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Astoria

City expands NYC Kids RISE college savings initiative following western Queens pilot program

By Bill Parry

AMNY

Mayor pledges to visit chaotic Rikers Island before his term is up

PoliticsNY

Attorney General James says she is actively looking into Rikers Island allegations

AMNY

Emergency plan aims to help inmates, NYC ‘get the hell’ off Rikers Island: Mayor

Astoria

Police search for Dutch Kills mugger who made off with a senior’s Bible

By Bill Parry

Arts & Entertainment

Queens congresswomen attend Met gala with statement gowns

By Angélica Acevedo

AMNY

‘I just witnessed an attempted suicide’: Elected officials shaken during latest Rikers Island visit

Acts of Kindness

Guide to Queens: Charitable organizations give back to the borough during COVID-19

By Jenna Bagcal

Astoria

Comfortland’s second annual San Gennaro Festival is here

By Jessica Militello

Astoria

Come for the scenery, stay for the coffee: Café Renis opens on 30th Avenue in Astoria

By Jessica Militello

Astoria

Queens lawmakers applaud governor’s increasing of worker protections on Labor Day

By Bill Parry

Astoria

Storm victim found dead after fiery collision on Grand Central Parkway: NYPD

By Bill Parry

Astoria

LIC gang member admits to killing a rival near the Ravenswood Houses in 2017

By Bill Parry

Astoria

NYC grocery delivery company expands to Astoria, promising delivery in 20 minutes or less

By Julia Moro

Astoria

Food delivery workers toiling through historic flooding call skimpy wages and tips ‘a cruel joke’

By Claudia Irizarry Aponte, THE CITY

AMNY

Queens residents face the aftermath of Hurricane Ida

Astoria

‘Catastrophic and expensive’: Small businesses in Queens deal with new hurdles following extensive damage from Hurricane Ida

By Angélica Acevedo

Astoria

‘It’s like a nightmare’: Astoria residents ‘lost everything’ as a result of flooding from Hurricane Ida

By Julia Moro

Astoria

A ‘Bad Habit’ you won’t want to break: New Latin sushi restaurant opens in Astoria

By Jessica Militello

Astoria

Local elected officials and activists rally in Astoria Park to protest fracked-gas power plant

By Julia Moro

Astoria

Queens congresswomen speak out against peaker plants during hearing on environmental justice

By Bill Parry

Acts of Kindness

Fundraising event helps victims of Sunnyside fire that destroyed five businesses earlier this month

By Julia Moro

Astoria

Queens senator calls on Hochul administration to fully implement NY HERO Act as delta variant poses threat in workplaces

By Bill Parry

Astoria

Police bust creep who grabbed woman’s rear end in Queensboro Plaza

By Bill Parry

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