| 11/22/2024 |
CBS News |
Food waste at NYC shelters scrutinized. “There’s no quality control,” councilmember says. |
| 9/19/2024 |
Queens Chronicle |
CB 2 backs One LIC rezoning plan |
| 9/19/2024 |
Streetsblog |
#StuckAtDOT: Queensboro Pedestrian Path Delayed Again — This Time Until Winter |
| 9/19/2024 |
Queens Gazette |
New Court Square Library Plans |
| 9/16/2024 |
Queens Post |
Queens Public Library tentatively agrees deal to open new Court Square branch |
| 9/12/2024 |
Queens Chronicle |
Following FBI raids, Queens pols weigh in |
| 9/10/2024 |
Queens Post |
Woodside mother calls for action at site where her daughter was killed by hit-and-run driver in June |
| 9/3/2024 |
Gestion |
Los dos parques que le costaron casi US$20 millones a Nueva York que casi nadie usa: personas sin techo se apoderaron de uno de ellos |
| 9/1/2024 |
New York Post |
$20 million in taxpayer funds spent on NYC park, dog run that few use thanks to location, homeless druggies |
| 8/29/2024 |
Queens Chronicle |
Check it out, Queensbridge |
| 8/28/2024 |
Queens Post |
City Council announces $12 million for Queensbridge Park renovations |
| 8/23/2024 |
Queens Eagle |
Opening of pedestrian-only lane on Queensboro Bridge appears to be delayed – again |
| 8/22/2024 |
Queens Post |
Sunnyside to host Ecuadorian Independence Day celebration Friday evening |
| 8/21/2024 |
Queens Post |
Western Queens gets two new parks, including one for dogs |
| 8/20/2024 |
PIX11 |
‘Fantastic’ new $2.5M dog run opens in Queens community of Sunnyside: see it |
| 8/16/2024 |
The City |
Immigrant Learners Struggle to Find English Classes as City Funding Lapses |
| 8/14/2024 |
Queens Daily Eagle |
Calls for more affordable housing in LIC grow as city rezones nabe |
| 8/14/2024 |
Queens Post |
Sunnyside Spa and Salon Fest kicks off with two weeks of beauty deals |
| 8/14/2024 |
Queens Post |
Elected officials, community members call for more affordable housing in One LIC neighborhood plan |
| 8/8/2024 |
Queens Chronicle |
LIC sets sights on waterfront access |
| 8/8/2024 |
Queens Chronicle |
In LIC, 38 floors and one iffy elevator |
| 8/8/2024 |
CBS New York |
Tenants outraged over chronic elevator malfunctions at Queens high-rise. Some report up to 25-minute waits |
| 8/2/2024 |
NY1 |
Council members remain opposed to Mastro nomination |
| 8/1/2024 |
Queens Post |
CM Won announces open waterfront access plan to connect Queensbridge Park to Gantry Plaza State Park |
| 7/30/2024 |
Streetsblog |
DOT Starts Work to Open Queensboro Roadway to Pedestrians |
| 7/26/2024 |
Queens Post |
Queensbridge Playground reopens after nearly three years |
| 7/24/2024 |
Fox 5 |
Woman shares how a bystander saved her during random attack in NYC |
| 6/20/2024 |
The City |
Undercover ‘Secret Shopper’ Program Shows City Agencies Breaking Language Access Laws |
| 6/20/2024 |
Queens Chronicle |
Protest takes a toll on pol’s victory lap |
| 6/19/2024 |
Queens Post |
Third annual Sunny Pride sees record turnout as Sunnyside celebrates Pride Month |
| 6/18/2024 |
Queens Post |
Lifelong Dutch Kills resident and devoted nun honored with a street renaming |
| 6/14/2024 |
Queens Eagle |
Congestion pricing debate comes to a head at foot of Queensborough Bridge |
| 6/13/2024 |
Queens Chronicle |
Fire tenants seek lease extensions |
| 6/13/2024 |
NY Post |
Dodgy DocGo quietly nabs $41M no-bid deal to run migrant shelter same day city rejected separate contract due to mistreatment |
| 6/13/2024 |
Queens Chronicle |
Sidewalk parking at issue in Sunnyside |
| 6/12/2024 |
Fox 5 |
Congestion pricing pause backlash in Queens |
| 6/11/2024 |
World Wire |
NY 51 City Council Members Back ACP program in New Letter |
| 6/11/2024 |
City & State |
All 51 City Council members back internet affordability program in new letter |
| 6/11/2024 |
Queens Post |
Sunnyside stands with neighbors displaced by 5-alarm inferno last year as they face further evictions by landlord |
| 6/10/2024 |
Fox 5 |
Tenants displaced by Queens fire need homes |
| 6/9/2024 |
Gothamist |
Displaced residents of burned Sunnyside building fear they’ll be uprooted again |
| 6/9/2024 |
ABC 7 |
Community rallies support for tenants displaced in 2023 apartment building fire in Sunnyside, Queens |
| 6/8/2024 |
CBS News |
Queens residents displaced by 2023 fire say they need more time on relocation agreements |
| 6/7/2024 |
Brooklyn Daily Eagle |
CUNY Law receives $1.5M for major renovations |
| 6/4/2024 |
City and State |
Officials sound the alarm on cuts to NYC contracts office |
| 5/31/2024 |
