Costa Constantinides

Closing the prisons on Rikers Island—rife with corruption, violence and health issues—has been a mainstay of the de Blasio administration since the idea was first presented in 2017. The original (…)

About a month ago we shared information on this year’s Participatory Budgeting process in our district. As a reminder, this is when City Council members (ours is Costa Constantinides, District 22) allocate (…)

Politics can sometimes leave citizens feeling overwhelmed and ineffective, but luckily on the local level it’s easier to have a direct impact on the community. This is especially true for (…)

Jared Kushner and Kushner Companies did a bad thing.

RSVP soon for this important community town hall meeting with Mayor Bill de Blasio himself.

Cycle 6 of Participatory Budgeting for NYC is almost upon us.

Celebrate Astoria’s diversity on Sunday, January 22 at the Variety Boys and Girls Club.

This past Sunday was the final day of Leaf Fest, and volunteers did an excellent job raking and bagging thousands of pounds of leaves. We saw school groups, members of (…)

It’s a great time to be a dog owner in Astoria! We’ve already shared the scoop about a hip new doggie cafe, and now, even bigger news: Our local officials (…)

We just heard Councilman Costa Constantinides is hosting a town hall on the Astoria ferry project. (If you need a little catch up, here’s the mayor’s proposed ferry additions from (…)

As many of you know, it’s Participatory Budgeting season in Astoria! During April 13-19, residents will vote on up to five projects that they want to see funded. Ballot proposals that get (…)

What would you do with a million dollars? Take a trip to Greece? Put a down payment on a fancy apartment? The possibilities are endless! While it’s fun to dream, (…)

‘Tis the season for making a difference and helping your fellow humans. Costa Constantinides’s office is a drop-off/donation point for three drives—coats, toys, and canned food. All of these efforts (…)

That’s the outcome for Astoria Cove—the developers will have to provide 27% of the units as affordable—that’s 468 total. And 20% of that will be for low income folks. The (…)

Astoria Cove, as you know, it the center of an affordable housing controversy. Still, it’s passed the various hurdles and is now in the hands of the City Council. According (…)