HANAC, an NYC-based multi-faceted social services organization, announced on July 24 the appointment of Zoe C. Agios as its new CEO. She succeeds John Kaiteris who retired after 24 years of service. Ms. Agios comes to HANAC with broad and deep executive leadership and business experience at such prestigious firms as Prudential and MasterCard. She successfully led many diverse business […]

Community boards serve an essential part in local government and community oversight, although they hold limited power and are advisory in nature. Community boards are the reason liquor licenses are approved and the graffiti on the street gets cleaned up. More importantly, they are consulted and speak on behalf of the neighborhood when larger issues such as zoning or rezoning […]

Queens Streets for All (QSFA) held an outdoor meeting on July 25. It was held in response to the decision by Mayor Bill de Blasio and the Department of Transportation (DOT) to move forward with their initiation of their Woodside-Sunnyside plan for protected bicycle lanes on Skillman and 43rd Avenues, between Roosevelt Avenue and Queens Boulevard where it goes over […]

Total passenger volume rose 3.1 percent resulting in a record 2.715 million at LaGuardia Airport in May this year despite the ongoing $8 billion airport redevelopment. Now, following a new seven-story parking facility at Terminal B, which serves Air Canada, American, Southwest, and United Airlines, passengers will soon enjoy new food choices, including Shake Shack, Osteria Fusco, La Chula, and […]

An Astoria commercial strip is undergoing major renovations for conversion to a retail space featuring eight 2,000-square-foot restaurants. The parcel at 34-39 31st St. occupied by a restaurant supply store, a print shop and a “K-Mark” 99-cent store, was acquired by developer Vass Stevens Group for $7.5 million in October 2017. The interiors of the one-story building have been demolished […]