Queens Post |
New York becomes first state to offer Inflation Reduction Act home energy rebates |
| 5/31/2024 |
Queens Post |
CM Won announces construction on new Hunters Point South school will begin this fall |
| 5/19/2024 |
NY1 |
Queens Councilmember Julie Won talks about anti-Asian hate |
| 4/30/2024 |
Queens Post |
Sunnyside celebrates Women’s History with inaugural Lily Gavin memorial breakfast |
| 4/26/2024 |
La Voce di New York |
Vision Zero: New York City Faces Record Traffic Fatalities in Early 2024 |
| 4/25/2024 |
Queens Daily Eagle |
Queens hits grim traffic death milestone |
| 4/24/2024 |
Queens Post |
Families gather in Queensbridge Park for inaugural Earth Day Picnic |
| 4/24/2024 |
Queens Post |
Community rallies to preserve Queensbridge composting as Parks Dept. eviction looms |
| 4/23/2024 |
Queens Daily Eagle |
Queens electeds look to stop eviction of composting site |
| 4/23/2024 |
CBS |
Parked cars take over a greenway in Queensbridge |
| 4/23/2024 |
Queens Post |
Over a dozen Woodside families displaced by 2-alarm fire at apartment building early Monday morning |
| 4/18/2024 |
Queens Post |
Council Member Julie Won holds town hall on Long Island City Neighborhood Plan |
| 4/10/2024 |
amNewYork |
Op-ed | It’s time for New York banks to accept IDNYC |
| 4/10/2024 |
NY1 |
City won’t renew migrant contract with DocGo |
| 3/28/2024 |
Gothamist |
Queens advocates demand action on greenway being ‘slowly invaded by cars’ |
| 3/27/2024 |
Queens Post |
Queens Council on the Arts merging with Variety Boys and Girls Club of Queens |
| 3/26/2024 |
QNS |
Council Member Won and LaGuardia Community College co-hosts ‘Celebrating the Women of Queens |
| 3/26/2024 |
QNS |
Council Member Won hosts third welcome dinner for migrants and asylum seekers |
| 3/8/2024 |
Queens Post |
Community survey launched for Northern Blvd and Roosevelt Ave area as part of ‘Heart of the District’ land use study |
| 3/4/2024 |
Queens Post |
Skillman Ave and 43rd Street co-named “St. Pat’s for All Way” in honor of parade’s 25th anniversary |
| 2/28/2024 |
NY1 |
Concern grows after high levels of metals found at LIC dog run |
| 2/22/2024 |
City and State |
More than 70% of adult literacy programs are at risk of losing city funding |
| 2/20/2024 |
Queens Post |
City announces plan for next development in the Hunters Point South community on the Long Island City waterfront |
| 2/15/2024 |
The City NY |
City Council Considers Adding Tibetan New Year to Alternate-Side Parking Suspension Calendar |
| 2/1/2024 |
Queens Post |
State awards Long Island City $10 million for economic development projects |
| 2/1/2024 |
Queens Post |
Long Island City Partnership kicks off month-long Lunar New Year festival celebrating Year of the Dragon at Red Sorghum Restaurant |
| 1/31/2024 |
QNS |
3 out of 15 Queens council members voted against overriding Mayor’s veto on key public safety bills |
| 1/23/2024 |
Queens Post |
Sunnyside benefit raises $10K for residents displaced by 5-alarm fire |
| 1/5/2024 |
Queens Post |
Displaced Sunnysiders get three hours to remove their belongings from apartments ravaged by 5-alarm fire just before Christmas |
| 1/4/2024 |
ABC 7 |
Tenants return to apartments looted, items missing weeks after Sunnyside building fire |
| 1/4/2024 |
NY1 |
Residents of burned building in Queens told to clear out apartments |
| 12/14/2023 |
New York Post |
NYC migrant contractor tossing out thousands of uneaten taxpayer-funded meals a day: report |
| 12/14/2023 |
Queens Chronicle |
Impact of housing a top issue in LIC |
| 12/12/2023 |
Queens Daily Eagle |
Council rails against Adams’ budget cuts |
| 12/12/2023 |
Fox 5 |
Migrants facing food insecurity |
| 12/7/2023 |
Queens Post |
Council Member Won leads toy drive at LIC-based Irish Center, distributes more than $21,000 in toys |
| 12/6/2023 |
CBS New York |
Queens residents want NYCHA to fix sinkhole at playground |
| 12/5/2023 |
Queens Post |
City opens new protected bike lanes in Long Island City to enhance safety, provide waterfront access |
| 12/1/2023 |
Politico |
The trouble with NYC’s emergency contracts |
| 11/22/2023 |
Queens Post |
Council Member Won hosts ‘comprehensive community planning’ town hall in Astoria |
| 11/22/2023 |
Queens Post |
Western Queens residents receive turkeys, hot meals ahead of Thanksgiving |
| 11/20/2023 |
Queens Post |
Holiday spirit convenes under Sunnyside Arch for lighting ceremony |
| 11/18/2023 |
Fox 5 |
NYCHA residents and migrants face grave food insecurity in Queens |
| 11/11/2023 |
