Mayoral hopeful says it’s time to get QueensWay chugging along
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“We will build the QueensWay, transforming what is now a deteriorating, rusty railway into a public amenity filled with new greenspace and park land.”
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City Council votes to rein in ‘rogue’ commercial waste industry
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The issue is particularly acute in Southeast Queens neighborhoods, where waste transfer stations are located.
Read MoreSanitation commissioner says new plan could sweep trash problem out of SE Queens
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Many private trucks dump their stinky cargo at transfer stations in Southeast Queens, the South Bronx and Northern Brooklyn.
Read MoreOld Astoria residents welcome new street cleaning schedule after longtime advocacy
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For two decades, the nonprofit Old Astoria Neighborhood Association crusaded for street cleaning in the area. Now it’s finally becoming a reality.
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