A new food pantry based in Long Island City is on a mission to keep families across western Queens from going hungry during the pandemic.
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A pop-up food pantry is distributing non-perishable and fresh foods to Astoria residents in need during the outbreak of the new coronavirus.
Mount Sinai Queens workers spend most of their time fighting the coronavirus on their feet, so Adidas sent them brand-new pairs of sneakers.
A renegade raccoon took social distancing to new heights last week by scaling an Astoria building.
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The city attempted to close Astoria Park's skate park Tuesday with barricades. By the next day, they'd already been knocked over.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo showed a recent photo of Astoria Park while explaining his decision to double fines for social distancing violations.
Astoria Coffee launched a fundraiser to keep local hospital workers caffeinated as they treat patients with the new coronavirus.
New volunteer-run networks in Astoria are finding ways to support local businesses, health care workers and neighbors during the pandemic.
The closure of the city's Marriage Bureau isn't keeping New Yorkers from putting a ring on it.
The Long Island City community is setting up an emergency food pantry and distributing free meals to local families and seniors.
City Harvest is setting up a mobile market Thursday in Astoria to distribute thousands of pounds of food to local families.
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Residents of NYCHA's Astoria Houses lost hot water 39 times from October to December 2019, newly released data shows.
Queensbridge Houses tenants are building a grassroots campaign to get NYCHA to fix their apartments' chronic issues.
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Playground Thirty Five, just around the corner from the Kaufman Astoria movie theater, is open again and sporting a new look.
An appeals court judge upheld a group of graffiti artists' $6.75 million victory over the developer who destroyed their artwork at 5Pointz.
Volunteers for the nonprofit Astoria Cat Rescue say a pattern of seemingly targeted harassment has them fearing for their safety.
The Court Square public library branch will close Feb. 15 with no set plans for a replacement, save for a once-a-week mobile library.
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In a rally Wednesday, Long Island City residents called on library officials to speed up the search for the branch's new home.
Comedian Anita Flores values booking diverse guests for her Frasier podcast "I'm Listening," and it all started with her Astoria upbringing.
A new federal lawsuit claims the new, $41 million Hunters Point Library excludes people with mobility issues from "full and equal access."
Sixteen Oaks Grove Park in Long Island City will get a $1.3 million makeover, City Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer announced Monday.
A bus shelter on Steinway Street — where there's a robust Middle Eastern community — was found vandalized with anti-Muslim graffiti.
Court Square Park is getting a $4 million renovation, and community members can help decide what the revamp will look like.
Agents from Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty volunteer for disaster relief efforts in the Bahamas.
Astoria sandwich king Charlie Gordon, who ran Sal, Kris & Charlie's Deli on 23rd Avenue, died Friday at the age of 60.
NYCHA finally has some uplifting news for Queensbridge residents.
The $41 million Hunters Point Library may have just opened last month, but a librarian told the New York Post it's already leaking.
Astoria Park's new, multimillion-dollar track and soccer field are now open to the public, the parks department announced Thursday.
The Hunters Point Library will relocate some of its books after visitors pointed out they were shelved on levels only accessible by stairs.
The entire Queensbridge North Houses development lost hot water for several hours Monday, according to NYCHA.
The $41 million library was open for just over two hours Tuesday, after city officials marked the occasion with a ribbon cutting ceremony.
The Hunters Point Library opens to the public Tuesday, eight years after plans were first unveiled.
The retired Astoria-bred detective was awarded the Governor's Medal of Public Service following his death form 9/11-related cancer.
The city broke ground Thursday on a $2.2 million project to rebuild Hallets Cove Park's playground on the Astoria waterfront.
A local nonprofit is ramping up its initiative to hire homeless men and women to sweep sidewalks in Astoria, thanks to a $225,000 grant.