Queens Daily Eagle |
Massive Long Island City rezoning begins |
| 11/9/2023 |
Queens Post |
Long Island City kicks off comprehensive community planning process at town hall meeting |
| 11/1/2023 |
CBS New York |
A tree may grow in Brooklyn, but farms grow in Queens |
| 10/26/2023 |
Queens Post |
Sunnyside elementary school gets $2.85 million for auditorium, schoolyard upgrades |
| 10/24/2023 |
NYC Streetsblog |
City Abruptly Shuts Queens Greenway Segment, Putting Cyclists in Danger; Council Member Takes Credit |
| 10/24/2023 |
Queens Post |
Western Queens Co-Op Coalition hosts town hall about proposed amendment to Local Law 97 |
| 10/18/2023 |
Queens Post |
LIC Summit explores proposed rezoning’s influence amid neighborhood’s explosive growth |
| 10/17/2023 |
Queens Post |
Council Member Won announces community planning initiatives for her district |
| 10/16/2023 |
Queens Post |
Bethpage Federal Credit Union celebrates grand opening in Sunnyside |
| 10/11/2023 |
Commercial Observer |
Long Island City, Woodside Eyed for Rezonings in Western Queens |
| 10/11/2023 |
The Real Deal |
The Daily Dirt: Another crack at rezoning Long Island City |
| 10/11/2023 |
Crain’s New York |
Fast-changing Long Island City to be studied for more growth as mayor, council team up |
| 10/10/2023 |
NY Daily News |
New rezoning plan for Long Island City envisions “future growth” |
| 10/6/2023 |
Queens Post |
Launch party for ‘Taste of Sunnyside’ restaurant crawl brings residents and small business owners together |
| 9/26/2023 |
Queens Post |
Council Member Won announces over $12M in funding for western Queens parks |
| 9/25/2023 |
NY Post |
NYC now preparing to spend staggering extra $1B on hotels alone to shelter migrants for three more years |
| 9/25/2023 |
Queens Post |
Elderly man dies from injuries caused by Sunnyside apartment fire: NYPD |
| 9/22/2023 |
Queens Daily Eagle |
Council grills Adams admin over asylum seeker contracts |
| 9/21/2023 |
Patch |
Nepali Community Creates History as NYC Mayor Hoists Nepal’s Flag |
| 9/21/2023 |
NY1 |
City Council grills administration officials on migrant contracts |
| 9/21/2023 |
Gothamist |
CEOs of companies getting $5 billion for NYC migrant care skip meeting designed to grill them |
| 9/21/2023 |
City & State |
Council members accuse City Hall of telling contractors to stay away from Council hearing |
| 9/21/2023 |
Bloomberg |
New York Wants to Know How $4 Billion Is Being Spent on Migrants |
| 9/21/2023 |
NY Daily News |
NYC Council accuses Mayor Adams’ office of blocking embattled migrant services contractor from testifying at hearing |
| 9/21/2023 |
Politico |
Pressure on Adams from all sides |
| 9/19/2023 |
News 12 |
Eleven Madison Park, once voted best restaurant in the world, fights food insecurity in Queens |
| 9/8/2023 |
Queens Post |
Sunnyside street co-naming honors legacy of longtime business leader John Vogt |
| 9/7/2023 |
NBC New York |
NYC schools open to thousands of migrant families |
| 9/6/2023 |
CBS News |
City Councilmember Julie Won slams delayed transformation of Queensboro Bridge pathway |
| 8/31/2023 |
Queens Post |
Councilwoman Won tours new 725-seat middle school that is set to open in Sunnyside next week |
| 8/29/2023 |
PIX 11 |
New York City’s rat czar tours rodent hotspots in Queens |
| 8/28/2023 |
Queens Post |
Councilwoman Won takes city’s ‘rat czar’ on tour of western Queens rodent hot spots |
| 8/28/2023 |
QNS |
Western Queens lawmakers hand out 400 free backpacks to students at Woodside Houses |
| 8/21/2023 |
Queens Post |
City hosts first M/WBE Queens Networking event in Long Island City |
| 8/10/2023 |
ABC 7 |
City Council grills NYC over new policy limiting shelter stays for adult migrants |
| 8/10/2023 |
CBS News |
White House officials meet with Mayor Eric Adams to collaborate on asylum seeker crisis response |
| 8/10/2023 |
Queens Post |
Four-star hotel in Long Island City being converted into shelter for economic migrants: sources |
| 8/10/2023 |
PoliticsNY |
In the Community with Council Member Julie Won |
| 8/9/2023 |
The New York Ilbo |
뉴욕시 SBS 케빈 김 소기업국장+줄리 원 의원 (SBS Tour) |
| 8/7/2023 |
American Kahani |
New York City Honors Dr. B. R. Ambedkar’s Legacy by Co-naming a Street Intersection After Him |
| 8/2/2023 |
Queens Post |
AOC joins Queens officials for rally supporting unauthorized vendors ousted from Corona Plaza Park |
| 8/2/2023 |
PIX 11 |
Corona Plaza street vendors, officials protest NYC enforcement: ‘That is cruelty’ |
| 7/25/2023 |
Queens Post |
