For two decades, the nonprofit Old Astoria Neighborhood Association crusaded for street cleaning in the area. Now it’s finally becoming a reality.
Read More“How can we expect to reduce recidivism when we’re compounding the issues that got them incarcerated to begin with?”
Read MoreThe proposal for the 2.4 million-square-foot development involves breaking up a block to create a new street and would take over a dormant area.
Read MoreQueens is a theme, setting and source material for Nas and other musicians, especially black and African-American hip-hop artists, who use their work to honor their home borough.
Read MoreA tenant-led initiative is pushing back against a federal Department of Housing and Urban Development program called Rental Assistance Demonstration.
Read More“Two leaders should not be unilaterally determining the function of the County Committee and, therefore, the local Democratic Party.”
Read MoreThe Ravenswood Houses, located in Gianaris’ district, have the fifth-most households with children under 6 but are not scheduled to undergo testing until later this summer.
Read MoreThe program “democratizes the traditional commissioning process, which has historically been reserved for a privileged few.”
Read MoreOne of the most important weapons we have in our fight against climate change is to simply talk about it.
Read MoreQueens has the largest undocumented population of any borough in the city: around 184,000 people.
Read MoreSeveral Queens neighborhoods that the DOT has identified as “priority districts,” including Corona, East Elmhurst and Jackson Heights, will receive protected bike lanes.
Read MoreUnfortunately, for all its assets, New York also has a reputation as a hostile place to do business.
Read More“You shouldn’t need a life preserver to take the subway.”
Read More‘We cannot continue to normalize disparate treatment for women.’
Read More“Either the county party works with us, or we welcome you to the land of the marginalized.”
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