(Update) April 23, 2018 Staff Report A 12-year-old Astoria girl who went missing Thursday has returned home safely, police said. Shelsy Zapata, 12, went missing from her 23-32 31st Road apartment on Thursday, April 19. Two days later, April 21, she arrived home uninjured, police said. Further details were not released.
April 20, 2018 By Tara Law Spanish tapas restaurant El Olivo closed yesterday after 23 years in Astoria. The restaurant, which was located at 21-15 31st St., served a wide variety of small plates but will be remembered for its seafood dishes such as camarones and octopus and specialty sangria. El Olivo received many warm… Read more »
April 19, 2018 By Tara Law Two young bakers plan to open an innovative patisserie and dessert bar in Astoria this May. Queens Bake House will open at 33-04 Broadway next month, the former location of Nature’s Soul Organic Cafe. The Bake House will offer a shifting menu of pastries and desserts— such as cakes,… Read more »
April 19, 2018 By Tara Law Permits have been filed for a 24-story mixed-use building on the corner of 29th Street and 41st Avenue. The 94,867 square foot structure, located at 41-01 29th St., will have retail space on its first floor and 84 rental units on the remaining floors. The developers acquired several parcels… Read more »
April 18, 2018 By Tara Law New permits were filed for a 6-story hotel on 28th Street in Dutch Kills earlier this month. The 40 room, 9,903 square foot hotel would be located at 38-23 28th St. The permit calls for the building to be 69 feet tall and to have 9,903 square feet of… Read more »
April 18, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Renovations for a playground and basketball courts at the Queensbridge Houses are in the works, with Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer holding a ground breaking ceremony for one of multiple courts there yesterday. The repairs to the basketballs courts at the Queensbridge Houses stem from the 2016 participatory budgeting cycle,… Read more »
April 16, 2018 By Tara Law Permits have been filed for a 7-story residential building on 29th Street in Astoria. The new 20-unit apartment building will rise at 30-38 29th St. The building will replace an existing three story home, although demolition permits have not yet been filed. The structure will be 70 feet tall… Read more »
April 16, 2018 By Tara Law The Rock Health and Fitness, located at 21-15 31st St., is moving across 31st Street to make way for a small-format Target store. The Rock will relocate to the cellar of the new development going up at 22-06 31st St, according to Steve Rabinoff, the architect behind the new… Read more »
April 16, 2018 By Christian Murray Councilmember Costa Constantinides plans to run for higher office in 2021 and all indications are that it will be for Queens Borough President. Constantinides held a fundraiser in Astoria last week and the highest donation sought was $3,850. That figure is the maximum allowed for the borough president race… Read more »
April 13, 2018 By Tara Law The Astoria Boulevard subway station will be undergoing a major overhaul– starting in late June. The MTA presented its plans to upgrade the station–which includes the installation of elevators–at a Community Board 1 committee meeting this week. The work is expected to be “substantially completed” by 2020, according to Florence… Read more »