Won joins community groups in welcoming migrants to Sunnyside with family-style dinner, resource fair |
| 6/28/2023 |
Queens Gazette |
$75K In Funding For After-School Programming |
| 6/26/2023 |
Queens Post |
Woodside street co-named in honor of B.R. Ambedkar, the father of India’s constitution |
| 6/15/2023 |
Queens Post |
Resurfacing of Big Bush Park athletic field in Woodside begins, project likely to come in under budget |
| 6/15/2023 |
Queens Post |
Long Island City Partnership unveils dog-themed art installations highlighting neighborhood’s canine friendliness |
| 6/14/2023 |
QNS |
Queens residents, leaders sound off on housing crisis |
| 5/23/2023 |
Streetsblog |
Not Again: Queensboro Bridge Pedestrian Path Delayed Til ‘Mid-2024’ |
| 5/12/2023 |
Queens Post |
Queens Tech Council holds spring meetup at LaGuardia Community College |
| 5/5/2023 |
Queens Post |
Western Queens schools to get upgrades via nearly $1 million in participatory budget funds |
| 4/28/2023 |
Fox 5 |
New NYC bill aims to base parking ticket fines on a violator’s income |
| 4/24/2023 |
Queens Daily Eagle |
Adams calls for feds to step up amid migrant crisis |
| 4/13/2023 |
Queens Post |
AOC rallies with progressive leaders in Astoria calling on legislators to prioritize the working class in the delayed state budget |
| 4/12/2023 |
Queens Post |
‘A home run for the borough of Queens’: New $5 million Cohen Family Wellness Center opens in Woodside |
| 4/11/2023 |
Queens Daily Eagle |
Federal plans for Newtown Creek worry Long Island City locals |
| 3/31/2023 |
Queens Post |
Residents can decide how to spend $1 million on western Queens capital projects during participatory budgeting voting period |
| 3/30/2023 |
Queens Post |
DOT to install traffic lights at Astoria intersection where 7-year-girl was fatally struck in February |
| 3/30/2023 |
Queens Post |
Western Queens community donation drive nets more than 50 bags of clothing and essential items for migrants |
| 3/30/2023 |
Queens Post |
LaGuardia Community College honors eight women for their community service in western Queens |
| 3/29/2023 |
Queens Ledger |
Ramadan Food Drive feeds 150 families in Astoria |
| 3/17/2023 |
Streetsblog |
Delay Ahead: Queensboro Bridge Pedestrian Path Now Put Off Til ‘Early 2024’ |
| 3/12/2023 |
NPR |
Asylum dreams remain elusive for tens of thousands of migrants bused to New York |
| 3/9/2023 |
Queens Post |
DOT commissioner visits the intersection in Astoria where a 7-year-old girl was fatally struck last month |
| 3/7/2023 |
Gothamist |
NYC spends nearly $370 daily on each asylum seeker household. The sum could top $1.4B this fiscal year. |
| 3/3/2023 |
News 12 |
City Council holds hearing on how agencies are spending over $400 million budget to aid migrants |
| 3/3/2023 |
amNY |
Migrant crisis | City Council grills Adams admin officials on food cost disparities among homeless shelters and relief centers |
| 3/3/2023 |
Daily News |
NYC spending an average of nearly $5 million per day on housing, feeding migrants: ‘This is not sustainable’ |
| 3/3/2023 |
Crain’s New York |
City Council scrutinizes city’s maze of asylum-seeker care |
| 3/3/2023 |
Noticias NY |
Concejo Municipal cuestiona manejo de fondos para atender a solicitantes de asilo |
| 3/3/2023 |
Daily News |
NYC spending an average of nearly $5 million per day on housing, feeding migrants: ‘This is not sustainable’ |
| 3/3/2023 |
Queens Post |
Beacon Wind project will repower ‘Asthma Alley’ with renewable energy facility in Astoria |
| 3/1/2023 |
NY Times |
N.Y.P.D. Fails to Appear at Hearing on Contentious Policing Unit |
| 3/1/2023 |
Daily News |
NYPD no-show at Council hearing for SRG riot unit at George Floyd protests sparks outrage, lawmakers threaten funding cuts |
| 2/28/2023 |
Queens Daily Eagle |
Astoria mourns child killed by driver |
| 2/27/2023 |
Queens Post |
Astoria community rallies for traffic lights at intersection where 7-year-old was killed |
| 2/26/2023 |
Queens Daily Eagle |
Officials call for changes to Astoria intersection where girl was killed |
| 2/26/2023 |
Streetsblog |
Dolma’s Grieving Father, Pols Seek Traffic Light at Fatal Corner — But Larger Safety Improvements are Needed |
| 2/26/2023 |
CBS New York |
Family members, lawmakers demand stop light at Queens intersection where 7-year-old was killed |
| 2/23/2023 |
Queens Post |
Queens City Council members urge DOT to install traffic calming measures where Astoria girl was killed |
| 2/22/2023 |
Queens Post |
Councilwoman Won calls on residents to walk in groups after recent string of muggings in Sunnyside, Woodside |
