Jan. 17, 2018 By Tara Law Community Board 1 has signed off on a $2 million renovation of Whitey Ford Field, a beaten-up softball field on the Hallets Point Peninsula. The park, which is located at 2nd Street and 26th Avenue, will undergo a major overhaul that will include new bleachers and fences, the re-sodding… Read more »
Jan. 16, 2018 By Christian Murray An independent sports store that has been on Steinway Street for nearly 40 years is closing. Atlantic Center & Sports, located at 32-90 Steinway Street, will be shutting its doors at the end of March, according to Angela Kapatos whose father owns and operates the sporting goods store. The… Read more »
Jan. 15, 2018 By Tara Law (Updated Jan. 16) A longtime Astoria Irish pub with roots dating back to the 1920s will close at the end of February in response to a rent increase. Gilbey’s, a quintessential Irish bar located at 32-01 Broadway, will shut down at the end of February or in early March,… Read more »
Jan. 15, 2018 By Tara Law A man believed to be homeless was found dead under the Hell Gate Bridge on Sunday and police think he froze to death, according to the NYPD. The unidentified man, a white man apparently in his 40s, was found on Randall’s Island around 4:24 p.m. yesterday. The man was… Read more »
Jan. 12, 2018 By Tara Law Video game enthusiasts will gather at the Museum of the Moving Image this February for a weekend featuring dozens of new and unreleased games, workshops by designers, panels and expert talks. IndieCade East will take place from Feb. 16 to 18 at the museum, which is located at 36-01… Read more »
Jan. 12, 2018 By Christian Murray Two timber houses in different parts of Astoria are going to facing the wrecking ball, according to Jan. 11 filings with the Buildings Dept. A demolition permit was filed for a two-story, one-family house located at 31-18 31st Street. This street, located under the elevated N-train line, has undergone… Read more »
Jan. 9, 2018 By Tara Law Serious crime in Queens dropped by 7.9 percent last year but the number of opiate deaths was “staggering,” the Queens District Attorney announced Tuesday. In the last year, Queens experienced an 18 percent drop in auto crimes, a 4.8 percent drop in robberies, a 3.1 percent drop in felony… Read more »
Jan. 9, 2018 By Tara Law The police have released video of a “person of interest” who is wanted for questioning about a Jan. 4 subway slashing and assault in Astoria. The suspect allegedly slashed a 59-year-old subway rider across the forehead and punched him in the head and face on the southbound N train… Read more »
Jan. 8, 2018 By Tara Law A seven-story building will rise on the property of the Church of the Redeemer at 30-14 Crescent Street in Astoria, according to a filing Jan. 5 with the Dept. of Buildings An outpatient diagnostic or treatment healthcare facility will occupy most of the building. A parish office and a… Read more »
Jan. 8, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Queens saw the fewest traffic fatalities in 2017 among the five boroughs in a year the city is calling the safest on record. Pedestrian fatalities dropped 32 percent last year, according to Mayor Bill de Blasio’s announcement made earlier today. In 2017, 214 people, 101 of them pedestrians, died… Read more »