June 13, 2018 By Tara Law Permits have been filed to build yet another hotel near the Long Island City/Astoria border. The 15-story, 385-key building planned for 37-10 10th St. is the third hotel to have been proposed for the area in the last two weeks. The structure will be 147 feet tall and take… Read more »
June 12, 2018 By Tara Law The MTA has confirmed that the 30th and 36th Avenue (N/W) subway stations will reopen on June 22, and the Broadway and 39th Avenue (N/W) stations will close for eight months starting July 2. The $150 million overhaul of the four stations, which began with the closure of the… Read more »
June 11, 2018 By Tara Law An acai bowl and smoothie chain plans to open a new location on Ditmars Boulevard in July. Long-Island based company SoBol will offer the Brazilian fruit dishes that have become popular with Millennials— acai bowls and pitaya bowls— at a grab-and-go style eatery at 35-04 Ditmars Blvd. The storefront is… Read more »
June 11, 2018 By Tara Law Police are searching for four men who allegedly beat up a man in a Steinway Street pizzeria and stole a woman’s cellphone. The four suspects got into an argument with the two victims, a 38-year-old man and a 39-year-old woman, inside 3 Bros Pizza at 25-89 Steinway Street at… Read more »
June 6, 2018 By Tara Law Two teenagers snatched $300 worth of Haagen-Dazs ice cream from an Astoria Rite Aid Tuesday and punched an employee who attempted to stop them, police said. The teens grabbed the ice cream at the Rite Aid located at 32-14 31st St. at around 12:50 p.m. June 5, police said…. Read more »
June 5, 2018 By Tara Law Astoria Park will be lit up with an old-fashioned carnival this week. The Astoria Park Carnival, which will take place from June 6 to June 10, will offer more than 20 rides, classic carnival games and sugary and savory snacks. The five-day carnival will feature rides and activities for… Read more »
June 4, 2018 By Christian Murray Building permits have recently been filed for the construction of two hotels slated to go up on property located on the border of Long Island City and Astoria. An application was filed Friday for a nine-story, 102-room hotel to be built at 38-53 10th St. The property was bought… Read more »
June 4, 2018 By Tara Law Permits have been filed for a six-story building that will consist of 10 apartments and a first-floor restaurant on 21st Street. The building, to go up at 30-09 21st St., will feature two apartments on each floor from floors two through six. The development will replace a three-story mixed… Read more »
May 31, 2018 By Tara Law A man who shot a friend to death in Astoria Park in 2015 has been convicted of murder. Alexander Bonich, 52, of Astoria, faces up to 25 years to life for murdering his friend, 42-year-old academic William Klinger of Rome, Italy. Bonich was convicted by a jury of second-degree murder… Read more »
May 31, 2018 By Tara Law Police are searching for a man who fired a gun outside of Astoria Houses on May 24. The man shot the gun several times at around 5:50 p.m. behind 1-25 Astoria Boulevard and then walked inside the 2-10 27th Avenue housing complex, police say. No one was reported to… Read more »