| 2/15/2023 |
Queens Daily Eagle |
City to open asylum seeker housing in Long Island City hotel |
| 2/10/2023 |
Caribbean Life |
Immigrant advocates protest ‘austerity budget’, exclusion of immigrants and asylum seekers from State of the City |
| 2/9/2023 |
Curbed |
Partying With the New YIMBYs on the Block |
| 2/8/2023 |
QNS |
Western Queens councilwoman distributes capital funding for renovations, upgrades in local schools |
| 2/7/2023 |
TKC-TV |
줄리 원 의원, 지역 학교에 1200만달러 예산 지원 예산의 70%를 26선거구 학교들에 배분 |
| 2/6/2023 |
Documented NY |
Candlelight Vigil Honors Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay Mass Shooting Victims |
| 2/1/2023 |
ABC 7 |
NYC Pre-K and 3-K daycare providers close to closing, need funds |
| 2/1/2023 |
Gotham Gazette |
Queens City Council Member and Community Board Pursue Northern Boulevard Neighborhood Rezoning |
| 1/24/2023 |
Queens Post |
City Council Rejects Rezoning Application for Auto Dealership on Northern Boulevard |
| 1/23/2023 |
Queens Post |
LIC Partnership Launches Lunar New Year Business Festival With Street Performance and Noodle Making Event |
| 1/22/2023 |
NY1 Spectrum InFocus |
Queens councilwomen ring in Lunar New Year |
| 1/20/2023 |
PIX 11 |
Long Island City kicks off Lunar New Year celebrations |
| 1/19/2023 |
NY1 |
Local leaders call for support for migrants arriving in NYC |
| 1/19/2023 |
Crain’s New York |
City’s plan to build new NYC Ferry dock in Queens runs aground |
| 1/14/2023 |
CBS New York |
Mayor Adams heads to U.S. southern border as New York City deals with record surge of arriving migrants |
| 1/13/2023 |
NBC |
Migrants Complain of ‘Rotten’ NYC Shelter Meals — But Mayor Implies They’re Just Picky |
| 1/13/2023 |
CBS New York |
With asylum seekers arriving in record numbers, Mayor Adams sends emergency aid request to Gov. Hochul |
| 1/12/2023 |
Crain’s New York |
NRG closes $215M sale of Astoria power plant to wind developer |
| 1/11/2023 |
Queens Post |
City Pausing Controversial Plans to Construct New Ferry Terminal at Hunters Point South Park, Exploring Alternative Sites |
| 1/9/2023 |
City & State |
Zoning fights may become political liabilities in upcoming 2023 NYC Council primaries |
| 1/6/2023 |
CBS New York |
Harlem council member petitions state to stop truck depot from opening |
| 1/5/2023 |
Queens Chronicle |
Year In Review: Rifts rise over policy and propriety |
| 1/5/2023 |
QNS |
Op-ed: 2022 will be remembered as the year Queens’ economy got back on track |
| 1/3/2023 |
Gothamist |
Long Island City residents raise environmental concerns with proposed ferry landing relocation |
| 12/28/2022 |
Patch |
Expanded Language Access Bills Passed + Santos Under Investigation |
| 12/22/2022 |
CBS New York |
Widow of asylum seeker who took his own life begs NYC shelters to take mental health more seriously |
| 12/22/2022 |
Patch |
Migrant’s Death In LIC Shelter Shows Negligence By City, Provider: Won |
| 12/22/2022 |
QNS |
Councilwoman calls out city negligence after migrant suicide at Dutch Kills shelter |
| 12/19/2022 |
amNY |
Migrant crisis | Tent shelter facility on Randall’s Island may be resurrected with another surge of new arrivals, Adams admin says |
| 12/16/2022 |
The Real Deal |
Bruce wasn’t bluffing: Truck depot opening at scuttled housing site |
| 12/12/2022 |
Queens Post |
Woodside Playground to Undergo $7.1 Million Upgrade |
| 12/12/2022 |
Queens Post |
Weather Resistant Panels Now Cover Roosevelt Island Bridge Bike Lanes, Lanes Now Deemed Safer |
| 12/9/2022 |
Patch |
Roosevelt Island Bridge Loses ‘Cheese Grater’ Bike Lane; Pols Cheer |
| 12/9/2022 |
QNS |
NCS launches pilot program to provide housing for CUNY students in need |
| 12/5/2022 |
Streetsblog |
Queensboro Bridge Bike Boom Continues, But DOT Still Prioritizes Car Drivers Over Walkers and Cyclists |
| 12/4/2022 |
The City |
Iconic Astoria Pool Hall Gets a Second Shot at Survival |
| 12/2/2022 |
Crain’s New York |
Roadblock no more: Council approves flurry of projects as New York confronts housing shortage |
| 11/30/2022 |
QNS |
Councilwoman delivers $5 million in funding to LaGuardia Community College for training of healthcare professionals |
| 11/29/2022 |
Queens Post |
LaGuardia Community College to Expand its Healthcare Training Programs, Gets $5 Million From Councilmembers Won and Adams |
| 11/23/2022 |
Curbed |
‘We Were Called Gentrifiers, and We Were Called NIMBYs’ |
| 11/23/2022 |
NY1/Inside City Hall |
Councilwoman Julie Won discusses Innovation QNS |
| 11/22/2022 |
QNS |
