July 12, 2018 By Tara Law An Astoria resident with a passion for helping rescued pets is planning to construct a new animal shelter on 10th Street. Animal Rescue of Queens, a nonprofit run by Astoria resident Howard Wu, has filed permits to build a 2-story shelter for dogs, cats and rabbits at 38-16 10th… Read more »
July 11, 2018 By Tara Law Flattopps, a 90s-themed restaurant serving comfort food on Ditmars Boulevard, is moving to a new location in Astoria. The restaurant, which serves creative burgers, hefty sandwiches and cocktails, closed its location at 33-06 Ditmars Boulevard last Thursday. The business was founded in 2016 by the owners of Queens Comfort,… Read more »
July 11, 2018 By Tara Law A woman has been taken into custody after a man was found stabbed to death in East Elmhurst early this morning. Police found the pair on the second floor of a home at 26-24 93 St. after responding to a 911 at around 1:21 a.m. They discovered the man,… Read more »
July 10, 2018 By Tara Law The Queens Craft Brigade will celebrate its one-year anniversary this Sunday with its biggest market yet. The market will feature more than 20 vendors from across Queens selling artwork, food, jewelry, clothing and other goods. A special section will also offer books and self-published works by residents of the… Read more »
July 9, 2018 By Tara Law Plans are underway to construct a 3-story Buddhist community center in Long Island City, a representative from the organization said Monday. A national Buddhist community organization called Soka Gakkai International-USA intends to construct a 15,000 square foot community center at 40-40 24th St. The new building will include a… Read more »
July 6, 2018 By Tara Law The executive chef from Astoria restaurant Akrotiri won a face-off with other talented chefs on Food Network show “Chopped.” Nicholas Poulmentis, the 42-year-old head chef at new Greek restaurant Akrotiri at 29-20 30th Ave, impressed a panel of judges— including Martha Stewart— with his quick thinking and creative food… Read more »
June 5, 2018 By Tara Law Permits have been filed for a six-story mixed-use building on 32nd Street. The building, planned for 37-29 32nd St., will feature 10 apartments, as well as commercial space located on the first floor and in the cellar. The building will offer a cellar-level fitness studio. Building tenants will also… Read more »
June 5, 2018 By Tara Law The company that owns the Key Food franchise at 31st Street–by Ditmars Blvd–says that it aims to keep the supermarket’s doors open despite its landlord’s plan to demolish the structure next door to make way for Target, a supermarket representative said Thursday. Man-Dell Food Stores, Inc., which owns the… Read more »
July 3, 2018 By Christian Murray There have been three separate shootings at Queensbridge Houses in the past week, the Astoria Post has learned. The incidents come at a time when there has been an uptick in shootings at public housing developments in Astoria and Long Island City, according to the 114th Precinct. The first… Read more »
June 29, 2018 By Christian Murray The police are looking for a man who followed a 30-year-old woman into the vestibule of her Astoria apartment building last week and grabbed her buttocks. The suspect allegedly targeted the woman as she was entering her 41st Street building at around 8:10 p.m. on Friday, June 22, police… Read more »