The largest rezoning in the history of Queens – dubbed Innovation QNS – was given the thumbs up on Tuesday by the City Council, clearing the final major hurdle in the half decade battle for the project’s approval.
Read MoreThe NYC Ferry Forward plan is intended to expand access and encourage increased ridership through reduced fare programs.
Read MoreNew York State has given approval for an energy storage project in Astoria, opening the door to the next steps in the city’s journey away from fossil fuels.
Read MoreDuring an appeals hearing Queens residents, environmental advocates and lawmakers once again condemned the proposal to upgrade the NRG Energy gas power plant in Astoria.
Read MoreA Robert De Niro-backed film production studio in Astoria received the okay from the Department of Buildings last month.
Queens elected officials and advocates braved the cold Monday to announce their next legislative steps to combat New York City’s contributions to the climate crisis next to a neighborhood so affected by air pollution it has been nicknamed “Asthma Alley.”
A woman was stabbed to death in Astoria on Sunday night in what was possibly the first homicide in New York City in the new year.
Read More“Like everyone in New York, we've been affected by the COVID surge.”
Read More“You are just seeing the coming together of an amazing team.”
Read More“This is what we need to be doing across the city, what we need to be doing across Queens.”
Read More“Let this be a statement of what our policy should be as we fight the ravages of the climate crisis.”
Read More“Public spaces with green infrastructure play an important part in meeting the social and environmental health needs of New Yorkers.”
Read More“To propose building a polluting plant in spite of the known health impacts it would have on the community is an insult.”
Read More“Constituent services, to me, is the bread and butter.”
Read More“Growing up in Queens is so central to my perspective as an artist.”
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