Sept. 8, 2023 By Bill Parry The crowd that gathered at the White Castle on Queens Boulevard in Sunnyside on Sept. 7 weren’t there for the “cheesy sliders” deal, but rather to honor the memory of longtime neighborhood business leader John Vogt. The corner where the White Castle sits was co-named for Vogt, who is… Read more »
Sept. 8, 2023 By Bill Parry An R train rider was beaten and robbed in Dutch Kills on Sept. 5 after a dispute over vaping escalated into violence, according to the NYPD. The incident occurred just after 4 p.m., as the 36-year-old victim was sitting on a southbound R train when a stranger told him… Read more »
Sept. 7, 2023 By Bill Parry The Long Island City Partnership recently unveiled its latest public art project at the PS4 Skillman School which serves children on the autism spectrum and with other special needs. Created by artist Lina Montoya, “Las Estrellas Briallarán” is a mural composed of 15,000 tiles zip-tied to the school’s outer… Read more »
Sept. 5, 2023 By Bill Parry The New York Power Authority, in partnership with HANAC Astoria Cornerstone and Urban Upbound, will host a Community Education day on Wednesday, Sept. 6, on the basketball courts at the Astoria Houses. From noon to 4 p.m., K-12 students and adults interested in STEM topics such as energy basics,… Read more »
Sept. 1, 2023 By Bill Parry A 7 train rider became the victim of an early morning mugging in Woodside late last month as he waited on the platform 61st Street transit hub. Police from the 108th Precinct and Transit District 20 are looking for two suspects who approached the 23-year-old victim as he was… Read more »
Aug. 31, 2023 By Bill Parry A program planner at the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) headquarters in Long Island City was arrested on Aug. 25 and criminally charged with stealing 23 gift cards that were purchased to distribute to HIV prevention program participants. Stephanie Hubbard, 40, of Manhattan, was the focus… Read more »
Aug. 28, 2023 By Bill Parry LaGuardia Community College recently received a $189,986 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to support an interdisciplinary project led by two of its professors. The project titled, “New York as Port City,” focuses on the history of maritime and migration in New York City. More than 40… Read more »
Aug. 25, 2023 By Bill Parry As construction proceeds on the two new buildings of the long-stalled Halletts Point mega-development rapidly rise along the Astoria waterfront, ArtBridge is partnering with the Durst Organization on a public art exhibition along the construction site. “A City in Motion” is a 600-foot-long mural, created by Astoria-based multimedia artist… Read more »
Aug. 25, 2023 By Bill Parry A veteran nonprofit arts executive, Emmy-winning filmmaker, writer and curator will take over the leadership of one of the borough’s preeminent cultural institutions this fall. The Board of Trustees of Museum of the Moving Image (MoMI) in Astoria has appointed Aziz Isham as their new executive director. “MoMI really… Read more »
Aug. 24, 2023 By Bill Parry An Astoria woman pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the first-degree for fatally shoving a “beloved” 87-year-old voice coach during a fit of rage in Chelsea last March. Under the terms of of the plea deal, Lauren Pazienza, 28, who lived with her fiancé in the Shore Towers condominium on… Read more »