Sept. 10, 2018 By Tara Law Astoria bistro and bar William Hallet will shutter Sunday after seven years in business. The owners of William Hallet, located at 36-10 30th Avenue, announced the restaurant’s closure via Facebook on Sept. 6. While the post did not give an explanation for the restaurant’s closure, the message thanked William… Read more »
Sept. 7, 2018 By Tara Law Construction for the $34 million overhaul of Astoria Park is expected to begin this fall. The park is being revamped as part of a three-stage project funded by the mayor’s Anchor Park project, through which the city is implementing major upgrades to a large park in each borough. NYC Parks… Read more »
Sept. 7, 2018 By Tara Law Permits have been filed for a new six-story residential building with 10 apartment units in Astoria. The building, which will be located at 25-28 30th Drive, will be 10,948 square feet and 75 feet tall. The property is currently occupied by a two-story brick residence that was constructed in… Read more »
Sept. 6, 2018 By Tara Law Astoria bagel chain New York City Bagel and Coffee House will open its fourth location this January. The shop will be located at 29-10 Broadway, a brand new, 6-story building that will also offer 64 apartments and other street-level stores. Like the other New York City Bagel and Coffee… Read more »
Sept. 5, 2018 By Tara Law Astoria’s first official dog run is slated for completion this April, NYC Parks Queens Commissioner Dorothy Lewandowski confirmed last night. The dog run will be located on Triborough Playground C, which is on Hoyt Avenue South between 23rd Street and 24th Street. The playground’s basketball court is also being… Read more »
Aug. 31, 2018 By Tara Law When Gossip Coffee closed in April, some Astoria residents feared that the contemporary coffee shop had been a casualty of the eight-month closure of the 30th Avenue subway station. Like the subway station, however, Gossip is now back and fully renovated. The eatery, now branded Gossip Coffee, Cocktails, Cuisine… Read more »
Aug. 29, 2018 By Tara Law Two Queens lawmakers want to scrap a program that permits landlords to hike rents to cover the cost of capital improvements. State Senator Michael Gianaris and Assemblymember Brian Barnwell introduced a bill in their respective chambers on Aug. 24 that would instead provide building owners with tax credits to… Read more »
Aug. 28, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A music and arts festival will kick off in Long Island City tomorrow with dozens of performers and headliners including Raekwon, Dave East, Azealia Banks, and Ghostface Killah. The event, titled the World Underground Festival, will take place at the Melrose Ballroom on Aug. 29 and Aug. 30, and… Read more »
Aug. 28, 2018 By Tara Law An Astoria bar and grill on Hoyt Avenue is closing its doors after nearly four years in business. Z Bar, located at 26-12 Hoyt Avenue, will close this Friday, bar owner Rizwan “Wiz” Khan confirmed yesterday. Khan hoped that Z Bar would become the “Cheers” of Astoria— “an unpretentious… Read more »
Aug. 27, 2018 By Tara Law Bank of America is closing one of its Astoria branches at the end of November. The bank is shutting down its 19-50 37th St. branch on Nov. 27 and shifting its customers to the 31-81 Steinway St. location. An additional ATM will be added to the Steinway Street branch to accommodate… Read more »