City Council votes to approve massive $2 billion Innovation QNS project in Astoria |
| 11/22/2022 |
QNS |
Astoria Queens Energy Tech High School welcomes new hydroponic greenhouse |
| 11/22/2022 |
NY1/Mornings on 1 |
City Councilmember celebrates commitment to affordable housing in Queens |
| 11/22/2022 |
Gothamist |
NYC Council approves massive Queens housing plan after developer concessions |
| 11/22/2022 |
New York Times |
$2 Billion Development in Queens Approved Amid Housing Crisis |
| 11/22/2022 |
Crain’s New York |
$2B Astoria development plan clears final hurdle |
| 11/21/2022 |
City & State |
No Gucci, yes homeless housing, in pending Innovation QNS deal |
| 11/21/2022 |
City Limits |
Won Greenlights 3,200-Unit Astoria Development, Paving Way for Council Approval |
| 11/21/2022 |
NY1 |
New ferry landing at Hunter’s Point South faces community pushback |
| 11/21/2022 |
QNS |
After ‘exhaustive negotiations,’ Won supports $2 billion Innovation QNS project in Astoria ahead of key City Council vote |
| 11/21/2022 |
Patch |
Won Backs Innovation QNS As Astoria Rezoning Nears Finish Line |
| 11/21/2022 |
QNS |
SCA announces site for new 547-seat school at Court Square in Long Island City |
| 11/21/2022 |
NY1 |
How City Councilmember Julie Won got to ‘yes’ on Innovation QNS |
| 11/21/2022 |
Daily News |
Stop worrying and love the crane: Another New York progressive backs a big development |
| 11/21/2022 |
Queens Daily Eagle |
Following ‘bloody battle,’ Innovation QNS heads toward approval |
| 11/17/2022 |
The Real Deal |
Silverstein, Council strike deal on Queens megaproject |
| 11/17/2022 |
QNS |
Council subcommittee approves $2 billion Innovation QNS proposal after developers make modifications |
| 11/17/2022 |
Patch |
Innovation QNS Passes Key Council Vote As Affordable Homes Increase |
| 11/17/2022 |
Queens Chronicle |
Innovation QNS leaps big hurdle |
| 11/17/2022 |
Bisnow |
Innovation QNS Wins Key Approval After Reaching Deal To Add More Housing |
| 11/16/2022 |
Patch |
Astoria’s Ravenswood Playground Reopens After $7M Overhaul |
| 11/16/2022 |
Politico |
Innovation QNS to get more affordable housing ahead of Council vote |
| 11/15/2022 |
QNS |
LIC Summit brings together hundreds of professionals behind the neighborhood’s explosive growth |
| 11/15/2022 |
City & State |
How three new moms are changing the New York City Council |
| 11/15/2022 |
amNY |
Op-Ed | The real cost of saying ‘no’ to Innovation QNS |
| 11/15/2022 |
Queens Post |
$7.1 Million Overhaul of Ravenswood Playground Complete, Officials Hold Ribbon Cutting |
| 11/14/2022 |
QNS |
Veterans Day Parade returns to Middle Village |
| 11/14/2022 |
QNS |
DOT begins work on Northern Boulevard bus-priority project |
| 11/11/2022 |
City & State |
The City Council looks to 2023, after Election Day and districting |
| 11/10/2022 |
Queens Post |
Op-Ed by Councilmember Julie Won: Innovation QNS Can Afford to do Better |
| 11/10/2022 |
Queens Post |
Public Feedback Timeline Needs to be Extended for Controversial LIC Ferry Terminal: CM Julie Won |
| 11/7/2022 |
Streetsblog |
Woodside Wants Housing, But It’s Likely to Get More SUVs |
| 11/7/2022 |
QNS |
Community Board 2 holds first in-person meeting since pandemic |
| 10/31/2022 |
Queens Daily Eagle |
Mayor throws support behind Innovation QNS as potential rejection looms |
| 10/31/2022 |
NY1 |
Mayor seeks to boost controversial project in Queens |
| 10/31/2022 |
Commercial Observer |
Astoria’s Giant Innovation QNS Development Hinges on Who Pays for Affordable Housing |
| 10/31/2022 |
Daily News |
How the vote of one NYC Council member could kill a $2 billion Queens development project |
| 10/27/2022 |
Queens Chronicle |
Richards, Won square off on Innovation QNS |
| 10/19/2022 |
Politics NY |
Pols hold rival rallies for and against Innovation QNS development ahead of City Council hearing |
| 10/19/2022 |
QNS |
Queens borough president, councilwoman clash during City Council hearing on Innovation QNS project in Astoria |
| 10/18/2022 |
QNS |
Mayor joins borough president in voicing support for Innovation QNS project ahead of City Council hearing |
| 10/18/2022 |
Daily News |
Eric Adams, Julie Won at odds over massive Innovation QNS project ahead of NYC Council public hearing |
| 10/18/2022 |
Politics NY |
At Witt’s End: Julie Won’s political pandering |
| 10/17/2022 |
The Real Deal |
New twist in $2B drama between Silverstein, City Council |
| 10/16/2022 |
New York Times |
A Housing Crisis Has More Politicians Saying Yes to Developers |
| 10/14/2022 |
Queens Daily Eagle |
