July 14, 2021 By Christian Murray The police are calling on the public to help them find a 42-year-old woman who was last seen at her Astoria apartment on July 9. Carla Rojas, 42, was last seen inside her 20-20 20th Street apartment at around 11 a.m. on Friday. Police describe her as being about… Read more »
July 14, 2021 By Christian Murray New York City’s vaccination campaign has prevented as many as 8,300 COVID-related deaths, the City’s Department of Health reported today. The DOH, citing a study conducted by epidemiologists at Yale University, said that the city’s campaign has also prevented 250,000 COVID-19 cases and 44,000 hospitalizations since it began through… Read more »
July 13, 2021 By Christian Murray An innovative plan to transform the Ravenswood Generating Station into a renewable energy hub has the backing of NYCHA leaders as well as more than 1,000 residents from western Queens NYCHA developments. The bold plan, supported by NAACP-NYCHA branch leaders, would see green energy from upstate New York transferred… Read more »
July 13, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A series of photographs honoring Irish nationalists who died 40 years ago while on a hunger strike in Northern Ireland have gone up at two subway stations in western Queens. The images were put up at stops in Astoria and Sunnyside to pay tribute to 10 men who died… Read more »
July 13, 2021 By Allie Griffin The city is reopening more facilities this month where New Yorkers can get a city-issued ID in an effort to help undocumented residents access financial assistance via a $2.1 billion state fund created for them. The city is reopening five more IDNYC enrollment centers that have been shuttered due to… Read more »
July 13, 2021 By Allie Griffin A local nonprofit and a cultural center are joining forces to host an online film premiere tonight as part of a fundraiser for food distribution. Queens Together, a nonprofit representing restaurants and food businesses throughout the borough, and the Museum of the Moving Image are screening the premiere of… Read more »
July 12, 2021 By Allie Griffin New York City Restaurant Week returns next Monday with deals from more than two dozen Queens eateries. Restaurants across the five boroughs — including 31 in Queens — will be offering discounts on their menu items from July 19 through August 22 as part of an extended Restaurant Week…. Read more »
July 12, 2021 By Christian Murray U.S. Senator Charles Schumer joined forces with several local officials outside a power plant in Astoria Friday to announce his opposition to the overhaul of a current facility—and to urge the public to oppose it too. NRG Energy, a large Houston-based company, was subject to heavy criticism during a… Read more »
July 12, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Police are searching for a man who brutally attacked a woman inside the 74th Street–Roosevelt subway station in May following a heated argument. Manuel Gonzalez, the suspect, allegedly grabbed a 41-year-old woman by the hair and pulled her to the ground while she was walking on a subway platform… Read more »
July 12, 2021 By Christian Murray The Astoria rental market has stabilized in recent months but is down by more than 10 percent from pre-pandemic levels, according to a new report released by the real estate firm M.N.S. The average rent for a studio apartment in the neighborhood in June was $1,760, virtually unchanged from… Read more »