Traffic safety mitigation measures will soon be implemented on the streets surrounding Astoria Park. Queens Community Board 1 yesterday voted overwhelmingly to approve a New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) plan for safety improvements on Shore Boulevard, 20th Avenue, and Hoyt Avenue North. The upgrades will reduce speeding, create safer gateways to Astoria Park, enhance the connections between the […]
Clinton, Trump Winners
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump were victorious in their latest presidential quests last Saturday, Clinton defeating Bernie Sanders in Nevada and Trump prevailing over Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz in South Carolina. Trump rolled up 32.5 percent of the Republican primary field in South Carolina with Rubio finishing second with 22.5 percent and Cruz closely behind at 22.3 percent in […]
Val Kinzler
Growing up in Douglas Manor, after her parents moved the family from Whitestone when she was just a year old, Val Kinzler was the only girl in a family of four boys. At 15, she joined an all-girl rock band, The Sirens, playing at colleges and local venues, while studying jazz piano, and performing in theater productions. After studying acting, […]
De Blasio Details Brooklyn- Queens Connector Plans
Mayor Bill de Blasio joined tenants of NYCHA’s Red Hook Houses, transit leaders, elected officials and civic groups to detail a new streetcar service: the Brooklyn-Queens Connector (BQX). The new transit line – the first New York City streetcar in more than 50 years – would stretch 16 miles from Astoria to Sunset Park in Brooklyn, linking together neighborhoods long […]
CB1 Addresses Homeless Issues At Verve Hotel Shelter
Community Board 1 is sending a letter to the Office of the Mayor and the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) regarding recent disturbances at the homeless shelter now located at the former Verve Hotel in Long Island City. A police officer was assaulted by a female resident at the shelter said Captain Peter Fortune, Commanding Officer of the 114th Precinct, […]
Ready To Take The Leap?
This year has 366 days, thanks to its being a Leap Year. It is almost like that extra hour in the day we get each year in the fall, when Daylight Savings time ends and we greet the dark with the consolation of an extra hour to do with as we wish, awake or asleep. Or love enough for Eight […]
Letters to the Editor
Better, Cheaper Than BQX To The Editor: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced plans for a streetcar line that would connect Brooklyn and Queens, running along the East River. The proposal is causing some trepidation even among transit advocates. The $2.5 billion, 12-mile-per-hour streetcar recently proposed by the mayor is a major concern for commuters who drive. This […]
Fashion Industry’s Economic Impact On The City
Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12), joined by NYC Deputy Mayor for Housing and Economic Development Alicia Glen, appeared at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) on February 18, along with FIT President Joyce Brown, to release a new report on the economic impact of the fashion industry. The release of the report coincides with the 2016 Fall/Winter Fashion Week, which […]
Welcome Back
The W-onderful letter may be coming back. In fact, MTA New York City Transit is proposing to hold a public hearing on the possibility of restoring the W Subway Line in Queens and Manhattan this fall, in order to allow the Q Subway Line to begin serving the Second Avenue Subway between 63rd and 96th Streets when it opens later […]