Won tells Council to vote ‘no’ on Innovation QNS |
| 10/14/2022 |
Patch |
Won Still Against Innovation QNS As BP Blasts ‘Weirdo’ Opponents |
| 10/14/2022 |
QNS |
Councilwoman demands even more affordability from Innovation QNS team days before proposal goes to City Council |
| 10/12/2022 |
QNS |
Western Queens councilwoman pleased her redrawn district will include NYCHA developments |
| 10/11/2022 |
Patch |
After Outcry, LIC & Astoria Kept Mostly Whole In Latest Council Maps |
| 10/5/2022 |
NY1 |
NYCHA residents urge management to fix heat issues |
| 10/5/2022 |
ABC 7 |
Action demanded after NYCHA residents have experienced heat, hot water outages since Ida |
| 10/5/2022 |
Queens Daily Eagle |
Heat and hot water woes continue at Woodside Houses |
| 10/5/2022 |
Queens Post |
Elected Officials Call on NYCHA to Repair Heating Plant at Woodside Houses |
| 10/5/2022 |
QNS |
‘Stop lying to us’: Elected officials call on NYCHA to fix Woodside Houses heating plant |
| 10/5/2022 |
Gothamist |
NYCHA Woodside residents say they’ve been without heat, hot water for days |
| 10/4/2022 |
Queens Daily Eagle |
Astoria development approved, suggesting shift in progressive attitude |
| 10/4/2022 |
QNS |
‘Give us gas and stop playing games’: Queens lawmakers join Flushing Bland Houses residents in calling on NYCHA to restore gas service |
| 9/30/2022 |
QNS |
Murray Playground in Long Island City to undergo $5.3 million makeover |
| 9/28/2022 |
QNS |
Innovation QNS developers offer more affordable units in plans for $2 billion Astoria megaproject |
| 9/22/2022 |
6sqft |
Proposed $2B mixed-use district with 2,800 new apartments in Astoria moves forward |
| 9/22/2022 |
QNS |
Officials break ground on administrative building at Socrates Sculpture Park |
| 9/22/2022 |
QNS |
City Planning Commission approves controversial $2 billion Innovation QNS project in Astoria |
| 9/21/2022 |
Queens Post |
City Planning Commission Approves Innovation QNS, Although Councilmember Won Remains Unimpressed |
| 9/21/2022 |
Patch |
Innovation QNS Rezoning OK’d By Planning Commission, Heads To Council |
| 9/19/2022 |
Gotham Gazette |
City Council Examines Digital Divide, Bills to Improve Internet Access |
| 9/15/2022 |
Queens Post |
Participatory Budgeting Makes a Comeback to District 26, Help Decide How to Spend $1 Million on Area Projects |
| 9/15/2022 |
Queens Post |
CM Julie Won Calls on DOT to Convert Car Lane Into Pedestrian Pathway Immediately |
| 9/15/2022 |
Streetsblog NYC |
Queens Pol: DOT’s Excuses for Queensboro Bridge Safety Delays Are ‘Garbage’ |
| 9/2/2022 |
QNS |
Councilwoman Won reflects on Hurricane Ida anniversary as governor honors Queens heroes |
| 9/1/2022 |
NY1 |
Councilmember Julie Won talks Hurricane Ida’s lasting impacts |
| 8/26/2022 |
Queens Post |
Council Member Julie Won to Host Backpack Giveaway and Free WiFi Sign-Up Saturday |
| 8/25/2022 |
QNS |
Sunnyside councilwoman takes part in Global Korean Politicians Forum in Seoul |
| 8/18/2022 |
Queens Daily Eagle |
Queens united over dividing lines |
| 8/18/2022 |
Queens Post |
Hundreds Turn Out at Hearing to Voice Disapproval of Proposed Changes to Council District 26 |
| 8/18/2022 |
Queens Post |
10 Years After Hurricane Sandy, Walkway Lights at Gantry Plaza State Park Are Being Fixed |
| 8/16/2022 |
Queens Post |
Community Board 2 Taskforce Gives Redistricting Plan Thumbs Down, Urges Others to Testify Against |
| 8/14/2022 |
New York Post |
Astoria $2B redevelopment plan has glimmer of hope despite pushback by Queens BP |
| 8/12/2022 |
Queens Post |
Councilmember Won Calls for Better Lighting at Hunters Point South Park |
| 8/8/2022 |
QNS |
Councilwoman launches free WiFi campaign at the Woodside Houses to narrow the digital divide |
| 8/5/2022 |
Queens Daily Eagle |
Richards rejects Innovation QNS |
| 8/5/2022 |
Queens Post |
Queens Borough President Rejects Massive Innovation QNS Proposal, ‘Would Drastically Alter Character’ of Astoria |
| 8/5/2022 |
Patch |
Huge Innovation QNS Rezoning Gets Thumbs-Down From Borough President |
| 8/5/2022 |
QNS |
Developer to build elevator at Queensboro Plaza at no charge to MTA or city |
| 8/4/2022 |
Queens Daily Eagle |
Queensboro Plaza to get accessibility upgrades |
| 8/3/2022 |
Queens Post |
Council Member Won Puts Forward Guidelines That Developers Seeking Rezoning Must Meet |
| 8/3/2022 |
Queens Post |
NYC Districting Commission, Tasked With Creating Council District Maps, to Hold Public Hearing in Astoria Aug. 16 |
| 8/2/2022 |
Queens Post |
