April 26, 2021 By Christina Santucci A Queens mother of six-week-old twins was arraigned Saturday on charges of brutally murdering her babies in the Woodside Houses, authorities said. Danezja Kilpatrick, 23, was charged with two counts of first and second degree murder, criminal possession of a weapon and two counts of endangering the welfare of… Read more »
April 24, 2021 By Ryan Songalia The parents of babies with intersex traits are often persuaded by the medical establishment to have their newborns undergo unnecessary genital surgeries, according to Council Member Daniel Dromm. A bill passed the city council earlier this week, sponsored by Dromm, that aims to bring attention to these “unnecessary treatments”… Read more »
April 23, 2021 By Christian Murray The DOT installed No Standing signs on both sides of 43rd Street by Lou Lodati Park earlier this week much to the alarm of many residents. The signs were installed to accommodate the trucks being used by City Harvest that has recently moved to 39-34 43rd St. The DOT… Read more »
April 22, 2021 By Ryan Songalia A new bill that aims to protect workers from contracting airborne illnesses in the workplace—such as COVID-19—passed both the New York State Senate and Assembly this week. Businesses, under the legislation called NY Hero Act, will be required to meet minimum safety standards to reduce the risk to workers… Read more »
April 22, 2021 By Christian Murray A set of six-week old twins were found dead inside an apartment in Woodside Thursday afternoon, police said. Officers made the discovery after being called to an apartment at NYCHA Woodside Houses, located at 31-76 51st St., at around 3:10 p.m. The police found one of the babies inside… Read more »
April 22, 2021 By Christian Murray Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will be hosting an Earth Day celebration at Astoria Park this Saturday just days after reintroducing her signature Green New Deal legislation. The congresswoman will be attending the event where she will be discussing her legislation as well as her opposition to a power plant proposed… Read more »
April 22, 2021 By Christian Murray Fifteen candidates will be running in June’s Democratic primary for the 26th District Council seat currently held by Jimmy Van Bramer, who is term limited. In today’s podcast we speak to Badrun Kahn, who is one of those candidates vying for the seat that covers Sunnyside, Woodside, Long Island… Read more »
April 22, 2021 By Christian Murray Several candidates are running to represent the 22nd Council District—a position that was recently occupied by Costa Constantinides. In our latest Podcast, we talk to Catherina Gioino who is vying for the seat. Gioino, a life-long Astoria resident and a freelance reporter, will be competing in the Democratic primary… Read more »
April 22, 2021 By Ryan Songalia More than 400 Asian Americans have signed a petition in opposition to the mayoral candidacy of Andrew Yang. The petition, titled Asian and Pacific Islander New Yorkers Against Andrew Yang, went live on Wednesday, with 403 signatories criticizing the Taiwanese-American businessman turned politician. Yang, who leads in the latest… Read more »
April 22, 2021 By Christina Santucci A movie-performance mashup of The Blues Brothers is slated to debut on the Halletts Point peninsula in Astoria later this spring, and viewers can either watch from their cars—or choose to be seated at picnic tables. The shows – which will begin Thursday, May 27 at 7 p.m. and… Read more »