Feb. 16, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Plans for a hotel at the former Western Beef supermarket site have been scrapped, as developers are now opting for a residential building instead. The site at 36-20 Steinway St., where JMH Development was planning a 289-key hotel, will see a six-story rental building with 140 units, according to… Read more »
Feb. 16, 2018 By Tara Law Astoria’s elected officials sent two letters to the president of the MTA yesterday declaring their opposition to the MTA’s N/W subway closures and construction projects. Councilmember Costa Constantinides, State Senator Michael Gianaris and State Assemblymember Aravella Simotas wrote to MTA President Andy Byford, calling for him to add service… Read more »
Feb. 16, 2018 By Tara Law A trendy Chinese bar and restaurant in Astoria has closed after being in business for about two months. Ha’s Chinese Bar & Eatery, which operated at 40-17 Broadway, closed on Feb. 12, according to its website and Instagram page. The eatery offered vegetarian Chinese. The husband-and-wife duo of Ben… Read more »
Feb. 15, 2018 By Tara Law The site that is home to Astoria’s Neptune Diner is for sale. The property, located at 31-05 Astoria Blvd, and two adjacent lots are on the market for $10.5 million, according to a development listinglisting released by Eastern Consolidated, a real estate firm. The diner signed a 35-year lease… Read more »
Feb. 15, 2018 By Tara Law The New York Supreme Court will be hearing oral arguments next month from the MTA as it fights a class action lawsuit filed by disability advocates who claim that the agency has violated their human rights by failing to install elevators at all subway stations. The class action lawsuit… Read more »
Feb. 14, 2018, By Tara Law A modern dance company and school is hosting a gala to help fund its move from Manhattan to Astoria. RIOULT Dance NY will relocate to an 11,000 square foot space at 34-01 Steinway St. this summer. Ahead of the move, the company will host its 2018 winter gala “Centered… Read more »
Feb. 13, 2018 By Tara Law Police are searching for a man who allegedly followed a teenager into an Astoria high school on Sunday, before punching him repeatedly in the head and stealing his cellphone. The victim, an 18-year-old male, walked into a building at St. John’s Preparatory High School–located at 21-21 Crescent St.–at around… Read more »
Feb. 12, 2018 By Christian Murray Council member Jimmy Van Bramer has all but announced that he is running for Queens Borough President. Van Bramer formed the “Van Bramer 2021” committee last week and said that he is limiting contributions up to $3,850. That figure is the maximum allowed for the borough president race and… Read more »
Feb. 9, 2018 By Tara Law The police are searching for a man who allegedly threatened a subway rider with a knife at the Broadway N/W station in Astoria on Jan. 27. The victim, a 43-year-old man, spotted the assailant urinating on the platform at around 2:18 p.m., police say. He asked the suspect what… Read more »
Feb. 8, 2018 By Tara Law Queens lawmakers and the MTA are at odds over the agency’s $22 million plan to overhaul the Ditmars Boulevard subway station in Astoria. The MTA plans to spend 14 months fixing the station and argues that the project is necessary to restore the crumbling platforms and stairs, which are… Read more »