May 25, 2022 Op-Ed We are tenants, immigrants, activists, homeowners, formerly houseless, artists, parents, small business owners, community organizers, and more. And we say: Astoria is Not for Sale. For too long, real estate has dominated the land use conversations and development of our communities, especially in working class neighborhoods being gentrified. Now, Astoria is… Read more »
May 16, 2022 By Czarinna Andres A popular no-frills, low-price supermarket chain is opening its second Queens location in Jamaica at the end of the month. ALDI, a family-owned German based superstore, will cut the ribbon on its new 92-33 168th St location on May 26. “We’re excited to open our first ALDI store in… Read more »
May 16, 2022 By Czarinna Andres Police are looking for an armed suspect who approached a 24-year-old man from behind and repeatedly bashed him in the head with a firearm in Queens Village Friday. The victim was walking home in the vicinity of 217-17 89th Ave. at around 9:30 a.m. on May 13 when he… Read more »
May 12, 2022 Op-Ed By Domenico Pinto, Founder of Ferrari Driving School For years, Astoria has been a magnet for immigrants and other working class people trying to make it in New York. That’s what made Steinway Street a place where neighbors shared meals, people came from all over to do their shopping and merchants… Read more »
May 11, 2022 Op-Ed By Brent O’Leary, Candidate for Assembly District 37 My grandfather emigrated to America and was fortunate enough to become a New York City Police Officer. One night he was called to a bar because a customer was too drunk and unruly. Instead of arresting him, my grandfather walked the guy to… Read more »
May 10, 2022 Op-Ed By Jim Magee, Candidate for Assembly District 37 My name is Jim Magee. I am a Democratic candidate for State Assembly in the 37th District in Queens. I am a former prosecutor, current criminal defense attorney, husband and father. In 2019, so-called “progressives” in the New York State legislature made it nearly impossible to… Read more »
May 2, 2022 By Czarinna Andres A Sunnyside arts group announced the winners of its annual competition last week. Sunnysideartists, a nonprofit organization formed in 2007, announced three winners of its “Self Portrait” competition, with the first-place finisher receiving $500, second $300 and third $200. The winners were determined by participating artists via a blind… Read more »
June 15, 2021 Sponsored Post When considering the interior design of The Rowan’s two new model apartments, Queens-based developer RockFarmer Properties decided to take a different approach by asking a simple question: ‘How will future residents use their homes in a post-pandemic world?’ With many New Yorkers expected to work from home for the foreseeable… Read more »
June 11, 2021 Op-Ed By: Amit Singh Bagga In New York City, you’d think that the City agency responsible for ensuring we all have a safe, thriving environment would do everything in its power to do just that. Well, in the case of the NYC Parks Department (“Parks”) and the Big Reuse site underneath the… Read more »
June 10, 2021 Op-Ed By: Emily Sharpe I met Alicia Boyd in Brooklyn at a meeting to save the Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s flora from dark shadows cast by luxury towers. I had gotten a flyer to attend from her colleague when he toured Sunnyside Yards at an event sponsored by the group I founded, “Stop… Read more »