Mayor Adams and Gov. Hochul in Woodside Tuesday to Announce $70 Million Investment to Decarbonize NYCHA Buildings |
| 8/1/2022 |
Queens Post |
Council Member Encourages Residents to Sign Up for Free WiFi, Registration Event Held at Woodside Houses Saturday |
| 7/31/2022 |
Queens Post |
Speed Cameras to Operate 24/7 Beginning Aug. 1 |
| 7/27/2022 |
QNS |
Sunnyside Shines hosts inaugural Colombian Independence Day celebration at Bliss Plaza |
| 7/21/2022 |
Queens Ledger |
Electeds, GrubHub bring meals to homeless vets |
| 7/21/2022 |
Queens Chronicle |
O’Neill’s, Grubhub treat vets to lunch |
| 7/19/2022 |
Queens Post |
Grubhub Partners With Maspeth Restaurant to Donate 500 Meals to Long Island City Veterans Shelter |
| 7/19/2022 |
QNS |
Queens elected officials partner with Grubhub to donate meals to veterans |
| 7/19/2022 |
QNS |
Queens leaders vow to ‘fight’ for their communities after districting commission releases first draft of redrawn City Council maps |
| 7/18/2022 |
Queens Post |
Elected Officials and Local Leaders Hold Rally in LIC Calling for Revitalization of Newtown Creek Shoreline |
| 5/4/2022 |
Queens Post |
Council Member Won Holds Pro Choice Rally at Lou Lodati Park to Protect Abortion Rights |
| 5/2/2022 |
Queens Post |
Sunnyside Artists Holds Annual Art Exhibit at Copper Kettle on Skillman Avenue |
| 5/1/2022 |
New York Times |
Fatal Shooting of Deliveryman Stuns a Queens Neighborhood |
| 4/21/2022 |
Queens Post |
Innovation Queens Leaves Neighborhood Behind |
| 3/29/2022 |
Queens Post |
MTA Releases New Draft Plan for Queens Bus Network, Q60 and Q32 To Stay Largely the Same |
| 3/28/2022 |
QNS |
Sunnyside councilwoman introduces legislation to improve emergency communications for residents with limited English proficiency |
| 3/22/2022 |
Queens Post |
Council Member Julie Won and Husband Announce Arrival of Newborn Son |
| 3/10/2022 |
Queens Post |
Council Member Won Calls on Developers of Innovation QNS Proposal to Conduct More Outreach and Provide Details |
| 3/9/2022 |
Queens Daily Eagle |
Innovation QNS hits snag as local councilmember raises concerns |
| 3/9/2022 |
Patch |
Astoria’s Innovation QNS Developers Are Being Cagey, Pol Says |
| 3/7/2022 |
AMNY |
St. Pat’s for All celebrates Irish heritage and LGBTQ+ pride |
| 3/4/2022 |
Queens Post |
Queens is Undergoing Major Crime Spike Up Nearly 60 Percent Year-to-Date |
| 3/2/2022 |
Gotham Gazette |
Questioning ‘Austerity,’ City Council Begins Examining Mayor Adams’ $98.5 Billion Preliminary Budget |
| 3/1/2022 |
The Real Deal |
Lines being drawn for $2B Queens development |
| 2/25/2022 |
Queens Post |
LIC Homeless Shelters Spark Two Thousand 911 Complaints in the Past Year |
| 2/17/2022 |
PoliticsNY |
Strolling through Long Island City: Councilwoman, land use committee chairman tour local development sites |
| 2/9/2022 |
QNS |
Locals celebrate extension of first-ever LIC Lunar New Year Celebration |
| 2/9/2022 |
Queens Post |
Council Member Julie Won Tours Large Development Sites With Council’s Landuse Committee Chair |
| 2/4/2022 |
Queens Post |
Plan to Create Pedestrian Lane on Queensboro Bridge Delayed, Pols Want Answers |
| 2/4/2022 |
Queens Post |
President Biden Visits LIC School to Learn About Programs Aimed at Stopping Violence |
| 2/4/2022 |
QNS |
SEE IT: President Biden visits Queens school to discuss violence prevention programs |
| 2/3/2022 |
Streetsblog NYC |
Queensboro Bridge Bike and Pedestrian Improvements Delayed a Full Year |
| 2/3/2022 |
AMNY |
City punts fix for ‘treacherous’ Queensboro Bridge bike and pedestrian path by another year |
| 2/3/2022 |
Patch |
Long-Awaited Queensboro Bridge Repairs Delayed, Angering Pols |
| 2/3/2022 |
Queens Chronicle |
The heat is on — except when it’s not |
| 1/28/2022 |
Queens Daily Eagle |
Elected officials tour Woodside Houses as tenants face heat, hot water outages |
| 1/28/2022 |
Queens Post |
Queens Lawmakers Call on NYCHA to Restore Heating and Hot Water to Woodside Houses |
| 1/27/2022 |
QNS |
Queens lawmakers tour Woodside Houses after multiple resident complaints of no heat, gas or hot water |
| 1/21/2022 |
Queens Daily Eagle |
Participatory budgeting begins with few Queens pols partaking |
| 1/21/2022 |
QNS |
Nearly every member of the Queens City Council delegation named a committee chair |
| 1/14/2022 |
QNS |
Police look for man who attacked Korean woman in Forest Hills |
| 1/5/2022 |
QNS |
Long Island City councilwoman makes history as first immigrant woman to represent District 26 |
| 1/4/2022 |
Queens Post |
Council Member Julie Won Takes Office With Her Team Working Remotely |
