian Murray Councilmember Vickie Paladino has faced an avalanche of criticism this week—from her council colleagues to gay rights groups—following a series of inflammatory statements she made while expressing her opposition to a program where Drag Queens read books and perform for school children. She has been accused of being a… Read more »
June 17, 2022 By Michael Dorgan An Italian café opened Thursday on the ground floor of a new high-rise apartment building on the Long Island City waterfront. Santa Chiaro Café opened at 52-41 Center Blvd., inside a 44-story residential building that is part of the TF Cornerstone two-tower development on Parcel C of Hunters Point South…. Read more »
June 17, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Actor Robert De Niro is an ardent supporter of union workers, except when it comes to the construction of his new $600 million movie studio in Astoria. That is the view of State Senator Jessica Ramos and other unionized construction workers who held a rally Thursday outside the site… Read more »
June 16, 2022 By Christian Murray Juan Ardila, a candidate running to represent western Queens in the state Assembly and a crusader against car culture, drives a compact sports utility vehicle that has racked up nearly 30 traffic violations since 2019. The black Audi Q3 has been hit with multiple speed camera violations in school… Read more »