Oct. 21, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan The Astoria Homeowners, Tenants and Business Civic Association monthly meeting was held last week, where elected officials and residents gathered to discuss several quality-of-life issues. At the meeting, held Wednesday, Oct. 16 at Pistilli Grand Manor in Astoria, no single issue dominated the evening, but the discussion covered… Read more »
Aug. 16, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld and Christian Murray The city’s landmark building emissions law, Local Law 97, is set to go into effect next year, and the complex rule-making process has set off a frenzy of lobbying activity aimed at influencing and potentially weakening the statute aiming to help combat climate change. Local…
Jan. 26, 2023 By Michael Dorgan, with additional reporting by Paul Frangipane The plan to transform the Ravenswood Generating Station into a clean energy hub has taken a big step forward with its operators announcing that they have acquired an offshore wind site to deliver power to the plant. Representatives of Rise Light & Power,… Read more »