Jan. 30, 2018 By Christian Murray The Dept. of Health has targeted yet another Astoria restaurant, this time temporarily closing a popular Greek restaurant on Ditmars Boulevard. MP Taverna Astoria, which opened at 31-29 Ditmars Blvd. in 2013, was closed Tuesday, Jan. 23. The closing came in the same week that it temporarily shut down Papa… Read more »
Jan. 29, 2018 By Tara Law An Astoria coffee shop owned by a husband-and-wife duo closed after being in business for four years. Caffino, which operated out of a small location at 29-18 Crescent St, closed on Jan. 24, with an announcement made on their website. The café served pastries, sandwiches and specialty coffee drinks… Read more »
Jan. 29, 2018 By Tara Law An Astoria Papa John’s Pizza has been closed temporarily by the Health Department. The restaurant, located at 49-19 30th Ave, was cited for mice and for not adequately protecting its food from contamination. The pizzeria was slapped with 41 violations points when it was inspected on Jan 26. The… Read more »
Jan. 29, 2018 By Christian Murray The police released video Saturday of a suspect who entered an Astoria mosque earlier this month and rifled through a worshiper’s jacket pockets before stealing a cell phone and credit card. The suspect entered Al-Iman Mosque, located at 24-30 Steinway Street, at around 3:45 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 19… Read more »
Jan. 29, 2018 By Tara Law Police released video today of a man they are looking for who allegedly put his hand up a woman’s skirt outside an Astoria apartment on Dec. 18. The man approached the 31-year-old victim from behind, put his hand up her skirt and touched her private parts near Ditmars Boulevard… Read more »
Jan. 26, 2018 By Tara Law A longtime Astoria resident has opened a health-conscious cafe that offers freshly made pastries, sandwiches and salads. QWNS Cafe, which opened at 23-35 31st St. on Jan. 15, serves food made from scratch in-house with homemade ingredients. The eatery offers items such as burgers, grain and açai bowls, and… Read more »
Jan. 26, 2018 By Christian Murray A 28-year-old woman was shot by a stray bullet while walking to the subway in Queensbridge this morning. The woman was shot in the stomach by Snooze Brown, police said, who fired his gun and missed his target in the vicinity of 41st Avenue and 10th Street at around… Read more »
Jan. 26, 2018 By Tara Law Councilmember Costa Constantinides will hold his annual State of the District Address next Tuesday to discuss what he has achieved over the past year and to describe his plans for 2018. The address will take place from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at P.S. 17 Henry David Thoreau, located… Read more »
Jan. 25, 2018 By Tara Law Popular Astoria restaurant Queens Comfort appears to be moving to a new location about three blocks from its current space. A sign for Queens Comfort was hung yesterday in the window of 36-18 30th Ave, the former location of Sugar Freak. The restaurant, which had announced that its location… Read more »
Jan. 14, 2018 By Tara Law Permits have been filed for the construction of a 7-story mixed-use building in the Hallets Cove section of Astoria. The building, to be located at 11-16 Main Avenue, will consist of 29 apartments, as well as a fitness studio and retail space on the first floor. The building will… Read more »