Council Member Costa Constantinides

Due to the COVID-19 spread, my Astoria office, 31-09 Newtown Avenue, Suite 209, will only have one person present per day while the rest of our team will work remotely. We will continue to monitor this situation and update our hours, but we want to make sure everyone is safe. We encourage anyone in need of immediate assistance to either call 718-274-4500 or email our staff:

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Very sad to hear Sandwich King Charlie Gordon passed this weekend. For more than 30 years, he was an institution here in Astoria. My condolences to the entire Sal, Kris & Charlie’s family during this difficult time.

Astoria's Beloved 'Sandwich King' Charlie Gordon Dies At 60 Astoria sandwich king Charlie Gordon, who ran Sal, Kris & Charlie's Deli on 23rd Avenue, died Friday at the age of 60.

Check out the Queens Daily Eagle recap of Friday’s street co-naming in honor of Chester Carlson, the Xerox co-founder who kicked off the technology revolution right here in western Queens!

The whole country copies the birthplace of Xerox — Queens Daily Eagle The birthplace of photocopying lies in the heart of Astoria.

Don’t forget! A representative from the U.S. Census Bureau will be in my district office this Friday to discuss part-time job opportunities during the 2020 Census.

I am so excited to again co-sponsor “Batty Over Halloween” – the wonderful family-friendly celebration organized by the Central Astoria LDC. Join us on the Great Lawn of Astoria Park on Sunday, October 20! Check out our flyer for more details:

I’m proud to support The White Lotus Collective, and my office is a drop-off site for this great organization’s period product drive. See our flyer for more details:

Happy Climate Week from the roof of P.S. 171, where a sprawling solar installation is well underway. Once these panels are operational this spring, they’ll generate Hall this school’s energy every year. This wouldn’t be possible without the amazing partnership with Speaker Corey Johnson, the DOE’s Office of Sustainability, and Principal Stone and the entire P.S. 171 community!

It’s Participatory Budgeting season, so stop by Astoria Park until 4 p.m. today to share what investments you’d like to see made in the community!

So honored to attend the dedication of the Rose Marie Poveromo Conference Room at Mt. Sinai Queens, recognizing someone who continues to fight for a stronger western Queens.

Read all about the funding we secured with Speaker Corey Johnson to renovate the play area at Gorman Playground! We had a great announcement with the Parks Department and a member of the Gorman family yesterday:

East Elmhurst's Gorman Playground to Get $4.6 Million Upgrade | Jackson Heights Post Sept. 19, 2019 By Allie Griffin A beloved East Elmhurst playground will be getting some major upgrades thanks to $4.6 million in funding from the city

Thanks to Speaker Corey Johnson, we were able to secure $4.6 million to overhaul the play area at Gorman Playground! We’ll have a new, state-of-the-art space for our children to play, grow, and learn.

I’ll be a guest speaker next Tuesday night at the New York City Environmental Law Leadership Institute's Rikers Revisioning Forum at the Jacob A. Riis Neighborhood Resettlement House! Look forward to discussing the benefits of creating a Renewable Rikers Island, which could close dirty power plants and aging wastewater treatment plants in our neighborhoods.